City Platforms and Data Spaces
This Thematic Group provides a global platform for cities to explore how digital technologies—particularly urban data spaces and interoperable city platforms—can drive sustainability, innovation, and smarter public services. The group investigates how urban data spaces act as trusted environments where data can be securely shared and reused across sectors. This enables evidence-based decision-making, collaborative urban planning, and the co-creation of responsive public services—while unlocking opportunities in the data economy.
Co-leaders: Maike Salize (UNECE), Daniel Vega Díaz (FEMP), Ernesto Faubel (City of Valencia) and Ramon Ferri (Deloitte)
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The Thematic Group is structured into nine Working Groups (WGs).
Below you will find an overview of the ongoing and completed groups, including their leadership and key deliverables.
Ongoing:
WG7
Smart Destination Platforms
Co-leaders: Sandra Carvao (UN Tourism) and Ezequiel García (SEGITTUR)
Description:
The Working Group develops a Smart Destination Platform framework and roadmap to enhance tourism competitiveness, sustainability, collaboration, and visitor experience.
WG8
Integrated Urban, Land and
Housing Data Framework
Leader: Maike Salize (UNECE)
Description:
The Working Group develops an integrated data framework to support housing needs assessment, affordability monitoring, transparency, and informed urban development.
WG9
Data Spaces
Leader: Daniel Vega (FEMP)
Description:
The Working Group supports cities in developing trusted, interoperable urban data spaces for cross-sector data sharing and people-centred development.
Completed:
WG1
IT Solutions for integrated cities management & Use Cases
Leader: Ramon Ferri (City of Valencia)
Description:
The Working Group focused on integrated digital solutions and city platforms to improve public services, operational efficiency, and urban digital transformation.
Deliverables:
Digital solutions for integrated city management and use cases
Compendium of survey results on integrated digital solutions for city platforms around the world
WG2
Smart Public Health Emergency Management
Leader: Leonidas Anthopoulos (Greece)
Description:
The Working Group focused on using active surveillance, IoT, AI, and data-driven solutions to strengthen cities’ responses to public health emergencies.
Deliverable:
Smart public health emergency management and ICT implementations
WG3
Smart City Platforms- Transitioning to a new architecture
Co-leaders: Martin Brynskov and Michael Mulquin (OASC)
Description:
The Working Group focused on helping cities develop and procure interoperable smart city platforms through technical guidance and specifications.
Deliverable:
Redefining smart city platforms: Setting the stage for Minimal Interoperability Mechanisms
WG4
Tourism, Health and Resilience Management from the perspective of a Smart City Platform
Leader: Alberto Bernal (Indra/Minsait)
Description:
The Working Group focused on using smart city platforms to strengthen tourism, public health, security, and destination resilience.
Deliverable:
Smart tourism: A path to more secure and resilient destinations
Data and API requirements for decentralized smart city platforms
WG5
Reference framework for an integrated management of a smart sustainable city
Leader: Ramon Ferri (City of Valencia)
Description:
The Working Group focused on an integrated framework to help smart sustainable cities align strategic, operational, connectivity, and digital infrastructure needs.
Deliverable:
Reference framework for integrated management of an SSC
WG6
Data and APIs in Smart City Platforms
Leader: Leonidas Anthopoulos (Greece)
Description:
The Working Group focused on standardized data and API requirements for interoperable centralized and decentralized data and smart-service flows.
Deliverable:
Data and API requirements for centralized smart city platforms