On 18 December 2014, the Madrid CLC of EIT ICT Labs at IMDEA Software Institute hosted the FI-PPP-Liaison Demo Day, with presentations from the three SMEs that have won prizes from the FI-PPP Liaison project for using FI-WARE technologies to bring innovative products and services to the market:

• SmartTaxi, with a smart app that helps taxi drivers reduce waiting time and to increase their customer pick up rate.

• WeCollect (Wellness Telecom), who developed the eGarbage system to improve waste collection management.

• B-SEED (Pyro Fire Extinction), with a platform to incorporate smart cities technologies into the natural environment, in order to improve prevention and management of forest fires.

The FI-PPP Liaison project connects EIT ICT Labs activities in the field of future networking solutions with FI-WARE as a major European initiative in developing and promoting new generation cutting-edge Future Internet (FI) technologies and solutions based on Public-Private Partnership (PPP).

The three companies have been awarded EUR 25,000 each to develop pilot projects based on Internet-of-Things (IoT) FI-WARE technologies, from pool of 40 applicants and 10 short-listed contenders which were provided with training and coaching within the FI-PPP Liaison project.

The demo day was organized by IMDEA Software Institute in cooperation with partners from IMDEA Software Institute and IMDEA Software Institute, and was attended by other major actors in the IoT arena, such as Ferrovial.