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SmartEnCity Academy: records of lesson 3 now availble
Our 3rd lesson "Where are we now? City Analysis and Diagnoses" was taking place last week on 04 June with a presentation of the Covenant of Mayors from Alis Daniela Torres, Climate Action and Smart Cities - Monitoring, Reporting and Verification Expert as well as an introduction of SmartEnCity's Energy Balance Tool and practical insights of Lighthouse City Sonderborg and Follower City Asenovgrad.

Vitoria Gasteiz’s demo area citizens engaged in a mural painting co-creation process.
During the last months, VISESA in collaboration with the inhabitants of the first retrofitted building, has gone through a co-creation process to achieve a shared draft for the forthcoming mural painting at Eulogio Serdán 4 early adopter’s building.

First virtual smart home training in Lighthouse City Tartu
Tartu’s first virtual smart home training exceeded all expectations. The current health crisis has forced the Tartu team of the SmartEnCity project to adapt new demands and conditions in order to reach as much as possible residents. As a result, on the evening of May 27th, the first virtual smart home training took place.

SmartEnCity Network - Estonia
Get to know the Estonian national SmartEnCity Network, the Estonian Smart Cities Club (Eesti Tarkade Linnade Klubi)

Meet The Danish national SmartEnCity Network
The "Energibyerne" are the so-called Energy Cities in Denmark. They are all a part of the SmartEnCity Network but became the Energy Cities when they decided to work together and collaborate with each other on a national level in Denmark.

Lighthouse City Tartu expands its bike sharing system
Tartu’s new bike sharing system is that popular, that the Lighthouse City has now decided to expand this service to the nearby regions as well.

SmartEnCity Academy: Lesson 3 on City Analysis and Diagnosis starting on 4 June
Where are we now? This upcoming lesson is focusing on the elements to be included in a city description according to the Paris Agreement, SmartEnCity, Covenant of Mayors, etc. As usual, we are offering hands-on information in an interactive format. Our Lighthouse and Follower Cities are giving practical insights tailored to your needs. Are you ready?
New SmartEnCity Scientific Publication on Smart Urban Tranformation Process
"Cities4ZERO: Overcoming Carbon Lock-in in Municipalities through Smart Urban Transformation Processes" is the title of a new scientific publication by SmartEnCity Partners Koldo Urrutia-Azcona, Merit Tatar, Patricia Molina-Costa and Iván Flores-Abascal.

SmartEnCity Network at the European City Facility Event
On Wednesday the 19th February 2020, ProjectZero represented the SmartEnCity Network at the launch of the European City Facility event following the Covenant of Mayors Investment Forum and the Energy Efficiency Finance Marketplace.

Sonderborg Youth Climate Council
Municipal and National Youth Climate Councils is a recent phenomenon, established on the momentum created by Fridays For Future and a strong demand for action among the younger generation becoming increasingly aware that the clock is ticking. Sonderborg Youth Council decided to establish a group for and by young people focused on climate and environmental issues, creating activities, informing and engaging their peers and the citizens of Sonderborg.