Pitches: Spatial
Joost de Kruijf (SmartwayZ), Hayo Schreijer (DMI-ecosystem) and German Castignani (LIST)
Cinema
Three pitches on specific AI applications and challenges.
Local: Traffic safety with AI
SmartwayZ.NL presents DigiKompas: a hybrid twin in which AI models and digital twins form the basis for interactive scenario exploration and decision-making processes. DigiKompas revolves around the use of AI that helps people make better decisions.
Policymakers and experts remain in control and can move faster from data to insight and actionable next steps in an interactive environment. By combining a digital twin, AI and a 3D model of the city, we bring together the analytical power of data and AI with emotional decision-making processes. This allows the city to explore the impact on traffic safety at an early stage of spatial development projects. During AI in the City, we'll show in Breda what that looks like in practice: from data to insight, from insight to a safer city.
National: AI Agents gain access to DMI
The DMI ecosystem has been set up to facilitate, to the greatest possible extent, the secure and trustworthy sharing of data and knowledge, the creation of standards, and the development of innovative solutions for smart and sustainable cities. But how does data sharing work in an era where AI agents are the new consumers? And how can you trust such an agent? Hayo Schreijer (Dexes) works on the data marketplace at DMI and explains how the DMI ecosystem is becoming fully “FAIR”: Fully AI ready.
European: The European Digital Infrastructure Consortium for Local Digital Twins and Citiverse
As European cities navigate green and digital transitions, AI, Local Digital Twins (LDTs) and the emerging Citiverse are becoming key instruments for data-driven urban planning, climate resilience, and citizen engagement. This pitch provides a concise overview of the EU strategic initiatives, funding opportunities, and collaborative ecosystems supporting urban digital twins, converging on the European Digital Infrastructure Consortium for Local Digital Twins and Citiverse (EDIC LDT-Citiverse). We will explore how these frameworks open concrete innovation opportunities for municipalities, SMEs, and research ecosystems across Europe. Grounded in practical implementation, the session will highlight case studies from Luxembourg that illustrate how local digital twins and AI technologies are tested, experimented with, and applied to real-world municipal challenges, exploring also how the EDIC LDT Citiverse will be able to further support replication across European cities.