This online webinar, organised by ENoLL’s Digital Urban Systems and Solutions for Transition Working Group, introduces Gridly, an interactive simulation tool designed by HSLU (Hochschule Luzern) to make local electricity communities and local energy markets easier to understand, explore, and discuss.
Join this webinar to discover how your city or region can turn open satellite data into actionable insights for smarter, more resilient decision-making!
Date and time: Thu 22nd January 2026, 11:00-12:30 CET (12:00–13.30 EET)
Location: online (webinar links will be sent to the participants)
In the context of the Big Buyers CoP Sustainability in ICT, Living-in.EU signatories are invited to join an online workshop on 08 January at 10h00-12h00 CET to discuss the implications of the revision of the public procurement directive for the ICT sector. Guided by a legal expert, participants will discuss the main issues and limitations of the current procurement rules.
Four Frameworks - on Ethics, Inclusion & Democratisation, Governance, Education & Training and Technical Design - were developed in the first phase of the Twin4Resilience project. These Frameworks are supporting the development of 8 Pilot Action Plans, the implementation of 8 pilots, the development of Training Modules and overall joint learning. The Frameworks are not supposed to be prescriptive, but rather informative, supportive and inspiring.
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 Citiverse is a new concept that represents a next-level digital space where citizens, communities, and city officials can interact in a virtual way by using AR/VR technology: It aims to let users explore planned urban projects before they are built, participate in virtual town halls, or test solutions to reduce traffic and pollution - all from a smartphone, tablet, or computer. Building on the European smart communities’ data infrastructure, some cities are already testing what this concept means in practice.
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.
