Collaborative Governance & Innovation Ecosystems: Best Practices from the 100 Intelligent Cities Challenge Network

Across Europe and worldwide, cities are dealing with shared challenges related to climate change, migration and the Covid-19 crisis. In order to respond to these problems, cities and regions are developing collaborative approaches, bringing together public, private and civil society actors in various partnerships, open networks, and “coalitions of the willing”. What are the key characteristics and success factors of these collaborative approaches? What is the role of digital and social innovations in building these innovations ecosystems? And what is the role of various actors, including national governments and the European Commission in supporting and scaling these initiatives? This session will bring together several cities and regions participating in European Commission’s Intelligent Cities Challenge to share their experience and lessons learned from collaborative governance initiatives with focus on accelerating the twin green and digital transition. The 1.5hour session will consist of short inspiring pitches from Amsterdam, Heidelberg, Milan and Porto, followed by a roundtable discussion.