The Responsible Organisation The LINKS Foundation – Leading Innovation & Knowledge for Society - is a non-profit private Foundation established in 2018 by the Polytechnic University of Turin and San...
ObservatoriesEnergy and environment+2 topics
Last update: 06/03/2024
CommuniCity organises 100 pilots in cities around Europe
CommuniCity is a transformative citizen-centred project funded by the European Commission under the Horizon Europe Programme. This initiative is aimed at enhancing community connectivity and fostering open innovation across member states. It seeks to support projects that leverage technology and collaborative efforts to solve communal challenges, improve local infrastructure, and enhance the quality of life for citizens.CommuniCity encourages applications from public sector bodies, NGOs, technology firms, and research institutions, all working together to create scalable, sustainable solutions...
Smart citiesICTDigital innovation
Last update: 22/12/2021
First GovTech Workshop - Main Takeways
On 16 December 2021, the European Commission organised a first GovTech* workshop. This theme together with the acceleration due to the pandemic situation which forced governments to be able able to innovate rapidly but also the need for digital strategic autonomy have supported to idea in many countries to support the GovTech ecosystem. *Among the many definitions, we consider that GovTech corresponds to when the public sector engages with start-ups and SMEs, for the provision of tech-based products and services in order to innovate and improve public services. In her introduction…