9.10.2026

New report asks: Who are we designing AI for?

As cities and public organisations increasingly explore how AI can support services, information and citizen interaction, a key question is often overlooked: Who are we designing these systems for, and what might we be missing? A new report from European Citiverses Uniting for Inclusiveness explores this question through the experiences and needs of neurodivergent young people and young […]

16.9.2026

Accessible by Design: Putting accessibility at the heart of Europe’s Local Digital Twins

Joint network launching a new European collaboration on citizen-centred digital twins A new European network dedicated to citizen-centred Local Digital Twins (LDTs) and Citiverses launches on 6 October with a half-day online event: Accessible by Design: Launching the Citizen-Centric LDT Network Initiated by the European Citiverses Uniting for Inclusiveness project, the network will grow through collaboration with the LDT CitiVERSE EDIC ecosystem. It […]

8.9.2026

Exploring EU-funded CitiVerse projects with Living-in.EU

In a recent Living-in.EU signatory event, the first four EU-funded projects developing CitiVerse applications shared their progress after one year: 3DxVERSE, European Citiverses Uniting for Inclusiveness, SENSE, and x-CITE. Project representatives provided an overview of the projects' latest developments and showcased four pilot uses cases: Almelo (Netherlands), Gothenburg (Sweden), Kiel (Germany) and Flanders (Belgium). Cities […]

24.6.2026

Building resilient, data-driven municipalities with the EU Local Digital Twin Toolbox

As European cities increasingly explore digital twins to support urban planning and decision-making, the need for open, interoperable, and scalable solutions continues to grow. What does it take to build a truly resilient, data-driven municipality? Claus Popp Larsen, Focus Area Leader for Connected Cities at RISE Research Institutes of Sweden answers three short questions about […]