On Thursday 15 June 2023, ERRIN participated in the first Living-in.EU Mayors Digital Assembly at the Brussels Urban Summit.

This first political event of the Living-in.EU movement, which ERRIN joined through the Go Li.EU project in 2022 alongside Eurocities, ENoLL, Open & Agile Smart Cities (OASC) and The Council of European Municipalities and Regions, was a chance to reflect on the importance of digital transformation for local and regional authorities.

Many announcements were made and there will be a number of opportunities for ERRIN members to engage or strengthen their digital transformation in the coming months :

• The ‘Local Digital Twin & Citiverse EDIC‘ was launched by the European Commission in collaboration with five member states: Estonia, Germany, Slovenia, Czech Republic and Spain. This funding instrument falls under the Commission’s Digital Decade Policy Programme 2030 and establishes the European Digital Infrastructure Consortium (EDIC) as a platform for shared investments and knowledge exchange on a European scale. The role of Regions and cities will be discussed in the frame of Living-in.EU subgroups, accessible to Living-in.EU signatories, but also in the ERRIN ICT Working Group if this topic is interesting for our members.

• LORDIMAS is an assessment tool for local digital maturity, developed as part of the Living-in.EU initiative, in collaboration with the Committee of the Regions, the European Commission and ESPON. This instrument, which will be launched on 2 October in all EU languages, will enable cities and regions to evaluate their digital progress in comparison to their peers, providing valuable insights and a comprehensive overview of the state of digital transformation.

• Four ERRIN members joined the movement and signed the ‘Join, Boost, Sustain Declaration: Frankfurt Rhein-Main, Flanders, Centre-Val de Loire and Pays de la Loire.

With Living-in.EU, ERRIN and our partners are working towards the recognition of the role of cities and regions in deciding what the future of digital transformation will look like.

If you wish to know more and engage with us, do not hesitate to contact rodolphe.doite@errin.eu.