LDT4SSC

About

Our Work

Across Europe, cities and communities face similar challenges: how to use energy more efficiently, reduce pollution, improve public services and adapt to climate change.

LDT4SSC — short for Local Digital Twins for Smart Sustainable Cities — helps cities meet these challenges by sharing powerful digital tools called Local Digital Twins. Think of them as digital copies of real places. They use data and Artificial Intelligence (AI) to help local governments make smarter, faster decisions — for example, predicting traffic, planning green spaces or improving waste collection.

Linking digital twins across Europe

We connect the tools cities already use — like traffic monitors, energy trackers or environmental sensors — into a shared European network. This makes it easier to collaborate, reuse solutions and give smaller communities access to cutting-edge technology.

Testing smart solutions in the real world

Through pilot projects, we support local teams to develop and test AI-driven services. These real-life pilots improve everyday life by making public services faster, decision-making smarter and cities more sustainable.

Expanding Europe’s toolbox with AI innovation

We are enriching the EU’s Local Digital Twin Toolbox with new AI-powered tools — from prediction models to self-organising systems — so cities can respond to challenges more quickly and effectively.

Impact for Europe

Europe’s digital transformation is often slowed down by high costs, complex rules and scattered expertise. LDT4SSC helps break down these barriers by:

  • Bringing cities together to share solutions.

  • Supporting open, ethical, people-centred technology.

  • Creating fair digital markets with open standards.

  • Working with the European Digital Infrastructure Consortium (EDIC) to build strong, connected systems across borders.

This project is funded by the Digital Europe Programme and directly supports the EU’s vision of a digital, green and inclusive society.

Our Partners

LDT4SSC brings together a diverse and experienced group of partners from across Europe. The consortium includes public research institutes, universities, non-profits, local authorities and open-source technology providers, all working together to advance interoperable Local Digital Twins and AI-driven services across Europe. This collaboration is made possible with the support of the European Union as the funding authority, ensuring alignment with broader EU digital and innovation priorities.

     
image info OPEN & AGILE SMART CITIES & COMMUNITIES BE
image info LUXEMBOURG INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LU
image info FIWARE FOUNDATION EV DE
image info KEREVAL FR
image info TALLINNA TEHNIKAÜLIKOOL EE
image info EUROPEAN NETWORK OF LIVING LABS IVZW BE
image info CENTRE D ETUDES ET D EXPERTISE SUR LES RISQUES L ENVIRONNEMENT LA MOBILITE ET L AMENAGEMENT FR
image info TECHNOPOLIS CONSULTING GROUP BELGIUM BE
image info LIBELIUM LAB SL ES
image info UNIVERSITEIT GENT BE

The project officially started in June 2025 and will run until December 2028. The first open call for pilot projects is scheduled to launch in month 5, inviting multi-stakeholder consortia to propose impactful, real-world use cases that advance the development and deployment of Local Digital Twins across Europe.

LDT4SSC is a project funded by the Digital Europe Programme under grant agreement number 101226211. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Commission. Neither the European Union nor the European Commission can be held responsible for them.