Lyon, a lighthouse city of the former H2020 - Smarter Together project and a positive clean energy district demonstrator in ASCEND, recently participated in a panel discussion at the ChangeNOW conference.

Dear members and partners of ASCEND,

On behalf of the ASCEND team, we extend our gratitude to each and every one of you for your participation and engagement during our General Assembly meeting in Munich from March 6th to 8th, 2024.

We are pleased to announce that our Munich team recently opened an office in the Harthof demonstration district. Citizens can now visit and learn more about ASCEND activities in the area, as well as practical information on how to save energy.

The ASCEND General Assembly in Munich comes to an end with a site visit to the demonstration positive clean energy district Harthof and to Domagkpark.

The second day of the ASCEND General Assembly in Munich included an exciting session on Scaling Up Positive Clean Energy Districts which focused on business cases and recent investment trends.

The ASCEND General Assembly meeting in Munich, Germany has an agenda packed with meetings, world cafes, plenary sessions and loads of networking.

ASCEND partner, University of St. Gallen Institute of Technology Management has released a report on the behavior of public actors, entitled “From business models for public actors to public service provision models: Extending the business model concept to the public sector”.

Scalable Cities is hosting a Roadshow focusing on Business Model Canvas and ESG metrics for sustainable urban development. The webinar is part of a series of activities on financial capacity-building. The webinar will take place on 7 February 2024.

Data Week Leipzig offers a programme of events focusing on data, digitalization, artificial intelligence and urban development challenges.