The Smart Cities Marketplace team is excited to introduce a new solution booklet dedicated to public procurement. It is available in English, French, and German, ensuring a wider reach and accessibility for stakeholders and decision-makers.

In addition to the solution booklet on public procurement, the Smart Cities Marketplace team published a Solution Booklet on financing solutions for small-to-middle sized cities.

From 7 to 9 November, the Smart Cities Marketplace team will take part in the Smart City Expo World Congress. Come visit the stand of more than 30 EU initiatives and projects and use the opportunity to take part in this year’s Smart Cities Marketplace forum.

The Smart Cities Marketplace invites everyone to join an open call for topics related to sustainable and smart cities. The SCM will facilitate voluntary Discussion and Focus groups around the selected topics. Join us!

Together with the Smart Cities Marketplace, embark on the journey to sustainable urban mobility, hear about city success stories, master project financing, and discover innovative solutions on 24 October, 10-12 CEST.

Join the Smart Cities Marketplace webinar on Hydrogen on 26 October, 10:00 - 12:00 CEST. In the face of the challenges posed by urban decarbonisation and the selection of sustainable energy solutions to effectively combat it, recognising the significance of hydrogen.

In a groundbreaking meeting held on September 18, 2023, Don Cicleto, a pioneering mobility scale-up in Spain, joined forces with the city of El Escorial and the Smart Cities Marketplace to transform urban commuting patterns.

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The Smart Cities Marketplace hosted an informative session about their Matchmaking services on 7 September 2023. The Matchmaking services provide technical, financial, legal and governance-related support at no cost to cities and other stakeholders - so what are you waiting for?!

As we emerge from one of the hottest summers on record, we must start preparing for another winter strained by Russia’s war in Ukraine and the consequent energy crisis. The growing hazards of climate change experienced this summer are exerting mounting pressure on local governments across Europe.

The Energy Cities Annual Forum gathers many cities from across Europe and offers a rich agenda. This will be a unique session co-organised with projects ASCEND, Cities4PEDs and the Affordable Housing Initiative.

The Every1 Project recently published a Structured Overview of Ecosystems affected by the digitalisation of the Energy Transition. The report investigates how stakeholders are interconnected in ecosystems and the analysis results in a structured overview of the stakeholder networks' goals, members, activities, and outreach channels.

The European Union extends financial support to regional and local authorities, NGOs, businesses, professionals, and citizens through an extensive array of funds. The European Parliamentary Research Service has compiled a comprehensive 'Guide to EU funding,'.

The Energy Communities Repository has collected data from the European Union Member States on their existing policies and regulations for energy communities in the context of the Clean Energy Package.

The closing conference of the Energy Communities Repository and Rural Energy Community Advisory Hub will display inspirational examples from energy communities that have received technical assistance under the RECAH or ECR projects.