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Hello, 2025 This year begins with exciting partnerships and meaningful city [re]development processes that inspire and motivate us at Play the City. Take, for example, the #FoodsharingGame, which we’re developing in collaboration with the #Cultivate teams, including Wageningen University & Research , and the follow-up stages of #Kangoeroewonen036 with Kunstlinie Almere. Across the Atlantic, we’re thrilled to work with Stantec and the Urban Land Institute Boston/New England on a #MultifamilyHousing Development Game. Meanwhile, here in Europe, the #CivicEconomyGame with #Civic from London is set to roll out, with potential implementations in Voznesensk and other Ukrainian cities. In Ukraine, we’re also proud to start the partnership with Ro3kvit: Urban Coalition for Ukraine, STIPO, and INBO on #CommunitiesattheHeartofUrbanChanges —a collaboration that reinforces our commitment to urban resilience and recovery. In Türkiye, new projects are taking shape. We’ll be developing games for İzmir and the Marmara region in partnership with the #İzmirPlanningAgency and Marmara Municipalities Union. However, if there’s one thing we’ve learned from recent years, it’s that the world remains an unpredictable place. While we don’t know exactly what 2025 will bring, we’re open to face it with new collaborations and growing mindset for resilience.

Closing the Loop in Eindhoven – what’s next? 🌟   We've just completed the second exciting stop on our neext European Talk roadmap, and what a highlight it was! Hosted by the visionary @Ahrend and @Signify teams in vibrant Eindhoven on the 3rd and 4th of June, our event was a true sign of innovation and collaboration. With the theme "Innovative Loops - Sustainable Foundations for Resilient Cities," our discussions ignited fresh ideas and passions as we explored how European cities are pioneering sustainability and resilience efforts. The diverse voices and expertise of our participants from different industries provided a fascinating range of insights, from groundbreaking technologies to visionary strategies, ensuring our collective journey towards a brighter and more sustainable future. Some takeaways: 🔑 Second-live objects are „as good as new“ 🔑 We are all part of the problem, but it is on us to become part of the solution 🔑 We need to build a common language across sectors As we look ahead to our next destination in Antwerp on the 24th and 25th of July 2024, we carry with us the momentum and motivation sparked by our time in Eindhoven. Together, let's forge ahead, fueled by synergy and creativity, as we strive to shape a more sustainable and resilient future for all. See you in Antwerp! #InnovativeLoops #SustainableFoundations #ResilientCities #CircularEconomy #ClimateChange #Collaboration

On May 17th, the Politecnico di Torino hosted the #Unite!Widening workshop. The event aimed to inform about the future perspectives, challenges and funding opportunities of the #Climate-Neutral and #Smart Cities, EU Mission. 👣 JUST STREETS was invited as one of the MISS-CIT projects currently active in North-West Italy, to share our experience and give some examples about how cities can take advantage of the EU Mission opportunities. 🤝The JUST STREETS' coordinator Giulia Melis showed how the project is involving local, regional and national authorities, citizens and businesses to support the pathway towards climate-neutral and smart cities by 2030. 🚴♂️ 🏃♀️ 👬 JUST STREETS is involving 12 cities, six of which are part of the Mission, and is helping them to become significant Experimentation and Innovation Hubs to enable all European cities to follow it by 2050. 🗣 A stimulating debate moderated by Roberto Zanino - Principal Investigator UNITE.Widening project (Politecnico di Torino) and Federico Bosia (WP2 coordinator) followes, with interventions from Barbara Widera, Member of Mission Board of EU Mission Adaptation to climate change (Wroclaw University of Science and Technology), Paulo Ferrão Member of Mission Board of EU Mission 100 Climate neutral and smart cities (Instituto Superior Técnico - University of Lisbon) and Andrea Lanzini Principal Investigator TIPS4PED (Turning cities Planning actionS for Positive Energy Districts into success) project (Politecnico di Torino). 👀 Check our Mission Cities: Município de Braga, City of Amsterdam, Città metropolitana di Milano, Riga, Go Vilnius, City of Westminster 🌱 #ClimateNeutralCities #SmartCities #PolitecnicoDiTorino #JUSTSTREETS 📷 of Lorenzo Carrus – Politecnico di Torino

