Modernizing sport to foster a new active generation -EU-project
The aim of the project on the digitalisation of sports and exercise is to promote the effectiveness of digital phenomena, improve municipal residents’ opportunities to engage in recreational activities, and enable experimentation with digital phenomena.
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Modernizing sport to foster a new active generation -EU-project
PPPA project on digitalised sports and physical activities
- The aim of the project is to lay the foundation for the recreational activities of the future. New technologies and digital services give rise to new forms of physical activity, recreational practices and phenomena.
- The aim of the project on digitalised sports and physical activities is to improve the recreational opportunities of municipal residents, provide support to sports and exercise operators for the digital transformation and increase the activity of young people in particular by utilising new phenomena.
- The project is coordinated by the City of Espoo's Sports and Exercise Unit. The project involves close cooperation between operators in the Sector for Economic Development, Sports and Culture and with learning path operators. The project is funded by the European Union.
Physical activity and sports are becoming increasingly digital, and cities need to reinvent themselves in order to serve their residents, companies and associations in the best possible way. Digitalisation gives rise to new forms of physical activity, phenomena and recreational practices. One example of a new phenomenon that has emerged as a result of digitalisation and shaped recreational culture is e-sports. Digitalisation is also linked to changes in traditional physical activities and sports, the growing digital skills of children and young people and changes in learning. Our goal is to lay the foundation for future activity and recreation.
The project on digitalised sports and physical activities involves carrying out pilots that combine digitalisation with physical activity and sports. The pilots will take place in Espoo and be relevant to the residents of Espoo. Proposals for pilots can be submitted by individual residents, companies, associations or the City organisation. The target groups of the project are all residents of Espoo, companies, associations and operators whose activities touch upon physical activity and digital phenomena.
Esports in Espoo
Survey for municipal residents on the digitalisation of sports and exercise
Answer the survey here(external link, opens in a new window).
The aim of this survey is to explore Espoo residents’ views on the digitalisation of sports and exercise. The survey results will be used to advance the EU project ‘Modernising sports to foster a new active generation’. The goals are to increase Espoo’s expertise in the digitalisation of sports, make it easier for local sports operators to utilise digitalisation, and activate residents in ways that feel natural to them. The survey is anonymous, i.e. respondents cannot be identified based on their answers. The survey takes about 5 minutes to complete.
Processing of personal data(external link, opens in a new window)
Suggest a pilot experiment
The project will carry out pilot experiments that combine digitalisation, sports and exercise. These experiments must be conducted in Espoo and involve Espoo residents. Residents, businesses, city organisations, and associations can suggest pilot experiments for the project. A Pilot Project is a small-scale, short project that offers the opportunity to test new types of activities or new ways of cooperation.
If you have an idea that can promote the impact of digital phenomena, improve the opportunities for municipal residents to engage in hobbies and enable experimentation with digital phenomena, suggest a pilot project!
You can propose a pilot project by filling in the application form and including the estimated budget of the pilot project in Excel format.
Fill in the application form by clicking here(external link, opens in a new window).
The first round of applications has ended. Explore the pilots selected in the first application round here!
The second application round will open on May 29th, 2023 at 00:00 and close on June 12th, 2023 at 23:59. Selection results will be announced by June 20th, 2023 at 16:00.
If you wish, you can contact Kimmo Leinonen or Oona Koivula in matters related to the project or pilot projects.