The Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) is announced the publication of the 2022 Sustainable Development Report (SDR).

The proposed project "Digital Transformation οf Local Government - Development of Smart Cities and Internet of Things (IoT) Applications is in consultation and discussion.

The European project AccelWater organizes a workshop on the Circular Economy opportunities as part of European Union Green Week - #EUGreenWeek.

The Commission has announced the 100 EU cities that will participate in the EU Mission for 100 climate-neutral and smart cities by 2030, ensuring that these cities act as experimentation and innovation hubs to put all European cities in a position to become climate-neutral by 2050.

2021 was a year in which cities continued to press ahead with meaningful climate action. That is why C40’s mission is to halve the emissions of its member cities within a decade, while improving equity, building resilience and creating the conditions for everyone, everywhere, to thrive.

This year marks the 10th anniversary of the World Happiness Report, which uses global survey data to report how people evaluate their own lives in more than 150 countries worldwide.

The 20th European Week of Regions and Cities will take place from 10 to 13 October 2022. 2022 will mark the 20th anniversary of the European Week of Regions and Cities.

The Information Society S.A., in collaboration with the Ministry of Digital Government, published the invitation to submit proposals for the "Smart Cities" program, with a total budget of 90 million euros. This program is part of the Greece 2.0 - National Recovery and Resilience Plan.

Transforming the European Union to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals

Air pollution is regarded as one of the most serious environmental risk to human health. Cities are both areas where these effects are more visible and actors that have the potential to create innovative actions resulting in improved quality of life and urban environments.

The City of Athens is the latest city to join the Open and Agile Smart Cities network.

The second European island facility NESOI call is open. The deadline for proposals is 21 January 2022!

New York becomes the 200th city to join the global CitiesWithNature partnership initiative, leading the way in strengthening collective action and impact to protect biodiversity and reconnect urban communities with nature.

The third edition of the annual IMD-SUTD Smart City Index (SCI) released today has revealed that city-dwellers’ perceptions of how technology is helping to address urban challenges has been highly affected by the pandemic and its acceleration of digital transformation.

SDG Action has released its Climate Action edition for COP26, which brings together a wide array of global leaders from business, academia, politics, and civil society. This collection of powerful articles sets out a roadmap for action, with a particular focus on breaking the inertia.

The 2021 EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK pays tribute to the hardships felt by Europe - and the world - throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. It also reflects on the opportunities for change resulting from this unprecedented health crisis in Europe.

The 19th edition of EURegionsWeek ‘Together for Recovery’ is ready to take off virtually, with its 300 sessions.

The Sustainable Development Report (including the SDG Index & Dashboards) is a complement to the official SDG indicators and voluntary country-led review processes. The report is not an official monitoring tool. It uses publicly available data published by official data providers (World Bank, WHO, ILO, others) and other organizations including research centers and non-governmental organizations. Interest in the global SDG Index and Dashboards has spurred many initiatives to develop localized assessments of SDG progress.

EGD4cities takes inspiration from existing initiatives, aiming to implement a general concept and approach to greening human capital and economy referred to the wider approach to sustainability introducing skills linked to the transition to a circular and greener economy.

Preparations for the European Week of Regions and Cities, which will take place from 11 to 14 October 2021 have already begun! During the four-day event, which takes place every year in Brussels, views are exchanged and participants in the field of regional policy are networked. Co-organizers are the Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy of the European Commission and the European Committee of the Regions.