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Open Call 1: Interconnecting Local Digital Twins
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Target audience
Digital skills for ICT professionals and other digital experts.Digital technology / specialisation
Digital skillsDigital skill level
IntermediateGeographic Scope - Country
European UnionIndustry - Field of Education and Training
Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) not further definedTarget language
Type of initiative
EU institutional initiative
Event setting
Form of funding
Grant
Target group
Persons in tertiary education (EQF 6)Skip to content
Context
Funded under the Digital Europe Programme (DEP), the Local Digital Twins for Smart and Sustainable Communities (LDT4SSC) project is launching its first Open Call within Work Strand 1.
The call will fund pilot projects that show how existing Local Digital Twins can be linked together to build a Europe-wide network, using common frameworks and services to enable interoperability and cross-domain collaboration.
Target Beneficiaries
- Local, regional and national authorities
- Private organisations such as businesses and technology developers
- NGOs, not-for-profits
- Research institutions and academia
Budget
- Maximum Funding per Consortium: €1,000,000
- 50% co-funding required
- Maximum €500,000 per third party across all strands
Timeline
- Open Call launch: 14 November 2025
- Submission deadline: 15 January 2026, 23:59 CET
- Expected pilot start: 14 May 2026
- Project duration: 12–18 months