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Smart cities

A smart city or community aims to the well-being of its inhabitants, businesses, visitors, organisations and administrators by offering digitally enabled services that contribute to a better quality of life.

These smart services can help cities to be more sustainable and reach their green deal objectives. They can contribute to better manage resources like energy or water, to monitor and reduce local traffic and pollution or in the work towards greener ways to light and heat buildings. They can also mean a more interactive and responsive city administration, engagement of citizens in decision and policy-making, safer public spaces and meeting the needs of an ageing population.

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Last update: 01/03/2024

Smart and sustainable cities and communities (RP2024)

(A.) Policy and legislation(A.1) Policy objectivesSmart urban technologies can make a significant contribution to the sustainable development of European cities. 75% of the EU population lives in...
Standardisation
Last update: 14/03/2023

Internet of Things (RP2023)

(A.) Policy and legislation (A.1) Policy objectives The Internet of Things (IoT) is a key priority area of the digital single market. The IoT is a cross domain technology that connects more objects to...
Last update: 14/03/2023

SMART CITIES AND COMMUNITIES / technologies and services for smart and efficient energy use

(A.) Policy and legislation (A.1) Policy objectives Smart urban technologies can make a significant contribution to the sustainable development of European cities. 75% of the EU population lives in...
Last update: 04/03/2024

MIMs are tools for achieving interoperability of data, systems, and services between cities and suppliers

On 16 January 2019, the OASC Council of Cities have adopted officially the following mechanisms as OASC Minimal Interoperability Mechanisms (OASC MIMs).Minimal Interoperability Mechanisms (MIMs) are...
Smart citiesStandardisation
Physical event

OASC Conference 2024

Co-organised by the city of Rotterdam and Open & Agile Smart Cities, the OASC “Become Better Connected” conference will be held on 16-17 of January 2024.The global network is dedicated to aiding...
Open Source Software
Last update: 01/03/2024

Interoperability for Smart Cities

This section provides an overview of key information about interoperability for smart cities, which aim at capturing the most recent developments and trends in the field of digital public...
Smart citieseGovernment

IN THE SPOTLIGHT

01/07/2024
Virtual event

Data sovereignty in use for the common European mobility data space - Proof-of-Concept

Final Webinar of Solid PoC
Smart cities
Last update: 26/06/2024

GovTech Connect Boot camp | StreetCo

StreetCo - Working together for a safer mobility
Smart cities
Last update: 17/06/2024

DeployEMDS: A European Mobility Data Revolution

In a significant leap towards enhancing urban mobility across Europe, the DeployEMDS initiative, backed by EU funding, is set to transform the landscape of data sharing and accessibility
eInclusion

Latest News

Last update: 28/03/2023

ITU Expert Focus Group on the Metaverse

Digital technologies are shaping our society and new services such as virtual worlds will have a profound impact on the way people will interact. One example is the so-called CitiVerse that will allow...
Smart cities
Last update: 09/10/2023

Smart Cities and Communities

With the term “smart cities” or “smart communities” we refer to societal groups that offer digital services to their members (citizens, visitors, administrators, organisations etc.) which ultimately...
Smart citiesDigital innovation
Last update: 08/04/2021

EIF4SCC for Smart Cities & Communities

Your opinion matters! Participate in the stakeholder consultation survey on EIF4SCC use at local level! The EIF4SCC is a proposed framework – under consultation – that aims to provide European Union...
Collaboration