Mobike Awarded the ‘Smart Your City’ Prize

(Source: Mobike)

Mobike returns to Palazzo Vecchio in Florence to be awarded the Smart Your City “Gold Fiorino of Innovation” prize for leveraging cutting edge technology to provide its smart bike share service.

After launching in the Palazzo Vecchio in July, Mobike is, once again, in the Florentine foreground, this time for a special recognition.

The Innovation Award in Services was established and organized by the City of Florence, Confartigianato Imprese Firenze and Confindustria Firenze to thank and value those who have created impactful and innovative services for the city.

In addition to Mobike, other mobile technology companies received awards, including the Kimap Navigator, a digital map and ecosystem to support disabled mobility that reports obstacles for people with disabilities, check in h24 Keesy service and the Socota taxi on demand.

The winners were announced at the ‘Smart Your City’ event in the presence of Giovanni Bettarini--Councilor for Urban Planning and Smart City Operations for the Municipality of Florence, Alessandro Vittorio Sorani--President of the Confartigianato, Lapo Baroncelli--Vice President of Confindustria Firenze, Carlo Ratti--professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Alessandro Felici--CEO of Evlonet, which helps distribute and manage Mobike in Italy.

Alessandro Felici receiving the ‘Smart Your City’ Prize awarded to Mobike Italy

A wide variety of ideas, models, technological applications and innovative design techniques were nominated. Participants included companies in almost every sector (industry, crafts, trade and services), professionals, foundations, public administrations, research centers and universities, both Italian and foreign.

This award comes soon after Mobike was acknowledged in the WWF’s inaugural "Sustainable Urban Mobility Award” and named among the "2017 Champions of the Earth" by the United Nations Environment Program.