Trikala Trikala, the national smart city “flagship”, aims to become a leading European smart city in terms of openness, usefulness, efficiency and tech-talents’ generation What are we doing today? The city is the Greek leading smart city, with several deployed ICT innovations. More specifically, Trikala Municipality developed a citizen self-service machine, launched numerous ICT courses and campaigns, installed several smart services and became a 5G pilot. Trikala is a “smart story” dated in 2004. It is working on many projects to accelerate the digital transformation of community and its internal services: 35Km of Municipal Fiber Optic Network Public WiFi with 65 access points (AP) LoRa network with more than 200 sensors More than 200 STEM kits have been given to public schools Tech talent school, Cisco Academy and Regional Open Source Lab are located in the area Citizen Complaints’ registration system “Smart Projects": lighting; parking; environmental measurements; waste; water; traffic light; and fleet management in PPP with vendors. Population [inhabitants] 81.355 Unemploy-ment rate [%] 19.6% Big milk industry requires ICT skills Open Mall has been launched and integrated small commercial companies Strong municipal network of volunteers Strong connection with schools More than 20 testing beds in the city Key sectors: Agriculture Creative industries Tourism Where do we want to go? Trikala Municipal Council adopted the “Trikala 2025 Strategy" in 2015, which envisions a smart, resilient and efficient city. The Municipal Smart City department aims to standardize and engage companies and the community Local stakeholders are willing to collaborate The city tries to develop a coherent community, to encourage innovation development and testing. ICT infrastructure (Wi-Fi, LoRa and 5G) developed a IoT-ready city; numerous data-streams are free; processes and consultations are open; spaces are shared to the community (music studio; web radio; sport centers; museums; cultural centers). Huge city renovation activities are on the go that interconnect city with sustainable means New museums, cultural centers and libraries are becoming open meeting spaces The city intends to rely on several options for its digital transformation, including municipal and public funding, public-private partnerships, private investments, venture financing and crowdfunding initiatives. Framework programs started launching A flourish area for testing beds The city gives opportunities to youth to become tech talents including STEM; free-of-charge training courses and certifications; open lab; innovation hub; numerous campaigns. Governance & leadership Finance Infrastructure Digital skillset Support services Community Access to data Companies' digital competencies