Living-in.EU Digital Assembly 2026: Key Technologies for Future-Proof Cities - from data spaces to digital twins
The 2026 Living-in.EU Digital Assembly will take place on 15 April 2026 (9:30-12:30) in Sofia (Bulgaria)!
The European way of digital transformation in cities and communities
CoR hybrid Stakeholder Consultation on the EU "Digital Simplification and Data Union Strategy"
The European Committee of the Regions (CoR) is organising a stakeholder consultation in preparation of the CoR opinion on "Digital simplification and Data Union Strategy", covering the following initiatives of the European Commission published last November:
Webinar: Funding Opportunities for Cities – Understanding the Landscape
As cities across Europe continue to digitalise public services, mobility systems, governance mechanisms, and citizen engagement, understanding and accessing EU funding opportunities becomes increasingly essential. Programmes such as Horizon Europe, the Digital Europe Programme, NetZeroCities, and the New European Bauhaus support cities to accelerate digital and green transformation through funding, capacity building, and cross-border collaboration.
A Step-by-Step Guide for a People-Centred Smart City Strategy: A Playbook for National, Regional, and Local Governments
Published:03 Feb 2026
UN-Habitat has released A Step-by-Step Guide for a People-Centred Smart City Strategy Playbook that guides policy-makers in developing people-centred smart city strategies and normative pieces in line with the People-Centred Smart City Approach of UN-Habitat.
For national, regional and local governments, city leaders and urban planners.
AI for Spatial Mapping and Analysis: GeoAI Toolkit for Urban Planners
Published:03 Feb 2026
This report by UN-Habitat Urban provides practical steps, tools and examples to support the application of Geospatial Artificial Intelligence (GeoAI) in urban management and urban sectors.
Info Webinar: 2nd Call of the LDT4SSC Project
The Local Digital Twins for Smart and Sustainable Communities (LDT4SSC) initiative has officially launched its second round of Open Calls: Potential stakeholders can now inform themselves about the calls and receive support at a dedicated info session.
Book: Designing Data Spaces - The Ecosystem Approach to Competitive Advantage
Published:03 Feb 2026
Editors:
Article: A roadmap for safe, regulation-compliant Living Labs for AI and digital health development
Published:03 Feb 2026
This article was written by Stephen Gilbert, Rebecca Mathias, Anett Schönfelder, Magdalena Wekenborg,
Article: Generative artificial intelligence (AI) in built environment design and planning – A state-of-the-art review
Published:03 Feb 2026
This article is by Haolan Zhang & Ruichuan Zhang Ph.D.
Living-in.EU Stakeholder Forum Meeting: Kicking off 2026
The Living-in.EU community invites you to kick off the new year together and look at us what is ahead of us in 2026!
You will hear presentations from the following initiatives:
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