As Europe faces new geopolitical uncertainties, the Rozwoju Miast Forum (October 13-14) in Poznań, a university city in western Poland, is emerging as a strategic venue for reflection on territorial resilience. From the energy transition to…...
By launching a digital twin of its coastline, the Balearic Islands are reminding us that when it comes to territorial data, the value lies not only in the data itself, but in the projects it makes possible: efficient, resilient and capable of providing solutions...
In the midst of the Russian invasion, Ukraine transformed its local authorities into models of cyber hygiene (кібергігієна), a concept absent from the French vocabulary but which has become central to Ukrainian digital resistance. Faced with cyberattacks targeting hospitals, town halls, and critical infrastructure, agents…...
After artificial intelligence, another technological revolution is knocking on the door of local authorities: quantum computing. Emerging from the lab, it is entering the industrial era and promises to directly impact regional management. But we must not repeat the mistake...
Coming into force on September 12, 2025, the Data Act imposes new data governance on local authorities. Rather than resigning themselves to it, French territories can draw inspiration from European practices to transform this obligation into a driver of innovation, sovereignty, etc.
Europe, a champion of digital regulation, is hitting a wall: the unprecedented alliance between the White House and American Big Tech. Under Donald Trump's leadership, the digital giants, fueled by court rulings and investments...
Italian philosopher Luciano Floridi, theorist of the philosophy of information and the ethics of computing, recently compared AI to a recipe in front of the Chamber of Deputies in Rome, not to oversimplify, but to re-inscribe a......
Under pressure from the UK government, the Alan Turing Institute, the flagship of British artificial intelligence research, is in danger of being refocused almost exclusively on defense. But reducing AI to an arm of national security would be a mistake......
In the XIXᵉ century, Frédéric Le Play, a mining engineer, sociologist and pioneer of international comparison, traveled Europe, backpack and notebook in hand, to observe, learn from and bring back to France the best social and technical practices. Sa......
In the age of digital transformation, artificial intelligence (AI) is often perceived as a panacea capable of solving all urban challenges. However, its success depends not only on technological sophistication, but above all on a deployment strategy......
