Bologna Italy
DEMOCyber Resilience for Schools and Social Services
- Stage
- 06Market Consultation
- Estimated investment
- €2.4m
- Expected procurement
- Q2 2027
Updated 30 Jul 2026
EU Funding Radar / Digital Europe Programme
Deployment of AI in public administration
ESCA assessment
Relevance for European cities
high
Summary
Deployment instrument, not research. It funds putting something into service, which suits administrations that have already simplified the underlying process.
Suited to
Authorities with a defined service, measured baseline performance and an identified human review point.
Watch out
Obligations under the AI Act apply to the deployed system, and the application has to show that the authority understands which risk category it is in.
This is ESCA's reading, not official guidance. Verify eligibility, budget and deadline against the official call documentation before committing effort.
Eligibility
- Programme
- Digital Europe Programme
- Eligible countries
- All EU Member States, Countries associated to the programme
- Eligible applicants
- Public administrations, Public sector consortia
- Relevant urban sectors
- AI & Data, Public Services & Administration
In the pipeline
Projects considering Digital Europe Programme
Cities already looking at this instrument for a defined project. Useful as a reality check on scale and timing.
Brno Czechia
DEMOUrban Digital Twin Platform
- Stage
- 06Market Consultation
- Estimated investment
- €4.5m
- Expected procurement
- Q3 2027
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Valencia Spain
DEMOPermitting and Licensing Modernisation
- Stage
- 07Procurement Preparation
- Estimated investment
- €3.1m
- Expected procurement
- Q1 2027
Updated 12 Jun 2026
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