European local governments and leading European researchers in the field of urban sustainability management contributed to a concrete dialogue in an effort to bridge the gap between research and policy-making.

This key European event opened the Informed Cities Initiative and provided a platform for local authorities, national institutions and researchers from across Europe to discuss the successes and shortcomings in the local adaptation of tools for urban sustainability developed by European research in the past years.

The Informed Cities Initiative is funded by the 7th Framework Program of the European Union under the name PRIMUS – Policies and Research for an Integrated Management of Urban Sustainability.