Procurement guidelines provide support to ensure alignment with EU standards around five main areas: template guidance, template development, market engagement, evaluation and award, funding and financing:
The European Commission recently launched an initiative to increase digitalisation awareness and readiness of EU communities, which aims to support all cities and regions that are in their digital transformation process, providing resources, best practices and training for the development of digitalisation strategies.
Day: Thursday, January 16th
Time: 10:00 - 11:00 CET
Place: Online
Don't miss out DS4SSCC next Stakeholder forum Meeting in order to:
Stay up to date with Data Sharing Best Practices (Acquire and share)
Connect with the Data Space community
Actively contribute to the development and implementation of smart and sustainable cities
Receive the latest updates on funding opportunities and open call for pilots information
Day: Thursday, January 16th
Time: 11:00 - 12:00 CET
Place: Online
This online Info Session is targeted towards all stakeholders interested in creating data-based services for the benefit of local communities.
The aim of the European data space for smart communities (DS4SSCC-DEP) initiative is to build a territorial, place-based data space for smart communities and unlock the value of data to support Europe's objectives set out in the Digital Decade and Green Deal.
The 29th of January marks the day of Living-in.EU online Stakeholder Forum Meeting. The event will take place from 09:30-11:00h CET and invites all Living-in.EU Stakeholders to join to learn about the movements achievements, news, relevant projects and activities, and to get to know each other.
The agenda will cover:
The Digital-ready Policymaking community coordinated by DG DIGIT of the European Commission is organising a webinar Interoperability in action: act and assessments. The event will be held online on 29 January 2025, from 10:00 to 11:00 (CET). The deadline to register for the webinar is 27 January 2025, 12:00 (CET).
What is it about?
The European Commission recently launched an initiative to increase digitalisation awareness and readiness of EU communities, which aims to support all cities and regions that are in their digital transformation process, providing resources, best practices and training for the development of digitalisation strategies.
The Living Lab methodology is a well-known approach for achieving open innovation. There are many aspects to consider when setting up a Living Lab or applying this approach to your specific context. To use this guide, you must not necessarily have or aim to establish a formal Living Lab. Instead, we share key insights into the approach and tips on how to foster citizen engagement throughout your citizen-focused project.
How can cities leverage large language models (LLMs) to serve their communities and address societal challenges? Join us for an engaging session exploring Amsterdam’s approaches to integrating LLMs into municipal use cases.
Date and Time: February 5, 2025 | 10:00 – 11:00 AM (CET)
Location: Online via Microsoft Teams
Registration: https://forms.office.com/e/Hiz6pEuhhQ
The sharing and use of open data have become integral to a city’s data strategy over the past decade. Driven initially by regulatory compliance to open up certain data sets, cities are increasingly operating open data platforms where they are curating and making a growing number of data sets available related to their municipalities. Data may come from internal data sources and public sector partners such as local transportation service providers, emergency services and law enforcement.
