Is your city looking to make investments in the areas of energy, transport & mobility, or ICT? Do you have plans to develop projects in these areas?
The European Commission's ‘EIP-SCC Marketplace’ initiative is supporting projects in need of financing, by matching them with its...
Webinar series launched on financing smart solutions
The European Innovation Partnership on Smart Cities and Communities (EIP-SCC) invites all interested persons to join a new series of webinars covering subjects relevant for any city looking to find financing for their projects in the fields of smart mobility, energy or urban development.
The webina...
Intelligent Cities Challenge now open for applications
The European Commission’s Intelligent Cities Challenge (ICC) is now open for applications. Building on the success of the Digital Cities Challenge (DCC), the ICC seeks to help 100 EU cities tackle their urban challenges to support green, sustainable and inclusive growth.
This 2.5-year program...
Smart Cities connected with investors at recent matchmaking event
On 20 February, ICLEI Europe joined the Smart Cities matchmaking event 'City representatives meet investors' hosted by the Marketplace of the European Innovation Platform on Smart Cities and Communities (EIP-SCC). The Marketplace connects cities looking into deploying smart and sustainable solutions...
Register now for #Mannheim2020 to take local transformation forward
ICLEI Europe and the City of Mannheim are thrilled to share that registration is now open for the upcoming Mannheim2020 conference, which marks the 9th edition of the European Conference on Sustainable Cities & Towns.
By now, we know that the world faces major environmental, economic and social...
Barcelona, Cologne and Stockholm prove growth does not have to come at the expense of CO2 reductions
After five years of implementing sustainable smart city solutions through the GrowSmarter project, ICLEI Members Barcelona (Spain) and Stockholm (Sweden), alongside Cologne (Germany), recently came together to share key insights and results, proving that growth does not have to come at the expense o...
ICLEI Member Stockholm (Sweden) was named the world’s smartest city during the Smart City Expo World Congress in ICLEI Member Barcelona (Spain) on 20 November. The City’s leadership in the European Smart Cities and Communities project GrowSmarter, in which ICLEI Europe is a partner, was ...
Gothenburg named European Capital of Smart Tourism 2020
In the face of strong competition from 35 applicant cities representing 17 EU countries, ICLEI Member Gothenburg (Sweden) was named the 2020 European Capital of Smart Tourism, alongside Malaga (Spain).
Each year, the European Commission uses this award to recognise two EU cities that have excelled ...
Innovative urban actors invited to a summit for smarter cities
ICLEI Member Helsingborg (Sweden) has put forth a vision of being one of Europe’s most innovative cities by 2022. The city is ready to bring other global leaders along with them, to challenge and support each other in implementing innovative urban solutions.
In the lead-up to 2022, Helsingbor...