During the congress entitled: “Cities, regions and digital transformations: Opportunities, risks and challenges” there have been discussions on a variety of themes in spatial, regional, and urban economics, economic geography, and regional policy. With approximately 800 participants from all continents, the ERSA congress is one of the largest academic conferences in regional science worldwide.

Jorge Díaz Lanchas and Olga Diukanova of the REMO team organised the special sessions "The geography of discontent: Explanations and policies" and "Fiscal decentralisation and multi-level governance". The congress has been an occasion to present the ongoing work on public opinion and perceptions and on multi-level governance in the RHOMOLO model.