The Urban Mobility Berlin India (UMBI) project aims to connect German (Berlin-based) and Indian actors in addressing the challenges of climate-friendly women centric urban mobility in India. Bringing together innovative companies, public institutions, and private actors in close long-term cooperation, the project bridges the key players in the urban mobility sector – both in the innovation hubs of Berlin and the fast-growing markets of India.

Through UMBI, we’re aiming to:

• Identify solutions to India’s urban mobility challenges in line with climate action and gender-responsive sustainable transport systems with particular attention being paid to the needs of women and vulnerable groups in order to ensure access to transport systems and safety.
• Enable the entry of innovative European ideas into the Indian market 
• Provide Indian companies with the opportunity to address gender challenges in the mobility sphere and get trained on ground for it
• Bridge the key players in the urban mobility sector between Berlin and India 

From the 16.09 to 21.09, all selected participants will join us in Bangalore, India to address the goal of tackling complex mobility challenges which focus on gender-responsive sustainable transport systems and gender action problem statements on ground with particular attention being paid to the needs of women and vulnerable groups in order to ensure access to transport systems and safety. The visit consists of a week long innovation sprint format with the intention of further refining and developing solutions to three distinct gender & mobility challenges, which involves multiple coaching sessions, mentorship hours and jury feedback from industry experts and potential customers/partners.

Finalists of the Innovation week will be given the opportunity to present during the AsiaBerlin Summit in November 24 in Berlin and also - if the solutions are highly innovative - to possibly pilot a project with the government of Karnataka.

To qualify for the Urban Mobility Berlin India II project, your innovation should

• Be based in either Europe or India (preferably Berlin-based / Karnataka-based)
• Select one of the three key challenges to address
• Have the capacity to undertake the Innovation Sprint in Bengaluru, India
• Propose a strong product-market-fit for the Indian market
• Demonstrate commitment to making an impact in the Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) sphere
• Focus on gender-responsive sustainable transport systems

We are explicitly inviting applicants of all genders. Our aim is to ensure a good gender balance within the delegation.

The UMBI project was established in 2022 by the Berlin Senate Department for Economics, Energy and Public Enterprises in cooperation with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, supported by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) through the Bund-Länder-Programm (BLP), and is implemented by the AsiaBerlin Forum e.V.

It is cooperating in India with the bilateral program “Sustainable urban mobility – air quality, climate action, accessibility (SUM-ACA)”, commissioned by BMZ and implemented by GIZ and the develoPPP programme ‘Green Urban Mobility Innovation Living Lab’ with the partner Bosch Limited in Bangalore, India. ‘Green Urban Mobility Innovation Living Lab’ is a joint venture of Bosch Limited and GIZ India, the Living Lab aims to develop sustainable, inclusive and smart mobility solutions through an industry-led multi-stakeholder platform for innovation, collaboration and prototyping. The project is part of the Green Urban Mobility Partnership (GUMP) between India and Germany.