Rotterdam explores the Citiverse to connect people and public services

Published: 08 Sep 2026

What began as an idea about giving residents a digital representation of their own homes is becoming part of a much wider vision for Rotterdam. Over the past decade, the city has experimented with Local Digital Twins, open urban platform and immersive technologies to understand how digital tools can improve public services and help residents engage with their city.

Building Smarter Cities: From testing in real urban environments to local deployment and scaling

This online event aims to bring different perspectives from the Digital Europe ecosystem together to explore how they can support the deployment of innovative solutions in cities: Test and Experimentation Facilities (TEF) like CitCom.ai, European Digital Innovation Hubs (EDIHs), AI Factories, and other European projects and initiatives provide complementary capabilities ranging from testing and experimentation to local innovation support, access to AI infrastructure and expertise, and the development of deployable and secure solutions.

LDT Citiverse EDIC: Finnish national activation session on Local Digital Twins

What is the LDT Citiverse EDIC?

LDT Citiverse EDIC stands for “European Digital Infrastructure Consortium on Local Digital Twins towards the Citiverse”. It is a new type of legal entity created by the European Commission to develop and operate common digital infrastructure for local (city) digital twins. It promotes interoperability between cities, reducing digital fragmentation, and supporting the development of open services and standards in the EU. It is an independent legal entity and currently brings together 15 Member States.

Committee of the Regions Hybrid Stakeholder consultation on the EU Chips Act 2.0

The European Committee of the Regions (CoR) is organising a stakeholder consultation on its upcoming opinion on the Commission’s EU Chips Act 2.0 proposal.

The consultation will take place on Friday 11 September 2026, 10:30-12:00 CEST, in hybrid mode: Online and at the CoR premises in Brussels, JDE 53, 99-101 rue Belliard. You can register here for the consultation by Monday 7 September.

OSOR Webinar "Public Administrations and the EU Open Source Strategy"

The EU Open Source Observatory (OSOR) is hosting a webinar on “Public Administrations and the EU Open Source Strategy,” taking place online on 24 September 2026, from 10:00 to 12:00 CEST.

Apply AI kick-off and stakeholder meeting: GenAI for the public administrations

On 14 September, the European Commission will host a webinar to officially present three new pilot projects funded under the Digital Europe Programme call on “GenAI for the public administrations”.

Guimaraes science-based tools to drive nature-based solutions

Published: 14 Aug 2026

As heat, drought and extreme rainfall put growing pressure on Europe’s cities, the city of Guimaraes is using digital tools to decide where climate action is needed most, and to measure what works.

The Portuguese city, European Green Capital 2026, has placed nature-based solutions at the heart of its climate strategy. But it is going further than expanding parks, green corridors and retention basins.

EU pre-standardisation roadmap for an inclusive and sustainable CitiVerse

Published:14 Aug 2026

This inclusive and sustainable roadmap on CitiVerse is an important guide for ensuring that the digital transformation of cities is interoperable, human-centric, and sustainable.

Basic Cybersecurity Best Practices for Public Administration Employees

Published:12 Aug 2026

This resource provides a structured set of cybersecurity best practices intended for all employees of public administration bodies within the European Union. It outlines twelve fundamental rules addressing password management, multi-factor authentication, secure email and internet usage, safe teleworking arrangements, and incident reporting procedures. The guidance is designed to strengthen the human element of cybersecurity in local authorities and to support compliance with EU-level expectations on information security.

ENISA Sectorial Threat Landscape - Public Administration

Published:12 Aug 2026

This ENISA report provides an up‑to‑date overview of the cyber threats faced by the public administration sector in the European Union in 2024. It identifies the main threat types (including DDoS attacks, data‑related incidents, ransomware, and state‑nexus espionage) and outlines recommended technical and organisational controls, such as multi‑factor authentication, endpoint protection, network segmentation, and robust backup strategies.