Info Day: Building an ecosystem for GenAI in Public Administrations

The European Commission is hosting an online info session to help stakeholders build consortia for the call for proposals on a coordination and support action (CSA) to build an ecosystem of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) in public administrations. Following the first info session in December 2025, this second session will focus on sharing information about the call, answering questions and facilitating consortia-building.

The Future of Cities: EU Initiatives and Smart Solutions

The Permanent Representation of Slovenia to the European Union in Brussels is hosting the conference “The Future of Cities: EU Initiatives and Smart Solutions”, which will take place on 3 February 2026, from 09:30 to 12:30 CET.

FREE Webinar: Exploring Local Electricity Communities with Gridly

This online webinar, organised by ENoLL’s Digital Urban Systems and Solutions for Transition Working Group, introduces Gridly, an interactive simulation tool designed by HSLU (Hochschule Luzern) to make local electricity communities and local energy markets easier to understand, explore, and discuss.

Webinar: How can cities and regions access Copernicus Data Space Ecosystem (CDSE) and Copernicus Contributing Mission (CCM) data

Join this webinar to discover how your city or region can turn open satellite data into actionable insights for smarter, more resilient decision-making!

Date and time: Thu 22nd January 2026, 11:00-12:30 CET (12:00–13.30 EET)
Location: online (webinar links will be sent to the participants)

Online workshop: the role of ICT in the revision of the public procurement directive

In the context of the Big Buyers CoP Sustainability in ICT, Living-in.EU signatories are invited to join an online workshop on 08 January at 10h00-12h00 CET to discuss the implications of the revision of the public procurement directive for the ICT sector. Guided by a legal expert, participants will discuss the main issues and limitations of the current procurement rules.

Four Frameworks for Local Digital Twins (Twin4Resilience)

Published:05 Jan 2026

Four Frameworks - on Ethics, Inclusion & Democratisation, Governance, Education & Training and Technical Design - were developed in the first phase of the Twin4Resilience project. These Frameworks are supporting the development of 8 Pilot Action Plans, the implementation of 8 pilots, the development of Training Modules and overall joint learning. The Frameworks are not supposed to be prescriptive, but rather informative, supportive and inspiring.

Simpl Annual Community Event

The Simpl Annual Community Event gathers Europe's data innovation community to discuss how interoperability transforms from principles to practice. This year's edition under the theme 'Connect and grow together' focuses on Simpl's next phase and discussing the developments around the project. The event aims to foster collaboration between Simpl and the European data-sharing ecosystem by bringing together representatives from diverse data-sharing organisations.

Event Report: Citizen-centred innovation for green and digital cities

Published:18 Dec 2025

This report refers to the event Citizen-centred innovation for green and digital cities that took place on 30 September 2025 during the OpenLivingLab Days event.

The session consisted of two parts:

a presentation part where the projects involved (Go Li.EU, SMARCO, UTMC, ClimaGen) were presented, together with the benefits for the cities and outcomes of interest to the audience, and

The four EU CitiVerse projects: Overview and latest developments

The Citiverse is a new concept that represents a next-level digital space where citizens, communities, and city officials can interact in a virtual way by using AR/VR technology: It aims to let users explore planned urban projects before they are built, participate in virtual town halls, or test solutions to reduce traffic and pollution - all from a smartphone, tablet, or computer. Building on the European smart communities’ data infrastructure, some cities are already testing what this concept means in practice.

Policy Brief: Innovating Together – A Guide to Inclusive Regulatory Sandboxing

Published:15 Dec 2025

This policy brief emphasises the importance of including an inclusive approach in regulatory sandboxing, to ensure digital innovations deliver equitable and impactful outcomes. The document outlines the risks associated with improper design of sandboxing, such as biases and exclusion, and provides a practical guide to ensure inclusion in regulatory sandboxes. The main recommendations are grouped among six themes: scoping, regulations and safeguards, stakeholder engagement, data and technology, governance, and reach and impact.