The Simpl Annual Community Event gathers Europe's data innovation community to discuss how interoperability transforms from principles to practice. This year's edition under the theme 'Connect and grow together' focuses on Simpl's next phase and discussing the developments around the project. The event aims to foster collaboration between Simpl and the European data-sharing ecosystem by bringing together representatives from diverse data-sharing organisations.
This report refers to the event Citizen-centred innovation for green and digital cities that took place on 30 September 2025 during the OpenLivingLab Days event.
The session consisted of two parts:
a presentation part where the projects involved (Go Li.EU, SMARCO, UTMC, ClimaGen) were presented, together with the benefits for the cities and outcomes of interest to the audience, and
The first four EU-funded projects developing CitiVerse applications are now ready to share their progress after one year: x-CITE, SENSE (Strengthening Cities and Enhancing Neighbourhood Sense of Belonging), CU (European CitiVerses Uniting for Inclusiveness) and 3DxVERSE involve cities all across Europe. This Living-in.EU signatory event will provide an overview of the projects' latest developments and showcase the pilots and the cities involved: More details will be shared shortly, but you can already save the date and register for the event below:
This policy brief emphasises the importance of including an inclusive approach in regulatory sandboxing, to ensure digital innovations deliver equitable and impactful outcomes. The document outlines the risks associated with improper design of sandboxing, such as biases and exclusion, and provides a practical guide to ensure inclusion in regulatory sandboxes. The main recommendations are grouped among six themes: scoping, regulations and safeguards, stakeholder engagement, data and technology, governance, and reach and impact.
CommuniLab is an online platform developed under the CommuniCity project, a citizen-centred project funded by the European Commission under the Horizon Europe Programme.
CommuniLab has been designed to foster mutual learning, build capacity, share knowledge and engage stakeholders.
It hosts a range of resources focusing on the utilisation of digital initiatives and digital transformation targeting marginalised groups in communities. Resources include:
The EU AI Act is the first regulation on artificial intelligence.
Read more about it to ensure that your organisation remains compliant with the regulation.
Two key projects on European digital transformation at local and regional level are joining forces: The EU Data Space for Smart and Sustainable Cities and Communities (DS4SSCC) and the Local Digital Twins for Smart Sustainable Communities (LDT4SSC) are organising their second joint Stakeholder Forum meeting.
As a first step, the EU Cities web-Portal offers a place to explore and seize opportunities offered by the EU. With its search engine, urban stakeholders are able to find information about numerous initiatives and instruments and be redirected towards useful sources. It acts as a gateway for urban actors to also stay informed about upcoming calls, webinars and urban policy events, and find relevant data and tools.
The portal offers the possibility to:
This beginner course will help you understand and use the concept of Minimal Interoperability in public sector ICT procurement, as well as learn how you can contribute to the European ecosystem of interoperable data and services.
Target Audience:
Public sector innovators, CIOs, Public buyers, ICT vendors/suppliers, standardisation professionals.
