Save the date 📅 Ieva Stanislovaityte, Senior Consultant at Technopolis Belgium, will participate in the upcoming NetZeroCitiesEU webinar!

🏙️ Curious about what we do at #IntelligentCitiesChallenge to help cities showcase their digital solutions? Don't miss this webinar if you want to find out how this platform boosts visibility for cities, solution providers, and the broader urban community!

Ieva will also present #ICC's Tech4Good platform: https://lnkd.in/diCD-HN

🔗 Stay tuned for more updates and register: https://lnkd.in/eMGrGdu4

🏙️ 50 EU cities and communities have already embarked on a transformative journey to design a comprehensive digitalisation roadmap for the next five years.

This strategy paves the way for establishing Local Data Platforms or Local Digital Twins!

Read about the achievements of Cork and how the Online Procurement Helpdesk for Smart Communities has been a key player in their success"

📍"Our experience with the Local Digital Twins Digital Toolbox was a seamless experience from start to finish. It was enlightening to take stock of where we are on our Digital Transformation journey and through the assessments we derived a clearer picture of where our strengths and weaknesses lie. The ability to visualise how Cork compares and contrasts with other communities in Europe helps to contextualise future endeavors and the sharing of information among participants will allow for more informed collaboration."

📢 We're calling on more cities and communities to join this movement! Express your interest via ldt.toolbx.eu/join

#DigitalEU #LocalDigitalTwins #DigitalToolbox
Cork City Council - Comhairle Cathrach Chorcaí, Deloitte, Capgemini, Open & Agile Smart Cities & Communities (OASC), Intellera Consulting, TNO, imec, Serendipity, Kereval, DTU - Technical University of Denmark Digitaal Vlaanderen, ICLEI

Technopolis UK is a proud sponsor of the 2025 UK Evaluation Society Conference!

🔍📊 This year’s conference shines a light on data—from numbers to narratives—illuminating unique insights and new techniques, and delving into what the future holds for evaluation in an increasingly data-driven world.

The programme includes a presentation from Cristina Rosemberg and Neil Brown on applying value for money rubrics to large and complex international research and innovation portfolios.

Stay tuned!

Bridging Europe's Innovation Finance Gap: New strategic approaches to strengthen growth financing of technology-intensive startups

Read the full article by our Managing Partner Jérôme Treperman: https://lnkd.in/dUZT5x_T

Europe has world-class research and a thriving startup ecosystem, but when it comes to growth financing, we are still lagging. Compared to the US, European startups struggle to secure large venture capital (VC) rounds, particularly in later stages. This financing gap pushes our most promising companies to relocate abroad or be acquired too early by non-European investors.

Both the Draghi Report and the Letta Report identify the lack of a fully developed Capital Markets Union (CMU) as a major barrier. Without a CMU, asset managers cannot efficiently mobilise savings and pension funds across Europe to support high-risk, high-growth businesses.

The consequence? A fragmented market where only 30% of VC investments come from institutional investors—compared to 70% in the US.

What’s being done?

At both EU and national levels, new initiatives are emerging:

✅ EU-Level Financial Instruments – COSME, INVEST EU, and Cohesion Policy programs are increasingly leveraging EU funding to support innovation through Financial Instruments (FIs).
✅ Germany’s Future Fund (€10B) – Investing in DeepTech & Climate startups with patient capital.
✅ France’s Plan France 2030 (€30B) – Funding deep tech, climate solutions, and digital innovation.
✅ Invest-NL (Netherlands) – Scaling up private-public funding for tech and sustainability.

What must happen next?

We need systemic change to close Europe’s innovation funding gap:

📌 Fully Implement the Capital Markets Union (CMU) – Unlock billions in private capital and create a true European venture ecosystem.
📌 Fund-of-Funds Strategy – A European VC Fund-of-Funds could attract international institutional investors and scale financing for high-growth companies.
📌 Public-Private Co-Investment Vehicles – Expanding pari passu co-investment mechanisms to share risks and attract private capital.
📌 Shift Public Funding to Later-Stage Growth – Moving from early-stage to scaling-focused investments can better support high-tech European startups.
📌 Regulatory & Fiscal Reforms – Simplifying cross-border investment rules and incentivising pension funds to invest in VC.

Looking for more details? Contact us for more insights on innovation finance

#Innovation #InnovationFinance #TechnologyStartups

The final conference of the Intelligent Cities Challenge project was a major success! 🏙️

On March 5-6 2025, over 250 city and business leaders from the #ICC came together in Brussels for a transformative two-day event, which has showcased the power of Local Green Deals (LGDs) in driving sustainable urban development! 🌱

Key highlights included:

✅ Insightful sessions on progress and outcomes, complemented by an exhibition featuring innovative LGDs.

✅ An exclusive Mayors–Business Forum fostering dialogue on boosting #cleantech in Europe, culminating in the announcement of LGD awards to several ICC cities.

The event underscored the 🇪🇺 EU's commitment to partnering with cities to achieve the Green Deal objectives, highlighting successful case studies, addressing challenges, and exploring strategies for scaling LGDs.

This collaboration between cities and the private sector is pivotal in shaping a sustainable and competitive future for all.

A huge thanks to all the inspiring leaders who contributed!

#IntelligentCitiesChallenge #LocalGreenDeals #SustainableCities #EUGreenDeal #SmartCities #GreenDeal

Weronika Fay, Francesca Lazzarini, Hannah Hayes, Mikaela Almerud, Augusto Ferreira, António Ramos, Luigi Lo Piparo, Ruslan Zhechkov, Ieva Stanislovaityte, Alessia Iannacci, Owen Mc Colgan, Morten Rasmussen, Melina Addix