With this second edition of the award, the European Commission celebrates the European city that is building the best “innovation ecosystem”- connecting citizens, public organisations, academia, and business - with a view to helping the city scale up its efforts in this field. Many of the cities nominated are either members of the European Network of Living Labs (ENoLL) or have been linked with their activities and focused on the "city as a lab" approach. These pioneering cities are setting a great example to others across Europe and even further a field that adopting citizen centric inovation ecosystem that has wide benefits for all stakeholders both public and private.
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