To tackle the (increasing) traffic congestion in and around Antwerp, the city of Antwerp has set up the Slim naar Antwerpen programme with various partners. The programme aims to achieve a time, mind and modal shift, nudging mobility users (both companies and citizens) towards the most optimal option within the wide range of mobility solutions available, while retaining as much freedom of choice as possible.

In order to realise the ambitions of Slim naar Antwerpen, the city of Antwerp and Digipolis aim to develop a MultiModal Mobility Manager (M4) with the PIO project NXTMobility Manager. The M4 should make it possible to gain insights in a structured way about the use and impact of different mobility solutions, with a focus on new solutions such as shared mobility (shared steps, shared bikes and shared cars). These insights are, firstly, important for governments to be able to implement mobility policies. Second, it allows service providers such as mobility and Mobility-as-a-Service/MaaS providers to optimise their mobility offerings. Third, it allows mobility users to choose the mobility solutions most suitable for them and possibly adjust their mobility behaviour (= time, mind & modal shift).

However, it is currently difficult for governments, service providers and mobility users alike to obtain insights into the use and impact of all new mobility solutions. The envisaged M4, which approaches mobility challenges from a government perspective and integrates with the various platforms/services that a government needs to support (service provider reporting, monitoring, enforcement, integration, modelling, etc.), should help them do this.

NXTMobility Manager, together with the PIO projects NXTMobility Incentives and NXTMobility Recruiting, is part of the 'NXTMobility' digital architecture that underpins (digitally) the realisation of Smart to Antwerp. NXTMobility aims to link the various digital mobility systems so that mobility and mobility behaviour can be (managed) more efficiently and the various data and services can be shared and integrated with external players.