Co-organised by the European Commission's DG REGIO and the European Committee of the Regions, the European Week of Regions and Cities is the EU's largest annual event dedicated to regional and urban development. The 2026 edition in Brussels, themed 'Strong regions, strong Europe', gathers thousands of policymakers, practitioners, and experts for conferences, workshops, and networking on cohesion policy and place-based solutions.
How Digital Innovation Is Shaping the Public Sector. The Smart Country Convention stands for three days of full program with all topics related to digitization, innovation and transformation of the public space. National and international personalities from administration, politics and associations will be on the big stages together with experts from science and the digital economy. Municipal heads as well as start-ups and founding teams will also make feasibility strategies for digital administration and services of general interest as well as the networked city tangible.