It was a great honour for PEDvolution to participate in the BRIDGE annual General Assembly meeting, which took place at the Double Tree by Hilton in Brussels and online on 9th and 10th of April 2024, with a total of 190 projects being represented.

Three PEDvolution partners – INLECOM, Smart Innovation Norway and INTRACOM – attended the event and had the opportunity to engage in insightful discussions, connect and exchange with fellow innovators, establishing the ground for collaboration and exchange of expertise.

During Day 1, 6 completed BRIDGE projects were showcased, and the benefits deriving from the participation in the BRIDGE initiative and related lessons learned were also presented. Spotlight sessions also took place, with contributions from the ETIP SNET, ISGAN and the European Commission international engagements representatives.

Day 2 kicked-off with a wrap-up from Day 1, continued with two policy update sessions from DG CNECT providing updates on the Data Act and the AI Innovation Package and DG ENER proving updates on the SET plan. Following the presentation of the use case repository, parallel break out sessions took place, addressing various thematic topics such as Data Management and Consumer & Citizen Engagement. The afternoon agenda, included the drafting of conclusions from the breakout session discussions and provision of feedback from the Commission.