The ICT Working Group is looking for examples from local and regional authorities on their challenges and needs related to using AI in public sector. The examples will help animate the upcoming ICT WG meeting on AI for public sector, which will take place on Tuesday 10 June 2025, from 14:00 to 16:00 CEST.
The EU-funded project Data Spaces for Smart and Sustainable Cities and Communities opened a call in June 2024 to select pilot projects for the deployment of Data Spaces.
The ICT Working Group is looking for examples from local and regional authorities, as well as Digital Innovation Hubs, working on digital transformation. The examples will be presented in an upcoming meeting on “The role of DIH in supporting public authorities’ digital transformation”, which will take place on Tuesday 21 May 2024 (10:30 to 12:30 CEST).
If you are working on sustainable digitalisation of local and regional authorities in your country, you can apply to a dedicated call for experts in the field of Smart Community, linking to the Living-in.EU movement.
During the European Week of Regions and Cities 2023, a dedicated session was organised to launch LORDIMAS, a digital maturity assessment helping local and regional governments to understand where they are in their digital transformation journey. The tool is now accessible online.
The European Commission's Open Source Observatory (OSOR) has opened the applications for the EU Public Services Open Source Achievement Awards. The awards will honour exceptional open source solutions and initiatives developed for European public administrations.