The following initiatives, communications and projects are directly relevant to the implementation of the Green Digital Charter for cities and citizens. The Green Digital Charter’s signatories have been and will continue to work with these initiatives and to promote the charter’s objectives and results:

• European Innovation Partnership on Smart Cities and Communities (EIP-SCC) as defined through its:
  • Strategic Implementation Plan
  • Operational Implementation Plan
  • ‘Urban Platforms for Europe‘ initiative
  • EIP-SCC Market Place
• European Commission initiatives and policy measures:
  • A Digital Single Market Strategy for Europe – COM(2015)192
  • Energy Union package – COM(2015)80
  • Investment Plan for Europe (Juncker Plan) – COM(2014)903
  • Directive 2014/61/EU of the European Parliament and the Council on measures to reduce the cost of deploying high-speed electronic communications networks
  • New Integrated Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy (leaflet)
• European Union research & innovation programmes & projects:
  • Green Digital Charter online resources and tools
  • EU Smart Cities Information System (SCIS) project
  • Horizon 2020 smart city and communities’ ‘lighthouse’ projects
  • Horizon 2020 CITYkeys project
  • Horizon 2020 ESPRESSO project
  • Horizon 2020 ICTfootprint.eu project
  • EU-China PDSF-II ICT dialogues
• Other initiatives
  • ITU-T L.14×0 recommendations (ICT in cities)
  • International (ISO/IEC and ITU-T) and national (e.g. BSI) standardisation organisations results