Info Webinar: 2nd Call of the LDT4SSC Project
The Local Digital Twins for Smart and Sustainable Communities (LDT4SSC) initiative has officially launched its second round of Open Calls: Potential stakeholders can now inform themselves about the calls and receive support at a dedicated info session.
📅 12 February 2026
🕒 10:00-12:00 CET
💻 Register here
The LDT4SSC project aims to strengthen the digital capabilities of urban areas and create a federated European ecosystem of LDT-enabled communities. This new round of calls will support innovative pilot projects across three complementary Work Strands, covering the full LDT lifecycle:
Work Strand 1 (WS1): Interconnecting existing Local Digital Twins
Work Strand 2 (WS2): Creating new Local Digital Twins based on common needs
Work Strand 3 (WS3): Adding advanced AI-based capabilities to LDTs
This info session will walk through the vision and objectives of the Work Strands, the application details and support, and success stories of practical LDT use cases.
Agenda
| 10:00-10:05 | Welcome & Opening Remarks: Introduction to LDT4SSC | Karl-Filip Coenegrachts (OASC) |
| 10:05-10:15 | Setting the scene and Work Strand 1: Objectives and targets | Laura Galante (Technopolis) |
| 10:15-10:20 | Work Strand 2: Objectives and targets | Laura Galante, Santiago Donat (Technopolis) |
| 10:20-10:40 | Success Story: LDT use case | TBD |
| 10:40-10:45 | Work Strand 3: Objectives and targets | Laura Galante, Santiago Donat (Technopolis) |
| 10:45-11:05 | Success Story: Use of AI in the Bologna LDT | Marco Pistore (Kessler Foundation) |
| 11:05-11:25 | Applying for the call: support mechanisms, process and timeline, eligibility | Laura Galante, Adriana Badau (Technopolis) |
| 11:25-11:35 | Technical and non-technical requirements | Laura Riou (CEREMA) |
| 11:35-11:40 | Support to applicants: Helpdesk, matchmaking platform, newsletter, support material | Michelle González Torres (ENoLL) |
| 11:40-12:00 | Q&A | Moderated by ENoLL |
