Cartagena’s digital path to the least restrictive LEZ in Spain

Published: 03 Jun 2025

As European cities race to meet the EU’s climate neutrality goals, Cartagena, a Mediterranean port city in Spain, is proving that digital transformation and citizen-centric planning can go hand in hand.

Leveraging AI, IoT, and a Smart City platform co-developed with Libelium, Cartagena is not only complying with national mandates for Low Emission Zones (LEZs), but also rethinking them entirely.

Rethinking LEZs through smart technology

Rather than applying blanket restrictions or vehicle bans, Cartagena took a more nuanced and adaptable route, enabled by technology.

Increasing Digitalization Awareness & Readiness of Slovak Municipalities for Digitalisation | Zvyšovanie povedomia o digitalizácii & pripravenosti slovenských samospráv na digitálnu transformáciu

Published:03 Jun 2025

As part of the Support Services for EU Smart communities, the European Commission has the goal to “Increase Digitalisation Awareness & Readiness of EU Communities”. The aim of this initiative is to support EU communities at the early stages or that have not yet begun their digital transformation journey by providing resources, best practices, and training to develop digital strategies.

Zvyšovanie povedomia o digitalizácii & pripravenosti slovenských samospráv na digitálnu transformáciu

V mene Ministerstva investícií, regionálneho rozvoja a informatizácie Slovenskej republiky ako národného koordinátora smart agendy si Vás dovoľujeme pozvať na sériu online školení organizovaných v rámci iniciatívy Smart Communities Network, podporovanej Európskou komisiou, s cieľom zvýšiť digitálnu a zelenú pripravenosť samospráv. 

The 4th Destination Earth User eXchange is taking place in Vienna

The EU’s Destination Earth initiative, which aims to build digital twins for climate and extreme weather data, is organising a user exchange meeting from Wednesday 25 to Thursday 26 June 2025 in Vienna, Austria. This event brings together experienced academic data users, developers and policymakers, service providers and the DestinE team to ensure that the platform’s applications and services meet diverse needs.

Shaping the Future of Local Digital Twins in Europe through MIMs Plus Compliance and Certification

Through the Digital Europe Programme (DEP), the European Commission has launched a support programme to accelerate digital maturity, with a particular focus on communities that are less digitally ready for digital transformation. These services aim to foster the adoption of digital technologies, local digital twins and other digital solutions across rural and urban areas, ensuring that technology is accessible to all.

Increasing Digitalisation Awareness and Readiness of Finnish Communities

Hybrid Session 17th June, 2025 Location: Tampere, Finland

#Data Spaces #LORDIMAS #LocalDigitalTwins


The European Commission has recently launched a new initiative to “Increase Digitalisation Awareness & Readiness of EU Communities”. The aim of this initiative is to support EU communities at the early stages or that have not yet begun their digital transformation journey by providing resources, best practices, and training to develop digital strategies.

Training session: “HOW TO BUILD AN URBAN DATA ECONOMY 2.0: TOOLS, DIGITAL TWINS AND FINANCING”

When: May 29th | 9:30 - 12:30 (arrival from 9:00)
Where: The Ministry of Smart Administration and Regional Development, Peldu
Street 25, Riga, Latvia
What: Organised in the Member States of the European Union, the event focuses on
the use of digital tools and the implementation of digital twin technologies and
related support tools. The aim is to support European cities and regions on their
digital transformation journey. Thematically, the second Forum will provide

AI for Smarter Cities: Understanding the Basics and Real-World Applications

What is Artificial Intelligence, really - and how can it help your city?

 

Webinaires: Ressources et dispositifs européens d’appui à la transition numérique des territoires

La transition numérique des collectivités locales s’impose aujourd’hui pour optimiser la mise en œuvre des politiques publiques et accélérer la transition écologique. Dans un grand nombre de domaines, tels que la gestion des risques, l’aménagement du territoire, la gestion de la mobilité ou encore la sobriété foncière, l’usage des jumeaux numériques révolutionne les approches et le pilotage des politiques publiques.

Living-in.EU Technical Working Group Meeting

Join us as we wrap up the semester with a collaborative session for the Living-in.EU Technical Working Group. This interactive meeting will focus on:

  •  A workshop on technical interoperability assessment

  • Project updates from EU initiatives driving digital transformation in communities

  • A collective review of the provisional MIMs Plus Version 8 — your feedback matters!

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