Smart Cities Marketplace (SCM)

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Contact information
Brussels, Belgium
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https://x.com/EUSmartCities
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https://www.youtube.com/c/SmartCitiesMarketplace
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European Commission, DG ENER
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About
Investing in a sustainable and green urban future

The Smart Cities Marketplace is an initiative of the European Commission. It plays an important role in speeding up the just and green transition of cities in Europe by improving citizens’ quality of life, increasing the competitiveness of European cities and industry as well as reaching European energy and climate targets, across all relevant urban sectors such as transport, mobility, logistics, built environment, energy infrastructures, urban data, digital assets, environment, citizen engagement and urban governance.

The Smart Cities Marketplace aims to ENGAGE cities and towns of all sizes to deliver more sustainable urban environments and offers all the information needed to EXPLORE solutions, SHAPE sustainable urban projects, and successfully close a DEAL for financing them. It offers a complete catalogue of support such as calls for free technical assistance, 1-to-1-consultancy services for city-led consortia close to the financing stage, financing masterclasses and fine-tuned assistance/matchmaking for the financing of sustainable urban projects. 

Type of service
Capacity building/skilling
Data and knowledge production
Funding
Networking and knowledge sharing
Research, development, innovation
Urban themes covered

Operational topics
Strategy
Strategy design
Governance
Multi-stakeholder approach
Participation and Communication
Citizen engagement
Resource and funding
Access to funding
Data management and evaluation
Data collection and analysis
Monitoring and evaluation
Small and medium sized cities
Target audience

The Smart Cities Marketplace is a major market-changing enterprise supported by the European Commission bringing together cities, industries, SMEs, investors, researchers and other smart city actors.

Key activities and platforms
Matchmaking
The Smart Cities Marketplace matchmaking process supports the development, uptake, and upscaling of proven solutions in clean energy, ICT solutions and sustainable mobility to help communities, towns and cities accelerate the transition toward climate neutrality.

How is it done?

The Marketplace focuses on knowledge sharing, capacity building and providing guidance and practical advice with the support of its community and its expanding Investor Network.

The matchmaking support includes activities such as

1-to-1-consultancy deployed locally by our legal, financial, technical and governance experts,
“Deal” meetings with investors,
Financing Masterclasses,
Matchmaking webinars & Matchmaking online info days.

Funding
Matchmaking
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Insights
This service of the Marketplace offers a series of publications and other content that provides you with insights through stories, solutions and key publications.

Visualisations
Data
Stories
Solutions
Publications
Data Visualisation
Storytelling
Solution Booklets
Publications
Insights
News & Events
News
Events
News & Events
Community
The Smart Cities Marketplace offers opportunities to network via its Focus and Discussion groups. Furthermore, a collection of EU initiatives is maintained to provide a single point access to various options open to cities to find finance, funding, capacity-building support and good examples.

Equally, a collection of documents is offered that can be used for a just, clean transition.
Community
Networks
Groups
Knowledge Sharing
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The Smart Cities Marketplace is a major market-changing enterprise supported by the European Commission bringing together cities, industries, SMEs, investors, researchers and other smart city actors.

The Marketplace offers insight in European smart city good practice, allowing you to explore which approach might fit your smart city project.

What is more, the Marketplace represents a community of experts that can help you in shaping your smart city project so that you get your plan and business case ready for financing and can present it to investors.

The Marketplace has a growing investor network that is instrumental in attracting investment while the matchmaking team of the Marketplace can support you in sealing a deal.

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