{"id":5202,"date":"2026-06-19T09:20:36","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T09:20:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/cities\/?page_id=5202"},"modified":"2026-09-08T17:35:23","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T17:35:23","slug":"forum-on-ai-and-citiverse-building-the-foundations-for-interoperable-and-scalable-urban-innovation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/cities\/forum-on-ai-and-citiverse-building-the-foundations-for-interoperable-and-scalable-urban-innovation\/","title":{"rendered":"Forum on AI and Citiverse: Building the foundations for interoperable and scalable urban innovation"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Forum on AI and Citiverse: Building the foundations for interoperable and scalable urban innovation<\/strong>, co-organized by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), and the City of Tampere, will take place on 9\u201310 September 2026 in Tampere, Finland. The Forum is kindly hosted by the City of Tampere. Bringing together representatives from cities, governments, industry, academia, standards development organizations, and international organizations, the Forum will explore emerging trends, opportunities, and challenges in the use of artificial intelligence (AI) for smart sustainable cities and communities. Participants will exchange experiences, best practices, and real-world use cases, while discussing interoperability requirements, governance approaches, and enabling frameworks needed to support scalable and inclusive AI deployment in urban environments. The Forum will also serve as a platform to introduce the newly established ITU-T Focus Group on AI for Smart Sustainable Cities and Communities (FG-AI4SSC) and encourage broad stakeholder engagement in shaping future standards and collaborative initiatives in this field.
The Forum will be held in English. <\/p>\n<\/div>

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Participation in the Forum and the Focus Group Meeting is open to ITU Member States, Sector Members, Associates and Academic Institutions and to any individual from a country that is a member of ITU and who wishes to contribute to the work. This includes individuals who are also members of international, regional, and national organizations.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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The Forum will be followed by the first meeting of the ITU-T Focus Group on AI for Smart Sustainable Cities and Communities (FG-AI4SSC)<\/a>, which will take place 10-11 September 2026 at the same venue. See TSB Circular 147<\/a> for details.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Deadline for visa support letters: 1 August 2026 (Please submit the visa request form<\/a>\u200b<\/a> to Elias Reinikainen<\/a> and Minna Merikoski\u200b<\/a>).<\/p>\n<\/div>

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*Registration manual<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div> <\/div>\n

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Co-organizers<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>

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General Information:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>

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Invitation letter<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>

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Venue:<\/strong> Room Soprano, Tampere Hall (Yliopistonkatu 55, 33100 Tampere, Finland)<\/p>\n<\/div>

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ITU-T Smart Sustainable Cities<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>

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ITU activities on metaverse and virtual worlds<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>

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Programme (Tampere Time)<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Day 1: Building the Foundations (Wednesday, 9 September 2026<\/strong>)<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n
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09:00\u201309:30 | Opening ceremony<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n

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