DS4SSCC Call for Pilots Round 3: Info Session

Day: Thursday, January 16th
Time: 11:00 - 12:00 CET
Place: Online

This online Info Session is targeted towards all stakeholders interested in creating data-based services for the benefit of local communities.

The aim of the European data space for smart communities (DS4SSCC-DEP) initiative is to build a territorial, place-based data space for smart communities and unlock the value of data to support Europe's objectives set out in the Digital Decade and Green Deal.

Living-in.EU Stakeholder Forum Meeting

The 29th of January marks the day of Living-in.EU online Stakeholder Forum Meeting. The event will take place from 09:30-11:00h CET and invites all Living-in.EU Stakeholders to join to learn about the movements achievements, news, relevant projects and activities, and to get to know each other.

The agenda will cover:

Interoperability in action: act and assessments

The Digital-ready Policymaking community coordinated by DG DIGIT of the European Commission is organising a webinar Interoperability in action: act and assessments. The event will be held online on 29 January 2025, from 10:00 to 11:00 (CET). The deadline to register for the webinar is 27 January 2025, 12:00 (CET).

What is it about?

Training sessions: Increasing digitalisation awareness and readiness of Maltese communities

The European Commission recently launched an initiative to increase digitalisation awareness and readiness of EU communities, which aims to support all cities and regions that are in their digital transformation process, providing resources, best practices and training for the development of digitalisation strategies.

The Living Lab Approach and Citizen Engagement

Published:08 Jan 2025

The Living Lab methodology is a well-known approach for achieving open innovation. There are many aspects to consider when setting up a Living Lab or applying this approach to your specific context. To use this guide, you must not necessarily have or aim to establish a formal Living Lab. Instead, we share key insights into the approach and tips on how to foster citizen engagement throughout your citizen-focused project.

Exploring Large Language Models (LLMs) in Action: Responsible Language Technology for Amsterdam’s Municipal Use Cases

How can cities leverage large language models (LLMs) to serve their communities and address societal challenges? Join us for an engaging session exploring Amsterdam’s approaches to integrating LLMs into municipal use cases.

Date and Time: February 5, 2025 | 10:00 – 11:00 AM (CET)
Location: Online via Microsoft Teams
Registration: https://forms.office.com/e/Hiz6pEuhhQ

OASC Knowledge Exchange on Open Data Value Creation

The sharing and use of open data have become integral to a city’s data strategy over the past decade. Driven initially by regulatory compliance to open up certain data sets, cities are increasingly operating open data platforms where they are curating and making a growing number of data sets available related to their municipalities. Data may come from internal data sources and public sector partners such as local transportation service providers, emergency services and law enforcement.

Unlocking data potential: BDTI Skills Studio's analytics workshops

Published:07 Jan 2025

Aiming to foster creative public service solutions and enhance data-driven decision-making across Europe, BDIT's Skills Studio offered workshops, webinars and courses covering various aspects of data analytics, ensuring participants gain practical knowledge and hands-on experience. Here’s a list of the workshops:

Procurement template: Data & security user-facing applications

Published:20 Dec 2024

This template is an editable and customisable starting point for the procurement of data & security user-facing applications, which includes the following objects: User authentication federation tool, Cyber threat detection tool, Data governance tool, GDPR compliance tools. More specifically, it includes a Tender document, used for the procurement process, and comprises a technical specifications annex.

Procurement template: Cloud connection services (IaaS)

Published:20 Dec 2024

This template is an editable and customisable starting point for the procurement of cloud connection services (IaaS), which includes the object advanced cloud technologies (IaaS). More specifically, it includes a Tender document, used for the procurement process, and comprises a technical specifications annex.