Newsletter Smart Cities Marketplace. 31 July 2023.
Date: 2023-07-31
Institutions: Directorate-General for Energy
Subjects: energy efficiency, serial publication, smart city, sustainable development

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31 July 2023

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Dear Smart Cities Marketplace Community,

Welcome to the Smart Cities Marketplace newsletter! The Smart Cities
Marketplace aims to give many climate‐neutral and smart city initiatives a voice
and a platform. In that spirit, we have agreed to offer like‐minded EC initiatives
the opportunity to contribute directly to our newsletter by drafting a guest
editorial. This contribution is from the Living‐in.EU team.

Living‐in.EU is a movement supporting cities and communities in their digital
transformation, the 'European way'. It emphasizes citizen‐centric, city‐led
solutions aligned with EU values, bringing real societal benefits. Launched in
2019, it has 150 signatories and 145 supporters. The movement aims to scale
up data technology and procure digital solutions for urban challenges. Local
digital twins enable real‐time city management and citizen engagement.
Working groups focus on key aspects of digitalisation. If you want to find out
more about us, please see our news article here. Living‐in.EU collaborates with
the Smart Cities Marketplace for broader impact. Together, we create smarter,
more sustainable, and inclusive communities across Europe.

Mariana Furtado, Living‐in.EU

Smart Cities Marketplace News

Explore: The annual Smart Cities Marketplace Forum ‐ part
of something big!

This year's edition of the Smart
Cities Marketplace Forum will be a
part of the joint EC representation at
the Smart City Expo World Congress
in Barcelona on 07‐09 November
2023.

more

Explore: Smart Cities Marketplace and Partners at Smart
City Expo World Congress, Barcelona

The Smart Cities Marketplace team
is happy to announce that we are
again part of the Smart City Expo
World Congress, the world’s biggest
and most influential event for cities
and urban innovation, which will
take place from 7‐9 November 2023
in Barcelona, Spain.

more

Shape & Deal: SCWEC Smart Cities Challenges ‐ Apply now!

Key partner of the Smart City Expo
World Congress, Catalonia Trade and
Investment, together with GOOSE
project, the EEN and the Smart Cities
Marketplace, organises its
main Brokerage Event ‐ Smart Cities'
Challenges.

more

Deal: City of Bydgoszcz Secures Technical Support for
Ambitious Renewable Energy Project from Smart Cities
Marketplace

The City of Bydgoszcz, located in
northern Poland, has made
significant progress towards its
sustainable development goals.
Recently, the city's project
application for technical assistance
and consultancy services from the
Smart Cities Marketplace was
approved.

more

Explore: Key take aways ‐ Citizen Engagement: Accelerate
the Clean Energy Transition

With a particular emphasis on citizen
engagement, affordable housing,
energy efficiency, and digitalisation,
this webinar as part of the EUSEW
sustainable energy days served as a
platform for exchanging ideas and
forging partnerships to shape the
future of urban environments.

more

Explore: Smart Cities Marketplace featured at the Urban
Futures Conference

The Smart Cities Marketplace was
present at this year’s Urban Futures
Conference, held in Stuttgart,
Germany from 21 ‐ 23 June 2023.

more

Explore: Discover our Digital Brochure 2023

The Smart Cities Marketplace as an
initiative of the European
Commission is constantly evolving
and so is our digital brochure.
Discover the most fascinating and
important information about the
Marketplace all in one location.

more

Explore: Looking back at Polis Mobility, Cologne

Smart Cities Marketplace ﴾SCM﴿
actively participated in the
polisMOBILITY conference held in
Cologne, Germany from 24th to
26th May 2023, in collaboration with
its consortium partner, EIT Urban
Mobility. The main focus of the
event was on the four pillars:
Engage, Explore, Shape, and Deal.

more

News from the Community of the Smart Cities
Marketplace

Shape: Scalable Cities Action Grant first round of projects
are under way!

The Scalable Cities Action Grant 
financially supports cities and ad‐
hoc partnerships that wish to 
replicate measures that were 
successfully implemented through 
SCC projects to facilitate the 
transition towards climate neutrality.

more

Shape: Accelerating Digital Transformation the European
Way ‐ Living‐in.EU Movement

In today's rapidly evolving digital
landscape, the Living‐in.EU
movement has emerged as a
powerful force, supporting cities and
communities across Europe in their
journey towards digital
transformation.

more

Explore & Shape: Citizen‐led renovation ‐ Four pilot energy
communities selected and homepage launched

The support service for citizen‐led
renovation is proud to announce the
four winners of the open call for
support to set up renovation
services.

more

Explore: Systemic Changes in Governance Infographics

As part of the Smart Cities and
Communities initiative, designed
and supported by the European
Commission and funded by Horizon
2020, European cities have become

laboratories of change to develop
innovative climate solutions and
pilot new ways of living and
working.

more

Explore: Positive Developments for Small Giants Group
Discussed at City Workshop

In a recent workshop held on June
22nd, city representatives and
numerous small and medium‐sized
enterprise ﴾SME﴿ guests convened to
review and discuss the significant
achievements of the Small Giants
group during the first half of 2023.

more

Beyond the Smart Cities Marketplace

Shape: EIT Urban Mobility and Bosch collaborate to shape
the future of mobility

Smart Cities Marketplace consortium
member, EIT Urban Mobility is
pleased to announce the support of
Bosch’s challenge‐based open
innovation programme
“digital.auto”. This strategic
collaboration aims to support Bosch
and its partners in identifying
innovative solutions and engaging
the brightest developers to drive the
future of mobility.

