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The Mimic consortium met for the first-time mid-January and this time it was in Vienna. The participants discussed the way moving forward both in each individual work package but also together, in-between the work pages.

The collaborative project Multimodal Information Sharing has got Vinnova's continued trust in driving the development of an information sharing service for more efficient communication in industrial transport and logistics flows, and CLOSER at Lindholmen Science Park will lead the partnership in the project.

Urban Mobility is a thematic area within CLOSER. The focus for Urban Mobility is freight transport within urban mobility – but with a clear connection to passenger transport and the system perspective.

On SVT Forum, you can see 'The Future of Transport' seminar from the 'Sustainable Transport' conference, where DenCity contributed with a presentation on improving efficiency of last-mile deliveries. Possibilities for sustainable e-commerce deliveries with representatives from Postnord and Velove Bikes were also discussed during the seminar.

The aim of the MIMIC project is to demonstrate how SMART Governance concepts can be used as an aid in the construction and city planning processes. They can facilitate and support logistics to, from and on urban construction sites to improve mobility and reduce congestion. This is done within cities and will thereby reduce the negative impact of construction sites on the surrounding community.

How do we make freight transport efficient in terms of transport and energy through collaboration? During the 'Sustainable Transport' conference arranged by IVL, CLOSER participated in a seminar on the importance of collective transport. The seminar was broadcast on SVT Forum and can be viewed here.

Since November 12, Andreas Josefsson has been the new Project Manager at CLOSER, where he is initially working with energy supply and logistics. Here, Andreas shares his thoughts on which challenges we face in phasing out fossil fuels and what he will contribute to CLOSER.