MCiudad
m:Ciudad is a project funded by the European Seventh Framework Program (FP7).
AbOUT m:Ciudad
m:Ciudad is a service architecture, a set of mobile tools and a platform to allow users to create focused, knowledge-based mobile micro-services, which are called m:Ciudad U+ Services. U+ services are small, sharply focused applications with their own graphical user interface, which allow users to obtain and provide information – like opinions, recommendation, location or speed – to fellow users. U+ services are created and consumed by end users using only their own mobile terminals, encouraging spontaneous and inspired on-the-go creation. U+ services are shareable and downloadable in order to allow every end user – with a potential for SMEs to act as such – to become a U+ service generator and provider. Therefore, flexible business models are implemented to reward U+ service generators and users who provide valuable information using U+ services.
Goal of m:Ciudad
The final goal of m:Ciudad project is to set up the basis for engineering of a complete new service infrastructure, a metropolis of true ubiquitous services, with the mobile as a service platform, the “user adds value” paradigm and the “very long tail” business model as the three main pillars.