Ecolyo

Published: 01 Jul 2024

Ecolyo provides citizens with access and control over their energy and water consumption

Ecolyo is a digital service that helps citizens to easily access and control their energy (electricity and gas) and water consumption. It provides them with an overview of their consumption via a smartphone or desktop app. Ecolyo also provides tips and challenges to change their behaviour and to reduce energy and water consumption.

European data space for smart communities

Published: 01 Jul 2024

The European data space for smart communities is an EU-wide action creating a cross-sectorial data space for governments on all levels (local, regional, national) and their providers to deliver the best possible services to their citizens by enabling interoperability to reach critical goals, including the Green Deal.

Local Digital Twins Procurement Workshop (2nd)

The Support Services for EU Smart Communities project assist early stage and scaling EU cities and communities in developing their digitalisation strategy and roadmap, identifying the necessary digital tools and accessing EU digital expertise.

Living-in.EU Technical Working Group Meeting

The approaching summer holidays also mark the end of the MIMs Plus Version 7 development cycle. As such, the Living-in.EU technical working group gathers to review the updated MIMs Plus by the respective MIM working groups. Members are encouraged to comment, raise concerns, and request regarding ongoing and future work. We will also take this occasion to present the call for smart communities data space pilots, an occasion to see the MIMs plus at work! 

 

DS4SSCC Call for Pilots: Info Session

The European Data Space for Smart Communities launched its first round of Call for Pilots on 1 June and it is organising its first Online Info Session on 12 June.

This Info Session will allow participants to get introduced to the overall framework of the DS4SSCC Call for Pilots, the pilots support activities as well as the monitoring of their progress and impact. The session will conclude with a Q&A session.

Call for Pilots (Round 1) was launched on 1 June (9:00 CET) and will be open for submission until 31 August 2024 (23:59 CET).

European data space for smart communities (DS4SSCC) Blueprint

Published:27 May 2024

The blueprint for a data space is a detailed plan that outlines the structure, governance, and technology needed to create, manage, and utilize a shared data environment. Data spaces are collaborative ecosystems where data can be exchanged and used among various stakeholders in a secure, interoperable, and efficient manner. 

The DS4SSCC blueprint for smart and sustainable cities and communities has a non-technical and a technical part.

The non-technical part includes:

AI Procurement Clauses

Published:24 May 2024

These standard EU model contractual AI clauses have been drafted by legal experts and have been peer-reviewed in the context of the Legal and Financial subgroups of Living-in.EU and in collaboration with DG GROW and the Big Buyers Working Together community via two Roundtables.

Technical Common Grounds for Smart & Sustainable Cities' Data Spaces

Published:22 May 2024

Since September 2022, European data spaces initiatives have been collaboratively defining the technical building blocks for data spaces across various domains. In partnership with the Data Spaces Support Centre (DSSC), this collaborative effort, has successfully identified and integrated common grounds for technical standards and software implementations presented during the event.

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