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Intelligent Cities Challenge
The Intelligent Cities Challenge (ICC) is a European Commission initiative bringing together 136 cities to achieve intelligent, socially responsible and sustainable growth through advanced technologies. This collection includes case studies and tools developed under ICC to inspire and support cities.

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Zaragoza case studies - Intelligent Cities Challenge

The Intelligent Cities Challenge (ICC) is a European Commission initiative bringing together 136 cities to achieve intelligent, socially responsible and sustainable growth through advanced technologies. This resources includes case studies from the city of Zaragoza, Spain related to:

  • Adapt Your Schoolyard: transforming schoolyards into greener spaces
  • Citizen Forest of Zaragoza: making the city greener and more resilient. 

Aalborg, Denmark case studies - Intelligent Cities Challenge

The Intelligent Cities Challenge (ICC) is a European Commission initiative bringing together 136 cities to achieve intelligent, socially responsible and sustainable growth through advanced technologies. This resources includes case studies from the city of Aalborg, Denmark related to:

  • The Aalborg Climate Alliance collaborative initiative between Aalborg Municipality and local companies

Aarhus, Denmark case studies - Intelligent Cities Challenge

The Intelligent Cities Challenge (ICC) is a European Commission initiative bringing together 136 cities to achieve intelligent, socially responsible and sustainable growth through advanced technologies. This resources includes case studies from the city of Aarhus, Denmark related to:

  • Climate Alliance Aarhus is a partnership between the local companies, institutions, and public workplaces to jointly achieve Aarhus' goal of CO2 neutrality in 2030.

Aarhus case studies - Intelligent Cities Challenge

The Intelligent Cities Challenge (ICC) is a European Commission initiative bringing together 136 cities to achieve intelligent, socially responsible and sustainable growth through advanced technologies. This resources includes case studies from the city of Aarhus related to:

  • Climate Alliance Aarhus is a partnership between the local companies, institutions, and public workplaces to jointly achieve Aarhus' goal of CO2 neutrality in 2030.

Alba Iulia, Romania case studies - Intelligent Cities Challenge

The Intelligent Cities Challenge (ICC) is a European Commission initiative bringing together 136 cities to achieve intelligent, socially responsible and sustainable growth through advanced technologies. This resources includes case studies from the city of Alba Iulia related to:

  • Changing the behaviour using local transport 
  • Data sharing framework among transport stakeholders
  • Developing local energy communities at local level
  • Developing and promoting sustainable tourism through Destination Management Organization
  • Urban energy management platforms
  • Improving the capacity and capability of local tourism

Alcoy, Spain case study - Intelligent Cities Challenge

The Intelligent Cities Challenge (ICC) is a European Commission initiative bringing together 136 cities to achieve intelligent, socially responsible and sustainable growth through advanced technologies. This resources includes case studies from the city of Alcoy related to:

  • Sustainability practices and mitigation of risk of energy poverty

Almeria, Spain case studies - Intelligent Cities Challenge

The Intelligent Cities Challenge (ICC) is a European Commission initiative bringing together 136 cities to achieve intelligent, socially responsible and sustainable growth through advanced technologies. This resources includes case studies from the city of Almeria related to:

  • Local Green Deal: developing the blue economy within the double green and digital transition, contributing to the city's strategic sustainability frameworks
  • Sustainable construction and built environment

Antony, France case studies - Intelligent Cities Challenge

The Intelligent Cities Challenge (ICC) is a European Commission initiative bringing together 136 cities to achieve intelligent, socially responsible and sustainable growth through advanced technologies. This resources includes case studies from the city of Antony, France related to:

  • Citizen-led solar energy for public and private buildings
  • Collective citizen solar self-consumption

Arnsberg, Germany case studies - Intelligent Cities Challenge

The Intelligent Cities Challenge (ICC) is a European Commission initiative bringing together 136 cities to achieve intelligent, socially responsible and sustainable growth through advanced technologies. This resources includes case studies from the city of Arnsberg, Germany related to:

  • Local Green Deal with local businesses

Arteixo, Spain case studies - Intelligent Cities Challenge

The Intelligent Cities Challenge (ICC) is a European Commission initiative bringing together 136 cities to achieve intelligent, socially responsible and sustainable growth through advanced technologies. This resources includes case studies from the city of Arteixo, Spain related to:

  • Green infrastructure in the port area
  • Photovoltaic infrastructure 
  • Pact for sustainable mobility 

Green Guide for festivals and events: inspiration from North Jutland

In this guide, you can gain insights into how festivals and events can work on green transition in everything from their purchases and consumption to green transportation options, energy consumption, and communication. The guide aims to be both hands-on and practical, providing concrete examples of sustainability initiatives from event organizers throughout North Jutland.

