Youth4SmartCities is a European project that puts young people at the center of urban innovation. Across Europe, cities are becoming smarter — but youth voices are often missing from decision-making.
This project changes that.
We equip young people with digital skills, support their ideas, and connect them with municipalities to co-create smarter, more inclusive cities.
About
From digital skills to real policy impact, Youth4SmartCities is building a new model where young people don’t just live in cities — they help design them.
Follow our journey and be part of the transformation.
What is Youth4SmartCities?
Our Mission
Youth4SmartCities is a 24-month Erasmus+ Cooperation Partnership bringing together municipalities, universities, and youth organisations from Türkiye, Portugal, and Serbia.
The project responds to a clear gap:
young people are heavy users of urban services, but rarely involved in shaping them.
We aim to:
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Strengthen digital skills and smart city competences
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Promote youth participation in local governance
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Support youth-led innovation and entrepreneurship
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Create sustainable models for youth inclusion in policy-making
What makes this project different?
Expected impact
This is not a theoretical project.
We combine:
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Training
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Real-life pilot actions
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Policy development
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Direct collaboration with municipalities
Young people will not just learn — they will design, test, and influence real urban solutions.
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500 digitally skilled young people
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250+ trained municipal staff
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Youth-driven policies adopted locally
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A scalable model for Europe
Our Partners
A strong European partnership
Youth4SmartCities brings together organisations with complementary expertise:
Get Involved
Be part of shaping smarter cities
Youth4SmartCities is an open and collaborative project.
Whether you are a young person, policymaker, organisation, or educator — there are multiple ways to engage, contribute, and benefit.
This page is designed to ensure open access, stakeholder engagement, and long-term use of results, in line with Erasmus+ dissemination and exploitation priorities.