Policy & Cooperation Sweden Inspiration & Sustainable Choices
picture on top: https://www.smartakartan.se/
The Smart Map is a mapping of initiatives that promotes access over ownership, for instance bike kitchens where volunteers show you how to fix your bike, electric car pools, and solidarity fridges where anybody can leave and pick up food.
What is the mission of the project?
Our mission is to connect people and facilitate a sustainable lifestyle by increasing participation in the close sharing economy.
Where and when did the project start?
The project was started by the nonprofit association Kollaborativ Ekonomi Göteborg (”Collaborative Economy Gothenburg”) in cooperation with the city of Gothenburg, and The Smart Map 1.0 was released in November 2016.
Where is the project offered today?
The Smart Map is offered in a number of geographic areas in Sweden, but might grow internationally within the next couple of years.
To whom is this project aimed? Who belongs to your target group?
Our main target groups are students aged 18-30 and people who are financially conscious, driven by desire or need. Our secondary target groups are people who are involved with the initiatives we map.
picture: Kollaborativ Ekonomi Göteborg
What do you consider to be the most innovative aspects of your concept?
The selection is based on our criteria. Our curation is key.
What are the most important impacts of the project in terms of sustainability?
We encourage people to live within the planet’s resources by sharing them and minimising waste. The initiatives also often become a social space without the need for consumption.
Which aspects are particularly interesting from a design perspective?
User experience. Keeping it simple.
Do you also offer the service digitally?
Yes. TheSmartMap.com is our service and it’s all digital. We have ideas of an app, but we’ll see in the future.
What are some interesting numbers about the project?
13% of the inhabitants of Gothenburg know about The Smart Map (2019).
What happens next? What are your goals?
Right now we are starting up a new Smart Map in Umeå and are working on helping Stockholm get one. Our long-time goal is to make a global map, The Smart Map 4.0.
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