Increasing Digitalisation Awareness and Readiness of Estonian Communities

Published:24 Apr 2025

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.

Digital Participatory Forum and Infoday on GenAI in public administration

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On 22 May 2025 at 11.00-16.00 CEST, the ECON Commission of the European Committee of the Regions will organise the first Digital Participatory Forum in synergy with a DG Connect info day on a new funding programme for GenAI projects in public administration.

Contribute to the consultation on the EU Apply AI Strategy with Living-in.EU

Following calls to increase the EU’s competitiveness in the development and uptake of Artificial Intelligence, the recently published AI Continent Action Plan aims to make the EU a “leading AI continent”. In this context, the European Commission has launched a public consultation to inform the drafting of the future “Apply AI Strategy”, an initiative aiming to strengthen the adoption and deployment of AI in key industries and the public sector in the EU.

Municipalities of Cyprus in the New Digital Era

Published:15 Apr 2025

As part of the Support Services for EU Smart communities, the European Commission has the goal to “Increase Digitalisation Awareness and 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.

Apply AI Strategy - Technical Workshop on Environment and Sustainability

Join this online workshop to investigate potential application areas of AI for Environment & Sustainability. Join the discussion!

GenAI Meets Public Administrations Call for proposals: Info Day

Session 1: GenAI for the public administrations call for proposals

As part of the European Commission’s Apply AI Strategy, a new

Geospatial World Forum 2025

The Geospatial World Forum 2025 (GWF2025) is taking place from 22 to 25 April 2025 in Madrid, Spain.

What is the Geospatial World Forum (GWF)?

Destination Earth: What it is and what it can offer for local digital twins

The European Commission has launched the Destination Earth (DestinE) initiative to build a virtual replica of the Earth, with the goal of enabling digital twins of the Earth system by 2030. As of today, DestinE consists of two digital twins: one on climate change adaptation, and one on extreme weather events, with more replicas on other thematic domains such as oceans and biodiversity to follow.

Join Us Online – Cities of the Future: Energy & Digital Pathways to Climate Neutrality | April 15, 2025

On behalf of the Urban Transitions Mission Centre (UTMC) and the Urban Transitions Mission (UTM), we are pleased to invite you to join us online for our event “Cities of the Future: Energy & Digital Pathways to Climate Neutrality,” which will take place on April 15, 2025, from 7:00 to 10:00 (CET) / 15:00 to 18:00 (South Korean Time).