Register now for our webinar ‘Smart cities and digital twin technology: the case of Bologna’
Join us on 23 January to explore the civic digital twin from the city of Bologna
Get ready to mark your calendar for our upcoming data.europa academy webinar ‘Smart cities and digital twin technology: the case of Bologna’ on Friday, 23 January 2026, from 10:00 to 11:00 CET. Following the previous smart city webinars on Rotterdam and Dublin, this third edition will highlight the Bologna Digital Twin project.
Urban digital twins are playing an increasingly relevant role in city governance processes, raising key questions about how data, models, and artificial intelligence systems are produced, governed, and made accessible to public actors and the wider community. By leveraging the capabilities of AI and automated data analytics, digital twins can assist institutions in the transition towards evidence-based policymaking.
The Bologna digital twin is a project led by a consortium of 5 organisations working together to create a new civic infrastructure, which will be at the disposal of the entire city of Bologna. The digital twin is a crucial tool for Bologna, as it aids in bringing to fruition municipal ambitions, such as climate neutrality by 2030 and better public health. In this webinar, Stefania Paolazzi from Comune di Bologna and Marco Pistore from Fondazione Bruno Kessler will talk users through the conception of the Bologna digital twin project, as well as provide use cases on what is currently being done to facilitate informed decision making. Participants will gain insights into the key challenges and opportunities of urban digital twins and the contribution to transparency and innovation in Bologna.
If you want to enhance your understanding of digital twins and smart cities, you can rewatch the Dublin and Rotterdam webinars online. Save the date and register now for our upcoming webinar to discover the role of open data in shaping the future of smart cities.
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