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Training: Increasing digitalisation awareness and readiness of German communities

The European Commission recently launched an initiative to increase digitalisation awareness and readiness of EU communities, which aims to support all cities and regions that are in their digital transformation process, providing resources, best practices and training for the development of digitalisation strategies. 

In Germany, BBSR, the Federal Institute for Research on Building, Urban Affairs and Spatial Development, has joined this initiative as a member of the Smart Communities Network. For German cities and regions, several training sessions were organised (see information below), and the next phase is planned for 14 January 2025 (online and in-person). The training will be delivered primarily in German.

Regarding the next session on Tuesday 14 January 2025

  • Time: 15:00 CET
  • Location: Online

The main aim is to discover how the Living-in.EU community and its network can support your green and digital transition through shared knowledge, EU tools, and peer exchange. It will be an opportunity to gain insights into funding opportunities and the application process. This session will aim at: 

  • Engage with the Living-in.EU learning community and join their working groups.
  • Explore EU resources for legal, technical, financial, and capacity-building support.
  • Identify funding opportunities and learn how to craft successful proposals.

Main Target Audience: Urban planners and managers, Sustainability and innovation experts, Digitalisation and Smart City professionals, ICT, data, and funding managers, International affairs managers

You can register for this session through this link and access all materials here. 

 

Two sessions have already been organised, and you can access the materials available for all the sessions here. 

Phase 1 | Planning

  • Date: 4 December 2024
  • Time: 15:00 CET
  • Location: Online

In this session, the objectives were to:

  • Understand the Climate Neutral and Smart Cities Mission and learn how your city can participate.
  • Discover the Net Zero Cities initiative and its resources for climate neutrality.
  • Learn to assess your city or region's digital maturity with the free LORDIMAS tool.
  • Build a digitalisation roadmap using the EU methodology.
  • Explore EU-aligned procurement templates to support your strategy.

Main Target Audience: Urban planners and managers, Sustainability and innovation experts, Digitalisation and Smart City professionals, ICT, data, and procurement managers, International affairs and communication managers


Phase 2 | Preparation

  • Date: 11 December 2024
  • Time: 15:00 CET
  • Location: Online

In this session, the objectives were to:

  • Understand the role of open and shareable data in building robust data infrastructures.
  • Learn to implement open data platforms with Minimal Interoperability Mechanisms.
  • Explore the EU Local Digital Twins Toolbox and its open-source tools.

Main target audience: Urban planners and managers, Sustainability and innovation experts, Digitalisation and Smart City professionals, ICT and data managers.

  • 14/01/2025 - 15:00 - 14/01/2025 - 17:00
  • This meeting will take place online
  • Rodolphe Doité
  • Working Group
    ICT
    Smart Cities