The next Living-in.EU signatories meeting will take place on 09 March 2023 at 14h00-16h30 online. It is titled "Workshop on organisational and cultural interoperability issues arising in local administrations" and is hosted by Wavestone.

Wavestone is conducting a study on organisational and cultural interoperability issues arising in local administrations when establishing local, regional or national data spaces or local digital twins drawing on examples from European public administrations for the European Commission’s Directorate General for Communications Networks, Content & Technology (DG CNECT) within the National Interoperability Framework Observatory (NIFO) led by the Directorate General for Informatics (DIGIT).

This study aims to provide an analysis of organisational and cultural interoperability issues, two components of the European Interoperability Framework for Smart Cities and Communities’ (EIF4SCC) interoperability model, identified in local or regional administrations when establishing data spaces or local digital twins. In addition, recommendations will be provided on how to support the roll-out of a European-wide smart communities data space and interconnected local digital twins.

The workshop is organised in the context of this study and is part of a broader set of targeted consultation activities with relevant stakeholders on the matter. Following a first phase of stakeholders’ consultations focused on specific use cases of Valencia, Helsinki, Amsterdam and Florence, this workshop will be an opportunity to:

• provide you with an overview of the main findings on organisational and cultural interoperability challenges;
• discuss and gather your feedback on the identified challenges;
• learn from the experiences and achievements of others in the field of organisational and cultural interoperability; and
• be informed about the next steps of the study.

The workshop will be highly interactive and will be held via Microsoft Teams in English.

Register for the workshop via the link below. You will receive the confirmation and the link to participate soon afterwards.

Register here

Please note that additional details on the content of the workshop will be sent to you ahead of the event. Do not hesitate to share this invitation with your colleagues who might be interested in this topic!

Please do not hesitate to contact us at gabriela.ruseva@eurocities.eu, should you have any questions related to the workshop.

Agenda:

14:00 – 14:05

Welcome

European Commission (DG CONNECT)

14:05 – 14:17

Living-in.EU updates - The Governance of the Living-in.EU Community (Go Li.EU) will provide an update on subgroups’ achievements and upcoming activities and events

Eurocities (Go Li.EU project coordinator)

14:17 – 14:25

CoR opinion on the interoperable Europe act – how local authorities can contribute - The Committee of the regions will provide more information about the opinion and the ways in which local authorities would be able to contribute.

CoR (ECON Secretariat)

14:25 – 14:30

Introduction to the study - The European Commission will provide a brief summary of the Study on organisational and cultural interoperability issues arising in local administrations when establishing local, regional or national data spaces or local digital twins drawing on examples from European public administrations.

European Commission (DG CONNECT)

14:30 – 14:35

Introduction to Miro and the workshop methodology - The Wavestone Project Team will introduce the participants to Miro and will guide them through the methodology for the workshop.

Wavestone Project Team

14:35 – 15:30

Discussion on organisational interoperability challenges - The Wavestone Project Team will facilitate the discussions on organisational interoperability challenges.

Wavestone Project Team

15:30 – 16:20

Discussion on cultural interoperability challenges - The Wavestone Project Team will facilitate the discussions on cultural interoperability challenges.

Wavestone Project Team

16:20 – 16:25

Study next steps - The Wavestone Project Team will share the next steps for the study.

Wavestone Project Team

16:25 – 16:30

Closing remarks - The European Commission will share closing remarks.

European Commission (DG CONNECT)