The Living-in.EU initiative continues to strengthen collaboration across European cities and regions committed to advancing interoperable, human-centric, and sustainable digital transformation.

As part of this effort, the five Living-in.EU Working Groups have defined their 2026 annual plans, outlining priorities, key activities, and opportunities for engagement across the community.

The Working Groups (Legal, Financial, Technical, Monitoring & Measuring, and Education & Capacity Building) play a central role in supporting signatories in translating the Living-in.EU principles into practice.

🔹 Legal Working Group

🔹 Financial Working Group

🔹 Technical Working Group

🔹 Monitoring & Measuring Working Group

🔹 Education & Capacity Building Working Group

We invite all members of the community to engage with the Working Groups, contribute to their activities, and help shape Europe’s digital future together. Find more about the working groups here.

As the Living-in.EU (Go Li.EU) project progresses towards its final phase, we invite members of the community to share their experience with the Capacity Building Programme (CBP).

Over the past 3,5 years, the CBP has offered a range of activities and resources, including:

• Webinars, workshops, interactive sessions, debates and training sessions
• The Living-in.EU Knowledge Base

Your feedback will help us better understand:

• How useful and relevant these resources have been
• How well they reflect your needs and priorities
• How accessible and user-friendly the platform is
• How the CBP should evolve in the future

The survey will directly inform improvements to the programme and contribute to discussions on its sustainability and future development beyond the lifetime of the Go Li.EU project.

🕒 The survey takes approximately 5–8 minutes to complete.
🔒 Responses are anonymous, unless you choose to provide your contact details.

👉 Take the survey here: Living-in.EU Capacity Building Programme - Community Experience Survey – Fill in form

We strongly encourage all community members who have interacted with the Knowledge Base or participated in CBP activities to share their perspective.

Your voice matters in shaping the next phase of Living-in.EU.

A new, beginner-level course titled “Interoperability for Smarter Public Services: An Introduction to MIMs Plus” is now available, offering an accessible introduction to Minimal Interoperability in the context of public sector ICT procurement.

The course helps participants understand how Minimal Interoperability Mechanisms (MIMs) can support more interoperable, reusable, and future-proof public digital services. It also explains how learners can actively contribute to the European ecosystem of interoperable data and services.

Target audience

This course is particularly relevant for:

• Public sector innovators
• CIOs and digital leaders
• Public buyers and procurement professionals
• ICT vendors and suppliers
• Standardisation professionals

Learn more about it here.

Public Sector Tech Watch (PSTW), an observatory dedicated to monitoring, analysing and disseminating the use of emerging technologies within the public sector in Europe, invites public administrations from all across Europe to apply for the second edition of its Best Cases Award.

The Best Cases Award celebrates innovative public administrations across Europe that are harnessing emerging technologies such as Generative AI, Blockchain, Digital Twins, and Quantum Computing to transform public services and internal processes. You can find more about the winners of last year's edition in this article.

The Award presents a valuable opportunity for cities and regions to showcase their achievements and highlight the use cases’ impacts to a wider audience. You can find more details and information, such as the admissibility criteria, the evaluation process and the participation guidelines here. 

🏆The application deadline has been extended, and public administrations can submit their case by 15 September 2025 ➡️here.

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❓Why participate? 

By submitting your project, you could: 

• Be featured in the PSTW Cases Viewer, inspiring peers across Europe;
• Gain recognition at the SEMIC 2025 Conference in Copenhagen (25-26 November);
• Receive a professional video showcasing your solution if selected as a winner. 

📅Key dates 

• Submission deadline: 15 September 2025
• Award Ceremony: 25-26 November 2025 @ SEMIC 2025, Copenhagen 

🚀Who can apply? 

All European public administrations (local, regional, or national) are invited to submit their best solutions. Projects may be developed in-house or in collaboration with external GovTech  providers. Please note: only public administrations are eligible to receive the award. 

🏆PSTW welcomes submissions that clearly show improvements in: 

• Best Government-to-Government (G2G) solutions that boost efficiency within the administrations.
• Best Government-to-Citizen (G2C) or Government-to-Business (G2B) solutions that improve public services for citizens.