The 26 Pilot Cities will execute locally designed innovative strategies that encompass various sectors, from infrastructure to waste management, and mechanisms for change, such as governance, finance, and policy. The cities represent 22 Pilot City Activities, selected from numerous applications across the European Union and Horizon Europe Associated Countries.
The Pilot Cities Programme team expressed their enthusiasm:
'We are delighted to be welcoming a second cohort of cities and innovative activities to the programme and wider portfolio. It is inspiring to see such diverse activities seeking to overcome key city challenges and barriers to fundamental, systemic change, with the aim to unlock innovation capacity and opportunities in their pursuit of the Mission 2030 goal. We look forward to meeting the cities’ teams and partners in the coming weeks to connect, learn, and explore each other’s plans in more depth, and to begin to develop the cohort’s collaborative, peer-learning centred and innovative journey'.
