ENoLL and Smart City Expo World Congress Barcelona Renew Strategic Partnership to Empower Urban Innovators

ENoLL is proud to announce the renewal of its Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Smart City Expo World Congress (SCEWC) Barcelona, reinforcing our joint commitment to co‑create, test and scale urban innovation.

By maintaining this strategic alliance, ENoLL and SCEWC ensure that Living Labs remain at the forefront of global debates on city resilience, sustainability and citizen engagement.

As part of this year’s renewed collaboration, ENoLL will host an Agora Session at SCEWC 2025:

Inclusive by Design: Co-Creating Smart City Solutions through Living Labs

The session will showcase four pioneering city initiatives that are leveraging the Living Lab approach to advance digital inclusion. Each city will present a concrete example of how data spaces and emerging technologies—such as generative AI—are being used to co-create and test digital tools and services in real-life settings. These initiatives aim to improve accessibility, foster engagement, and enhance wellbeing across communities, with a particular focus on supporting marginalised and vulnerable groups at risk of digital exclusion. By hosting this session, ENoLL brings the lived experience of its members directly to the world stage, demonstrating how Living Labs bridge the gap between technological potential and societal impact.

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About Smart City Expo World Congress Barcelona

Held in Barcelona since 2011, Smart City Expo World Congress is the world’s biggest and most influential event for cities and urban innovation. Every year, it brings together leaders from global companies, governments and organizations to move cities towards a better future. The goal is to collectivize urban innovation across the globe and empower cities to tackle the critical challenges facing them today.

Their mission is to accelerate a brighter urban paradigm towards green, efficient and thriving cities that leave no one behind.

SCEWC 2025 will take place 4–6 November 2025 at Fira Barcelona  Gran Via in L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain.

Strategic Objectives of the Collaboration

This renewed partnership is driven by a shared vision to embed Living Labs at the core of urban innovation and development strategies over the long term. Through this strategic partnership, we aim to:

• Shape Urban Policy Agendas: Ensure that insights from real‑world Living Lab experiments inform city masterplans, regulatory frameworks, and funding priorities—positioning citizen co‑creation as a normative standard in smart city roadmaps.
• Sustain Innovation Ecosystems: Foster enduring ecosystems where municipalities, research centres, businesses and communities collaborate beyond single projects—accelerating the scaling of successful prototypes into city‑wide solutions.
• Amplify Global Impact: Combine ENoLL’s network of Living Labs with SCEWC’s audience of city leaders and investors to disseminate proven methodologies worldwide, driving replication of best practices across regions.

ENoLL Members Benefits

As a Collaborating Organisation, ENoLL secures for its members:

• Free Full Congress Passes (limited number)
• Free Expo passes to access the Exhibition Area (limited number)
• 25% discount on extra Congress & Expo passes (unlimited)

To redeem these benefits, members must email [email protected]  with:

• Full name and affiliation
• Desired badge type

This renewed partnership empowers ENoLL’s Living Lab community to showcase urban innovation projects on a world stage, forge cross‑sector collaborations and gain insights on emerging trends – AI for cities, digital twins, blue economy and more.

We look forward to seeing you in Barcelona, co‑creating the cities of tomorrow. For questions, contact  [email protected]