As part of the Support Services for EU Smart communities, the European Commission has the goal to “Increase Digitalisation Awareness & Readiness of EU Communities”. The aim of this initiative is to support EU communities at the early stages or that have not yet begun their digital transformation journey by providing resources, best practices, and training to develop digital strategies.

This report is dedicated to understanding the gaps between the supply and demand sides’ requirements for technical specifications and standards in the context of technology procurements. This task was supported by a variety of data collection methods such as a survey, workshops and interviews. These methods granted the opportunity to interact with public (N=46) and private sector stakeholders (N=35) who have vast experience in technology procurement for smart communities.

As part of the Support Services for EU Smart communities, the European Commission has the goal to “Increase Digitalisation Awareness and Readiness of EU Communities”. The aim of this initiative is to support EU communities at the early stages or that have not yet begun their digital transformation journey by providing resources, best practices, and training to develop digital strategies.

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As part of the Support Services for EU Smart communities, the European Commission has the goal to “Increase Digitalisation Awareness and Readiness of EU Communities”. The aim of this initiative is to support EU communities at the early stages or that have not yet begun their digital transformation journey by providing resources, best practices, and training to develop digital strategies.

The emerging concept of CitiVerse relates to a blending of the physical and digital worlds in the context of a city, offering new services to citizens by allowing digital objects to interact with, and respond to, the physical environment in real time. However, to turn a city or an urban area into a mixed reality environment will be a complex and ongoing endeavour that requires collaboration among urban planners, technologists, policy makers and content creators. 

With this handbook, you can learn how to develop an Urban Living Lab, based on the experiences, research and practical experience from the UNaLab project. The tips included here are given by the Living Lab experts who have successfully set up a Living Lab in their own community. You will learn what questions need to be asked, who is working in a Living Lab and what obstacles you need to watch out for! At the end of the handbook, you will find an interactive tool to guide you through your Living Lab journey.

Based on the previous recent research and results in this area, notably the EU Public Sector Tech Watch reports and handbooks "European Landscape on the Use of Artificial Intelligence by the Public Sector", "Road to the adoption of AI by the public sector", "A collective effort in exploring the applications of Artificial Intelligence and blockchain in the Public Sector" and a European Parliament briefing on "Artificial Intelligence and Public services", this study on “AI and GenAI adoption by local and regional administrations” (1) analyses the results of the previous studies – which are ba

As part of the Support Services for EU Smart communities, the European Commission has the goal to “Increase Digitalisation Awareness and Readiness of EU Communities”. The aim of this initiative is to support EU communities at the early stages or that have not yet begun their digital transformation journey by providing resources, best practices, and training to develop digital strategies.

This booklet provides a comprehensive introduction to the origins, evolution, and future outlook of the Living Lab movement. It has been created to guide readers through the development of Living Labs over the years and highlight the path ahead. While earlier publications, such as the “ENoLL & Its Community” booklet from 2014, covered certain aspects of Living Labs, this publication is the first to focus solely on the full trajectory of the movement—from its roots to the dynamic, expanding ecosystem it represents today.

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.