EU Research and Innovation for Cities of the Future

The European Parliament Urban Intergroup and the European Commission (DG RTD) are organising an event on ‘EU research and innovation for cities in the future’.

The event will take place on Thursday 21 March 2019 at 14.30-17.30 at the European Parliament in Brussels.
The event aims to:

• Inform members of the European Parliament, city leaders, policy makers, academia, private sector, industry and innovation firms on the substantial evidence knowledge base from EU funded research and innovation projects/initiatives/actions;
• Discuss EU R&I emerging findings, challenges and opportunities building on the main highlights of the draft High-Level Expert Group report on ‘Innovating Cities’;
• Support knowledge transfer towards sustainable urban transition, tapping on the existing EU funding instruments.

The event is structured around 3 sessions, including inspirational talks, panel discussions and representative case studies from Horizon 2020 ongoing demonstration projects.

More information on this page.