A sovereign European data space enabling AI startups and SMEs to access Testing and Experimentation Facilities (TEFs) for validating AI solutions in real urban environments — safely, legally and at scale.
CitCom.ai — Testing AI in Smart Cities and Communities — is a European TEF (Testing and Experimentation Facility) offering AI startups and SMEs subsidised access to specialised environments where AI models and robots can be tested safely and legally.
Access real-world urban testing environments across Europe to validate AI solutions in smart city scenarios — from traffic management to energy optimisation.
Built on Eclipse EDC and IDSA Dataspace Protocol. Each participant retains full control over their data with policy-based access and usage control.
A pan-European network of TEF nodes providing physical and digital infrastructure for testing AI in real urban settings, from sensor networks to digital twins.
Co-funded by the European Union, CitCom.ai brings together cities, research centres and industry partners to accelerate the deployment of trustworthy AI in public services.
AI testing scenarios spanning the full spectrum of smart city challenges, from mobility and energy to environmental monitoring and public safety.
Testing AI-driven traffic flow optimisation, autonomous vehicle coordination and multimodal transport planning using real-time sensor and camera data from city infrastructure.
Validating AI models for smart grid management, building energy efficiency and renewable energy integration using city-scale digital twins and IoT data streams.
Deploying AI for air quality prediction, noise mapping and urban heat island detection, combining satellite imagery with ground-level sensor networks.
Testing AI systems for emergency response coordination, crowd management and infrastructure health monitoring in real urban environments.
Validating AI-powered chatbots, document processing and service recommendation systems for municipal administrations and public-facing digital services.
A pan-European consortium of cities, technology companies, research institutions and AI innovators building the infrastructure for trustworthy AI deployment.
Explore the datasets published by all participants, synchronised automatically from their EDC connectors across TEF nodes.
Query all connector catalogues in real time from a single access point using the DCAT standard.
Catalogues are updated automatically every 30 seconds via the Dataspace Protocol (DSP).
Filter by name, provider or identifier. View metadata, distributions and policies for each dataset.
Join the CitCom.ai data space. Complete the form and you will receive access credentials for your EDC connector.
Provide your organisation name, contact name and corporate email address.
You will receive an email confirming that your request has been received and is under review.
Once approved, you will receive a second email with your access credentials and a link to your EDC connector interface.
Log in to the DSR (Data Space Ready) interface with the provided credentials to manage your data in the CitCom.ai space.