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THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Decision (EU) 2022/2481 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 December 2022 establishing the Digital Decade Policy Programme 2030^note, and in its particular Article 14(3)(a),Whereas:

(1)Decision (EU) 2022/2481 empowers the Commission to set up European Digital Infrastructure Consortia (‘EDICs’).

(2)On 20 December 2023, Croatia, Estonia, France, Latvia, Portugal, Slovenia and Spain called on the Commission to set up the European Digital Infrastructure Consortium for Networked Local Digital Twins towards the CitiVERSE (LDT CitiVERSE EDIC). Czechia joined this request on 4 January.

(3)As the host Member State, Spain has provided a declaration in accordance with Article 14(1)(d) of Decision (EU) 2022/2481 recognising the LDT CitiVERSE EDIC as an international body within the meaning of Articles 143(1), point (g) and 151(1), point (b) of Council Directive 2006/112/EC^note and as an international organisation within the meaning of Article 11(1), point (b), of Council Directive (EU) 2020/262^note, from the date on which the EDIC is set up.

(4)The Commission, assessed the application pursuant to Article 14(2) of Decision (EU) 2022/2481 and concluded that it met the requirements laid down in Articles 13 to 21 of Decision (EU) 2022/2481.

(5)In accordance with Article 14(3) of Decision (EU) 2022/2481, the committee set up under Article 23(1) of that Decision has been consulted for its opinion on the setting-up of the LDT CitiVERSE EDIC and has delivered a positive opinion.

(6)Artificial intelligence (AI) is a key driver in the development and roll-out of Local Digital Twins, helping cities operate more efficiently. With the European Union being at the forefront of efforts to support responsible innovation in trustworthy AI, LDT CitiVERSE EDIC will promote an emerging application area for artificial intelligence innovations and offer new opportunities for AI developers and start-ups.

(7)The task of LDT CitiVERSE EDIC shall be to implement the Networked Local Digital Twins towards a CitiVERSE in the multi-country project area of European common data infrastructure and AI-related services. In its activities in this area, LDT CitiVERSE EDIC shall develop a common joint action by EU Member States for the implementation of a strong digital ecosystem around shared infrastructural components and state-of-the-art technologies for data, AI-based services and related elements for cloud-based Smart Communities.

(8)The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Digital Decade Committee established by Article 23(1) of Decision (EU) 2022/2481,

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