Launch of the SMARCO Skills Partnership for Smart Communities
The SMARCO project is launching the Smart Communities Skills Partnership, a collaborative initiative bringing together public authorities, industry, SMEs, education and training providers, research organisations, and civil society to strengthen skills development for smart communities across Europe.
The digital generation gap has created unprecedented anxiety for parents who feel overwhelmed and powerless when trying to guide their children's online experiences. From social media and online gaming to artificial intelligence and emerging technologies, many families face growing challenges in understanding online risks, fostering healthy digital habits, and maintaining open conversations about technology. While children often adapt quickly to new digital environments, parents can feel uncertain about how best to guide and support them.
The Cities Coalition for Digital Rights (CC4DR) is delighted to launch the third edition of the International Digital Rights Days (IDRD), taking place worldwide on December 10–11, 2026.
European cities and regions are increasingly integrating AI to improve internal efficiency (e.g., internal AI agents), deliver public services (AI-driven citizen-oriented services), and urban planning (traffic management, environmental monitoring, citizen engagement). At the same time, reliance on Big Tech digital infrastructure is creating concerns about technological dependence, data protection, ethical governance and alignment with European values.
Watch here the webinar from OECD on Enhancing the use of digital twins for sustainable urban policies, and the launch of a new project in OECD on Urban Digital Twins.
Governments face a growing disconnect between rising expectations for speed, adaptability and responsiveness, and institutional systems that have not kept pace. Digital technologies are now essential for addressing today's policy and service delivery challenges.
While the OECD data shows progress in digital strategies and frameworks, the focus must shift to delivering real impact through stronger data governance, wider use of digital infrastructure, modernised investment, trusted AI, and more human-centred services.
This is the Technical Report submitted on 30 May 2024, on the development of the Go Li.EU project.
This document provides support for the successful implementation of the Go Li.EU project by describing the procedures for project coordination, communication and collaboration among the consortium partners, continuous monitoring, risk management, quality assurance and reporting.
Find here the combined list of 2026's work plans of the five Working Groups:
These plans have been created after consultation with stakeholders and published individually on each working group's forum.
