The partnership aims to help the city innovate in areas such as big data and AI to create new economic opportunity, close equity and skills gaps, and prepare a workforce for the 21st century.
The Digital Economy and Society Index monitors Europe’s overall digital performance and tracks the progress of EU countries with respect to their digital competitiveness.
An agreement has been signed with network operator MTS and pilot projects will focus on areas such as smart cities, virtual and augmented reality and the IoT.