more

Explore & Shape: 5G Connectivity to improve digital
services

5G connectivity has the potential to
improve all kinds of digital services.
Opting for the right type of
connectivity is becoming
increasingly crucial and at the same
time challenging for local decision‐
makers.

more

Explore: European Project kicks‐off to build a universal
method for battery discharge for a wide range of Electrical
Vehicles

More than 170 0000 tons of
batteries will have reached their end
of life in 2030 in Europe alone.
Extending their lifespan and feeding
valuable materials back into the
economy at their end is crucial to
reducing their environmental
impact.

more

Explore: LIFE CALL 2023 NOW OPEN

New funding opportunities for
actors on local and regional levels
across Europe. The Clean Energy
Transition sub‐programme of LIFE is
dedicated to facilitating the
transition towards an energy‐
efficient, renewable energy‐based,
climate‐neutral and resilient
economy.

more

Explore: Every1 Project Consortium meets at first 2023
General Assembly

On June 9, 2023, the Every1 Project
Consortium held an online meeting
to update all stakeholders on their
recent accomplishments and
upcoming plans. Partners from
across Europe took part in
discussions regarding project
developments, including updates on
each Work Package.

more

Explore: Winning the Race to Net‐Zero ‐ Insights from the
ManagEnergy Talk

For this edition, ManagEnergy has
invited Jens Burchardt, Boston
Consulting Group’s Managing
Director and global expert on
climate impact. He shared why it
makes sense for private companies
to accelerate their own energy
transition.

more

Explore: Harnessing Talent Platform ‐ A new boost for EU
Regions

The Harnessing Talent Platform
﴾HTP﴿ is a newly formed knowledge‐
building and experience‐exchange
platform, which seeks to support
regions in addressing the
consequences of the demographic
change and in mitigating the
challenges associated with the
decline of tertiary educated
populations across the EU.

more

Events

Explore: Join the Smart Cities Marketplace Matchmaking
Info Session

The Smart Cities Marketplace invites all stakeholders to take part in a
matchmaking info session on 07 September from 15:00‐16:00 CEST.

date

07/09/2023

more

Explore: International Forum on Urban Digital Twins

ASCEND would like to invite you to the International Forum On Urban Digital
Twins taking place in Munich. The event is organised by the Landeshauptstadt
München and the Technical University of Munich and will focus on the current
status of the digital twins in cities.

date

12/09/2023

more

Explore: REAL CORP 2023

28th International Conference on Urban Planning and Regional Development in
the Information Society.

date

18/09/2023

more

Explore: NEUTRALPATH ‐ Citizen and Stakeholder
Engagement for PCEDs and climate neutrality workshop

NEUTRALPATH’s first thematic workshop will be hosted in Zaragoza and will be
dedicated to Citizen and Stakeholder Engagement for PCEDs and climate
neutrality.

date

18/09/2023

more

Explore: URBIS SMART CITY FAIR

URBIS SMART CITY FAIR brings a clever combination of the fair with an
exclusive conference program, which will introduce the leaders in the field of
Smart city.

date

19/09/2023

more

Explore: +CityxChange Final event with Scalable Cities

This is an extraordinary opportunity for visitor cities to acquire invaluable
insights into the cutting‐edge solutions offered by the +CityxChange project.

date

03/10/2023 ‐ 05/10/2023

more

Explore: European Week of Regions and Cities

The European Week of Regions and Cities ﴾#EURegionsWeek﴿ is the biggest
annual Brussels‐based event dedicated to cohesion policy.

date

09/10/2023 ‐ 12/10/2023

more

Explore: RE‐energising Europe

Discussions, high‐level panels, poster session and field visit organised by 7 EU‐
funded projects taking place in Brussels ﴾Atelier 29﴿ on 24‐25 October, the
event is bringing together speakers from EU institutions, project
representatives and key players of the energy market.

date

24/10/2023 ‐ 25/10/2023

more

Explore: Covenant of Mayors Investment Forum 2023

Covenant of Mayors Investment Forum 2023

date

25/10/2023

more

Explore: Smart City Expo World Congress & Smart Cities
Marketplace Forum

Held in Barcelona since 2011, Smart City Expo World Congress is the world’s
biggest and most influential event for cities and urban innovation. Every year,
leaders gather from the most innovative companies, governments and
organisations to move cities towards a better future.

date

07/11/2023 ‐ 09/11/2023

more

Explore: Save the Date ‐ 15th Citizens' Energy Forum

The Citizens' Energy Forum meets on an annual basis and aims to explore
consumers' perspective and role in a competitive, 'smart', energy‐efficient and
fair energy retail market.

date

09/11/2023

more

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Photo credits in order of appearance: Smart Cities Marketplace; Logan Armstrong (Unsplash);
Smart Citiy Expo World Congress; Wyspa Młyńska fot. M. Zaborowski; Smart Cities Marketplace;
Smart Cities Marketplace; Smart Cities Marketplace; Smart Cities Marketplace; Scalable Cities;
Living­in.eu; Scalable Cities; Unsplash (upper left: Bernard Hermant, upper right: Georgi
Kalaydzhiev, lower left: Robert Anasch, lower right: Emanuel Haas); Andreas Gucklhorn
(Unsplash); EIT Urban Mobility; 5G for Smart Communities; EIT Urban Mobility; European
Commission; Every1; ManagEnergy; European Commission.

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