As part of Work Package 5’s replication strategy, Fraunhofer IAO organised the internal SPARCS City Forum on July 1 2021 from 9:30 to 11:30 CET. The topic of the forum was Services for Businesses and the Business Ecosystem within the Smart City Realm.

Four city representatives presented valuable experiences and strategies in regard to the forum’s topic. The four speakers were Elina Wanne from the City of Espoo, Sanna Öörni from VTT, Sebastian Graetz from City of Leipzig and David Škorňa from the City of Kladno. Over 20 participants took part in the event from nearly six partner organisations. Each presentation was followed by a Q&A where the participants had the opportunity to interact with the speakers that lead to a productive intimate discussion.