Digital sports park

Digitalization of Sportpark Ostra by developing a sports park app

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Introduction

In August 2024, the state capital Dresden opened the Heinz Steyer Stadium as a modern, multifunctional sports facility. This expansion and the further development of the Sportpark Ostra offer the opportunity to design the stadium and the surrounding Sportpark Ostra not only in terms of urban development, but also digitally and sustainably. The project aims to organize the sports park and stadium digitally and cooperatively.

The goal

The sports park app is intended to provide a digital platform for clubs, citizens, tourists and companies and enable access to offers from both the administration and private providers. The app will contribute to the automation of processes and promote the sustainability of the sports park using smart technologies. Innovative management systems and digital solutions will enable the efficient and sustainable use of resources - such as the intelligent control of irrigation.

Smart Community

Focus topic

in implementation

Project status

2023-2026

Duration

Friedrichstadt

Area of application

890.000 Euro

Budget

Digital sports park
The most important information

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What does the project do for the environment?

The project uses digital booking and management systems to promote resource-conserving use of sports facilities and enables efficient energy use.

How does the project improve everyday life?

Digital booking systems and real-time information make the sports park more accessible and facilitate the spontaneous planning of leisure activities.

What new possibilities are there?

With innovative, digital tools such as a smartcareer path and displays, users can experience the offers more intensively and obtain up-to-date information at any time.

How can I participate?

Anyone can find out about offers via the Sportpark app or the digital steles. Sports offers and events can be booked directly.

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Designing together

The Sportpark App and the expansion of the entire area will be developed together with the users. Dresden's citizens, clubs, senior citizens as well as children and young people can contribute their needs and wishes to the design.

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Better accessibility

Digital booking systems and user-friendly platforms make it easier to access sports and leisure activities at Sportpark Ostra. Offers can be planned and booked flexibly, spontaneously and conveniently from home or on the move.

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Digital communication

In addition to the Sportpark app, digital steles and displays as well as signage will provide information and orientation as a supplementary communication channel. Digital boards will provide real-time information about free spaces or arrival and departure options, among other things.

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Experience innovation

Digital solutions for reservations, events and the sustainable use of resources create added value for the entire community. Gamification tools should not be neglected either - starting with a smarte running track with digital measurement of running times.

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Benefits for the economy

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Why is the project important for the economy?

The project strengthens the location by offering companies, clubs and the tourism industry an attractive soft location factor through company sports and leisure activities. Open source software solutions provide important impetus for innovative products.

How does the economy benefit from the project?

By digitizing the sports park, companies and clubs gain access to digital management tools and benefit from improved collaboration with the city administration.

What new opportunities are emerging?

New opportunities for cooperation with partners from tourism, health and mobility are emerging, as well as sustainable location development for companies and the hotel industry.

How can the economy be involved?

Companies and clubs can play an active role in the sports park through sports offers, partnerships in the health sector and by using the digital infrastructure.

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Efficient management and planning

The digitalization of the sports park provides companies and clubs with an efficient management system for planning and managing their sports and event activities. Time and resources are saved and collaboration is improved.

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Attractive location

Sportpark Ostra offers leisure and sports facilities close to the city center for guests of nearby hotels. For companies, offers for company sports and thus a positive location factor for the economy and hotel industry are created.

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Cooperation and networking

In addition to sports park management, tourism, health and mobility aspects are to be integrated in order to create opportunities for cooperation with companies and other partners. Networking with the MOBILITIES for EU project will open up new opportunities for cooperation in the Ostragehege neighborhood.

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Transferability

Digital and smarte networking at a technical level should also generate economic and ecological added value for the management of other sports facilities in the future and offer incentives for other municipalities to adopt the solutions.

Our Smart
City team

Christoph Büttner

State capital Dresden
Own operation of sports facilities Dresden

Telephone: 0351-4881639
eMail: cbuettner2@dresden.de

Telephone: 0351-4881639
eMail: cbuettner2@dresden.de