Sofia - one of the Coordinators of the Digital Transition Partnership

The Urban Agenda for the EU will be implemented through an innovative method promoting cooperation between representatives of member states, city authorities, the European Commission, the managing authorities of operational programs, the European Investment Bank, experts, non-governmental organizations and representatives of the private sector.

The implementation of the Urban Agenda depends mainly on thematic partnerships. Through them the European Commission, the member states, and the European cities will work together to strengthen the urban dimension in the EU policies.

The Partnerships will work on 12 priority themes. Estonia, Oulu, Finland and Sofia were chosen to be the coordinators of the Digital Transition Partnership whose aim is to improve public services for citizens and create new business opportunities.

The Partnership will identify and propose new solutions for improving European legislation, funding of urban policies in the field of e-government, e-health, e-learning, and use of open data.