In challenging times where sustainable development at global level has become of outmost importance, the European Union is looking for solutions that can ensure innovation and co-creation in all different fields. In such scenario, the Living Lab approach perfectly fits this need, as it can help societies in tackling various challenges linked to the latest development of crucial sectors, such as urban planning, transport, healthcare, and education. 🔍 Let’s discover Living Labs role as innovation catalysts within the framework of European Partnership through the session “Exploring the Role and Potentialities of Living Labs in European Partnerships.” We will discuss about European Partnerships and how they promote collaboration through Living Labs, with the aim to foster the creation and implementation of innovative solutions.🤝 Register now to the second and final exciting session of the event “Living Labs in EU Missions and Partnerships”: https://bit.ly/3Waa79d 👈 #ENoLL #LivingLab #EuropeanUnion #EuropeanPartnerships #Innovation #Collaborations #UrbanPlanning #Transport #Healthcare #Education 

What a vibrant discussion yesterday at the 4th Rencontre Elisée Reclus in Namur! "What innovations for what progress?" was the topic. It opened new perspectives, e.g. highlighting the distinction between technological and paradigm innovation, and stressing the emergent (autocatalytic, probabilistic) nature of life which cannot be fully understood within a reductionist and mechanistic paradigm. Preparing for the future means we have to create spaces for co-creation, for co-evolution with other beings on this planet. It also raised important questions. How can an R&I system increasingly controlled by extractive money become regenerative? How to empower individual researchers who 'mean well' but are caught up in the academic career machinery? https://lnkd.in/eD3KdZAa #Thankyou, Anne Goldberg, Roland Moreau, and colleagues.

- The future is always important, but never urgent! Daria (Dasha) Krivonos of the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies pinpointed our human bias towards today. But by asking us to imagine a day in the life of a child we know, when they are our age, she also showed us a way to give more weight to the problems of tomorrow.   This stands out as the central message of the Nordic Edge Expo for me. After all It's tomorrow, and we can’t afford to wait to solve the challenges of the future.   How do we #BeTheChange? Johan Galster of We Do Democracy brought in the importance of acceptance from inhabitants, with useful tips of how involvement processes creates better solutions and happier public. Sveinung Jørgensen and Lars Jacob Tynes Pedersen of the Centre for Sustainable Business // CSB NHH underlined the need for testing solutions in real world situations, with quick evaluation to make sustainable processes move faster towards impact. (Check out their podcast - Bærekraftseventyr med Jørgensen og Pedersen - in Norwegian.) After this and more, we were ready for the workshop on how to decarbonize urban mobility. A truly exiting day where Ellen Figved Thoresen (Stavanger) and Øvind S. Tanum (Trondheim) challenged us to find solutions on how to reach the Net Zero target within 2030 under the supervision of EIT Urban Mobility, Climate-KIC and Nordic Edge. Through intense group sessions with engaged and competent participants from all over Europe, process and solutions to move cities in a direction of reduced climate emissions and better cities were discussed. Hopefully valuable to the cities.   Which brings us back to the starting point of the Expo – AppliedAutonomy’s interesting seminar on increased potential in public transport by replacing the bus driver with autonomous busses. Liisa Andersson of Ruter As took us for a ride into a future where shared robotaxis in cooperation with high capacity public transport has replaced the private car. As this is happening now, Ronny Fiuren of Forus industrial park, put it clearly: - It’s time to move from pilots to operations. Together with Mads Simonsen Thuv - Ducky, Espen Jørgensen - Kogenta, Tom Henriksen - Telia and more we have got the snowball rolling. We for sure aim to beat yesterday!

