The General Assembly in a nutshell: more than 300 participants joined online in addition to participants on-site in Brno, 100 one-on-one networking meetings, 20 sessions ranging from interviews to 3.5 hours workshops covering everything from data platforms to business models – with a total number of 70 speakers, our Smart City Matchmakers received Smart City proposals at a total value of EUR 121 million.

The Smart Cities Marketplace offers insight in European smart city good practice, allowing you to explore which approach might fit your smart city project. The Marketplace represents a community of experts that can help you in shaping your smart city project so that you get your plan and business case ready for financing and can present it to investors. Pre-register for the next Masterclass under matchmaking@eu-smartcities.eu.

Building upon the decision of the Bavarian Council of Ministers, the Urban-Air-Mobility-Initiative (UAM) in Ingolstadt will receive €100,000 funding. This is a strong signal for the region of Ingolstadt, states Lord Mayor of the city Christian Scharpf.

AVERE Secretary General Philippe Vangeel speaks in an interview with Intelligent Mobility for Energy Transition (IMET) Initiative about his vision of the cities of the future and the contribution of AVERE to foster the uptake of mass e-mobility in local realities.

In his interview with IMET, Jayson Dong, Policy Manager at AVERE and partner at the SEEV4City Project, speaks about the lessons learned from the completed project and what is needed to replicate successful business models across Europe.

Looking back at the Smart Sustainable Planning of Cities and Regions 2019 Conference in Bolzano, a wide range of key stakeholders around integrated planning and implementation of smart and energy-efficient solutions in cities came together.

Cities are central in terms of closing the gap towards international development and environmental policy goals (such as the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the New Urban Agenda (NUA), the Sendai Framework and the Paris Agreement), beyond existing local and national ambitions.

HELLO (High-volume ELectric VehicLe PrOcurement) is a co-funded project by ELENA from the EIB and focusses on the electrification of public and private fleets. It includes both EV charging infrastructure as part of the integrated infrastructure cities and the transformation of fleets using e-Mobility-as-a-Service solutions.

A Tale of Two Cities is an interactive pdf booklet which summarize the 5-year City-zen project in 25 pages. It has information on the pilot projects in Amsterdam and Grenoble and the scientific work of the consortium to guide these pilots. If the reader wants more information, QR codes lead the way to additional information.

This paper demonstrates how national government decision-makers and key urban stakeholders can shape fiscal stimulus packages for a green, resilient and inclusive economic recovery in the aftermath of the global COVID-19 pandemic.

To make progress on climate action we need to collaborate on a global scale - and your community has an important role to play. On October 10th 2020, Countdown will launch globally with a virtual event, and we invite you to join us. Watch online at home with your family and friends, or sign up to host a TEDxCountdown event of your own with your community, in your language, for your time zone.