Renovation wave in practice - Intelligent Cities Challenge

In October 2020, the European Commission (EC) launched the 'renovation wave', a comprehensive strategy and action plan with the objective of boosting renovation rates of buildings and delivering deeper renovation, while creating good jobs and improving quality of life for all.

This guide is a resource for all cities who wish to:

  • understand the key principles and priority actions of the Renovation Wave; 
  • understand how the Renovation Wave relates to the wider enabling environment of European Union (EU) policies, directives and standards; 
  • learn which role cities can play in accelerating the Renovation Wave at a local level through:
    • piloting
    • unlocking funding and finance
    • removing market barriers
    • developing partnerships
    • placing communities at the centre of the Renovation Wave;
    • be inspired from tangible and successful examples of renovation initiatives delivered or facilitated by local governments across Europe;
    • learn about novel instruments and technologies supporting renovation, such as transition funds and Product-as-a-Service.

A cities guide to reskilling the local workforce

An introduction to launching a local or regional skills partnership, this guide describes 5 phases that are crucially important for designing reskilling initiatives.

Originated from reskilling track in Intelligent Cities Challenge (ICC), this guide proposes a step-to-step approach to developing a reskilling initiative, provides examples of the experiences of cities, key success factors and lessons learned. This guide includes:

  • Description of the phases
  • Tools and instruments where relevant
  • Key success factors
  • Funding models and opportunities
  • Lessons learned from 32 good practices

Local Green Deals: A blueprint for action

This guide has been developed as part of the European Commission’s Intelligent Cities Challenge (ICC). It provides cities with a blueprint to develop Local Green Deals (LGDs), with good practice case studies, to support them with the implementation of the European Green Deal (EGD) at the local level.

Bacău, Romania case study - Intelligent Cities Challenge

The Intelligent Cities Challenge (ICC) is a European Commission initiative bringing together 136 cities to achieve intelligent, socially responsible and sustainable growth through advanced technologies. This resources includes case studies from the city of Arteixo, Spain related to:

  • Voices for a greener future: promotes ecological education through music and community engagement

Bamberg, Germany case studies - Intelligent Cities Challenge

The Intelligent Cities Challenge (ICC) is a European Commission initiative bringing together 136 cities to achieve intelligent, socially responsible and sustainable growth through advanced technologies. This resources includes case studies from the city of Bamber, Germany related to:

  • Saving energy, tackling energy poverty

  • Integrating Carsharing in municipal practice

Benidorm, Spain case studies - Intelligent Cities Challenge

The Intelligent Cities Challenge (ICC) is a European Commission initiative bringing together 136 cities to achieve intelligent, socially responsible and sustainable growth through advanced technologies. This resources includes case studies from the city of Benidorm, Spain related to:

  • Local Green Deal – Water cycle

  • Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan 

  • Shopping tourism 

Braga, Portugal case studies - Intelligent Cities Challenge

The Intelligent Cities Challenge (ICC) is a European Commission initiative bringing together 136 cities to achieve intelligent, socially responsible and sustainable growth through advanced technologies. This resources includes case studies from the city of Braga, Portugal related to:

  • Local Ecological Pact for Sustainable Tourism in Braga

  • Local Green Deal for Construction

  • Local Ecological Pact for Culture and Creative Economy of Braga

Busto Arsizio, Italy case studies - Intelligent Cities Challenge

The Intelligent Cities Challenge (ICC) is a European Commission initiative bringing together 136 cities to achieve intelligent, socially responsible and sustainable growth through advanced technologies. This resources includes case studies from the city of Busto Arsizio, Italy related to:

  • Connecting the City with the industrial area

  • Green Last Mile: for a more liveable Limited Traffic Zone

  • Smart Mobility for EcoCommuting

  • Sustainable and Safe school mobility