🚀 Open Call for Innovators! 🚀 The oPEN Lab project invites European innovators to collaborate on innovative solutions for energy consumption and reduction within Positive Energy Neighborhoods (PENs).🌍🏘️🏙️ 🔹 What’s the Open Call? Join us to co-create and co-design your solutions with inhabitants in our Living Labs in Genk, Tartu, and Pamplona. Test your innovations in real-life environments and receive immediate feedback from end-users. 🔹 Who Can Apply? Innovators from SMEs, start-ups, large enterprises, research institutions, governments, and citizen associations are welcome. Applications from SMEs and start-ups are highly encouraged! (Individuals cannot apply.) 📖To know more about the Open call: https://lnkd.in/dgMaAeFT 📬Subscribe to oPEN Lab Newsletter: https://lnkd.in/eNHvWPbH ENoLL (European Network of Living Labs) | Koen Vervoort #OpenCall #oPENLab #LivingLabs #Innovation #EnergyEfficiency #PositiveEnergyNeighborhoods #Sustainability #Collaboration #UrbanDevelopment

💡Are you an innovator interested in exploiting their innovative solutions around energy consumption and reduction within Positive Energy Neighbourhoods (PENs) ? Test your innovations and receive immediate feedback with its end-users through oPEN Lab's Open Call!

Credit to Dr. Antonio J. Jara  October 5, 2024 SUPPORTiNG ThE SCALE-UP and DEVELOPMENT OF INNOVATIVE URBAN MOBILITY SOLUTIONS https://lnkd.in/gcd2Rg-W It has been an honour to participate in the opening plenary at the CIVITAS Forum #CF2024 with the top voices and leaders in Europe who are creating impact, scaling up, and developing innovative urban mobility solutions, Featuring the leaders from across Europe. ● Maria Tsavachidis, CEO at EIT Urban Mobility ● Stéphane Ouaki from the European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA) ● Giovanni Aldeghi of the European Investment Bank (IB) ● Dr. Antonio J. Jara from Libelium ● Andre Sobczak from Eurocities ● Renske Martijinse - Hartikka from Forum Virium Helsinki  ● Moderated by Marcel Rommerts of CINEA - European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency, European Commission, The session delved into strategies for financing, collaboration, and scaling innovative projects that will shape the future of urban mobility Low Emission Zones I had the opportunity to introduce the experience of Libelium with ElT Urban Mobility in programmes such as #RAPTOR for rapid piloting, investment and innovation projects as the solution for #LowEmissionZones #LEZ developed as part of the project IMAGINEXT, and the current product #ENVAIR360 that is valorizing these results with an excellent adoption and replicability. Scaling up, Replicability and Bankable Projects The discussion emphasizes the bankable projects that could be fundable and investible with a solid business plan and real market and all the opportunities to support the matching between cities' needs and technological offerings. Local Digital Twin Toolbox It is remarkable that the EU LDT Toolbox - Empowering Smart Cities as the ecosystem where the urban needs meet the tech offering, with the tools, marketplace, and ecosystem to deploy, offer and integrate innovative services; where one of the first released examples is a mobility service for Low Emission Zones

🌊💧Are you an artist and passionate about sustainability? Apply now for one of our 20 residencies and collaborate with experts to tackle water challenges through art and technology. Deadline: June 26, 2024.  Budget: 40.000€ per residency. This is your chance to turn ideas into impactful artworks and be part of the solution! Take advantage of this opportunity to make an impact with your ideas and work. STARTS4WaterII builds on the success of S+T+ARTS4WaterI to tackle the environmental and societal challenges within Europe's ports and port cities. 🌍 Join us on a journey to drive innovation and promote sustainability in water management within port ecosystems. S+T+ARTS4WaterII is initiated by the European Commission and the United Nations. The consortium uses advanced digital technologies to explore sustainable solutions in port ecosystems, leveraging lessons from the previous project. Focused on clean water as a fundamental right and aligned with UN SDGs 6 and 14, the project engages industry professionals, researchers, artists, designers, policymakers, and local communities. The consortium partners include VITO, Camargo Foundation, ADAPT Centre drugo more, Waag Futurelab, TBA21, OGR Torino, PiNA, Aisling Murray and klima biennale wien. #STARTS4WATERII #OpenCall #ArtAndTechnology #Sustainability #WaterManagement #Innovation 🖋 More info and apply https://lnkd.in/eZfTQ5Ne