The European Capital of Innovation Awards (iCapital), supported by the European Innovation Council (EIC) under Horizon Europe, recognise those European cities that open their governance practices to experimentation and aim at being role models for other cities by pushing the boundaries of technology for the benefit of their citizens.
The Awards consist of six prizes in two categories: The European Capital of Innovation and the Rising Innovative City.
The city winning the 2024 European Capital of Innovation title will receive €1 million. The first two runners-up of this category will be rewarded with €100 000 each. In the Rising Innovative City category, the winner will receive with €500 000 accompanied by two runners-up that will be awarded. €50 000 each.
All winners and runners up will be invited to join the EIC Prizes Alumni network, a prestigious group of previous iCapital winners, to share their knowledge, discuss common challenges, and work together to find solutions.
Past winners are: Barcelona (2014), Amsterdam (2016), Paris (2017), Athens (2018), Nantes (2019), Leuven (2020), Dortmund (2021), and Aix-Marseille Provence Metropole (2022), and Lisbon (2023).
The competition is open to cities with a minimum of 50,000 inhabitants from EU Member States
For more detailed information visit this website.
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