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 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.
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
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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.
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:
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.
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.
This template is an editable and customisable starting point for the procurement of network infrastructure - public Wi-Fi, which includes the object public Wi-Fi. More specifically, it includes a Tender document, used for the procurement process, and comprises a technical specifications annex.
This template is an editable and customisable starting point for the procurement of user-facing platform, which includes the object Local Digital platform. More specifically, it includes a Tender document, used for the procurement process, and comprises a technical specifications annex.
This template is an editable and customisable starting point for the procurement of cloud connection services (PaaS), which includes the object PaaS platforms (managed in a stack logic). More specifically, it includes a Tender document, used for the procurement process, and comprises a technical specifications annex.
