Welcome from the Co-Chairs of the Living-in.EU Digital Assembly

• Ivan Goychev, Deputy-Mayor for Digitalisation and Information Systems of Sofia, Bulgaria
• Lluisa Moret i Sabidó, President of Barcelona Provincial Council and Mayor of Sant Boi de Llobregat, Spain

Political debate: "Key technologies for future-proof cities"

The political debate will focus on how to identify the needs and challenges that cities and regions are facing and the right technology for addressing those needs. Following a welcome by the co-Chairs of the Assembly and a keynote speech, local leaders will explore how to link the development of digital solutions to the political priorities of the city. They will discuss topics such as data governance, prioritising investments, strategies to identify the most effective solutions, while ensuring the digital rights of citizens.

Moderator: André Sobczak, Eurocities

Panel discussion: "Best practices from cities on digital twins for climate resilience"

As cities are working to prepare for and adapt to climate change, they are increasingly using digital twins as part of their climate resilience strategies: Virtual models of the city based on real-time data allow local governments to simulate climate impact and test strategies to adapt to heatwaves and floods, or to manage energy grids, green spaces and low emission zones. However, digital twins rely on high-quality data, which requires collaboration from a complex network of stakeholders.

In this session, experts from cities will share examples on implementing data platforms, data spaces and digital twins to become more resilient to climate change, as an overarching challenge that covers environmental, mobility, and social aspects. Following an introduction to the EU digital twins landscape and the digital maturity of local administration, cities will present their use cases about digital twins for climate adaptation.