Responsible Sensing Toolkit

Published:13 Feb 2026

Societal values guide difficult decisions government innovators need to make when thinking about using sensors for monitoring. CITIXL, in collaboration with the City of Amsterdam, has created a six-step process to help you on your way. This Toolkit is designed to help inform you about important considerations based on our experience and help you navigate the dilemmas you may encounter.  

Amsterdam For All - AI Playbook for Inclusive and Accessible Cities

Published:13 Feb 2026

All citizens, regardless of age or skill, deserve to participate in all aspects of life in the same way, with equal access to city services, information and technology solutions. AI (artificial intelligence), when deployed correctly, can help with that. 

Toolkit for Gender Inclusive Mobility Planning: Best practices and case studies for urban planners and designers

Published:13 Feb 2026

This toolkit, written by Leah Gerber, is an introduction to gender-inclusive mobility planning, meant to serve as a resource for designers, planners, and policymakers seeking to integrate gender-inclusive mobility into the planning and design process. The toolkit aims to collect and distill existing information to:

Understand the Problem – How transport and mobility systems systematically underserve women, gender minorities, and girls.

Living-in.EU Digital Assembly 2026: Key Technologies for Future-Proof Cities - from data spaces to digital twins

The 2026 Living-in.EU Digital Assembly will take place on 15 April 2026 (9:30-12:30) in Sofia (Bulgaria), back-to-back with the Eurocities Digital Forum: Register now and save your place for the Assembly at this page!

CoR hybrid Stakeholder Consultation on the EU "Digital Simplification and Data Union Strategy"

The European Committee of the Regions (CoR) is organising a stakeholder consultation in preparation of the CoR opinion on "Digital simplification and Data Union Strategy", covering the following initiatives of the European Commission published last November:

Webinar: Funding Opportunities for Cities – Understanding the Landscape

As cities across Europe continue to digitalise public services, mobility systems, governance mechanisms, and citizen engagement, understanding and accessing EU funding opportunities becomes increasingly essential. Programmes such as Horizon Europe, the Digital Europe Programme, NetZeroCities, and the New European Bauhaus support cities to accelerate digital and green transformation through funding, capacity building, and cross-border collaboration.

A Step-by-Step Guide for a People-Centred Smart City Strategy: A Playbook for National, Regional, and Local Governments

Published:03 Feb 2026

UN-Habitat has released A Step-by-Step Guide for a People-Centred Smart City Strategy Playbook that guides policy-makers in developing people-centred smart city strategies and normative pieces in line with the People-Centred Smart City Approach of UN-Habitat.

​ For national, regional and local governments, city leaders and urban planners.

AI for Spatial Mapping and Analysis: GeoAI Toolkit for Urban Planners

Published:03 Feb 2026

This report by UN-Habitat Urban provides practical steps, tools and examples to support the application of Geospatial Artificial Intelligence (GeoAI) in urban management and urban sectors.​ 

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.

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