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.

CommuniLab is an online platform developed under the CommuniCity project, a citizen-centred project funded by the European Commission under the Horizon Europe Programme.

CommuniLab has been designed to foster mutual learning, build capacity, share knowledge and engage stakeholders.

It hosts a range of resources focusing on the utilisation of digital initiatives and digital transformation targeting marginalised groups in communities. Resources include:

The EU AI Act is the first regulation on artificial intelligence.

Read more about it to ensure that your organisation remains compliant with the regulation.

As a first step, the EU Cities web-Portal offers a place to explore and seize opportunities offered by the EU. With its search engine, urban stakeholders are able to find information about numerous initiatives and instruments and be redirected towards useful sources. It acts as a gateway for urban actors to also stay informed about upcoming calls, webinars and urban policy events, and find relevant data and tools. 

The portal offers the possibility to:

By Dr. Jonathan Reichental

Published Nov 30, 2025, Forbes

Introduction

This beginner course will help you understand and use the concept of Minimal Interoperability in public sector ICT procurement, as well as learn how you can contribute to the European ecosystem of interoperable data and services.

Target Audience: 

Public sector innovators, CIOs, Public buyers, ICT vendors/suppliers, standardisation professionals.