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From 9 to 10 October, the Major Cities of Europe conference brought together decision‑makers, urban officials, and technology innovators from across Europe in Issy‑les‑Moulineaux to reflect on the challenges of digital transformation of territories.
Participating in Major Cities of Europe means contributing to this essential dialogue among local authorities, experts, and businesses. It also affirms that digital sovereignty is not a distant ideal but an immediate necessity for our cities and our citizens.
We were pleased to take part, with:
- a LINAGORA booth showcasing our sovereign and open solutions;
- an exclusive presentation by our President Alexandre Zapolsky on 9 October at 12:18 p.m.
These two days of meetings provided an opportunity to discuss, share, and co‑create around a common goal: envisioning the city of tomorrow, open, sustainable, and sovereign.
During his keynote speech, “Open Source AI to empower cities and citizens”, our president Alexandre Zapolsky reminded us of something that is too often forgotten:
“It’s not just why or for whom we create smart cities that matters, but how we build them.”
Today, dependence on extraterritorial solutions hampers the capacity of public bodies to act and innovate. This is precisely where open source can change the game.
At LINAGORA we develop concrete alternatives to help territories build their own digital autonomy:
- LinTO, our automatic transcription and summarisation solution, already deployed within the European Commission (1 200 equipped rooms), illustrates the potential of a useful, lean, and sovereign AI.
- LUCIE, our open‑source foundation model, enables the development of Small Language Models tailored to concrete use cases, such as intelligent agents or citizen chatbots designed to facilitate dialogue between municipalities and their inhabitants.
- Twake AI, our augmented digital workplace, offers assistance and collaboration tools based on an integrated, local, and ethical AI, improving the daily work of public‑service agents.
- And our open projects like OpenRAG demonstrate how it is possible to exploit the power of generative AI while retaining control over data and infrastructure.
A huge thank you to Eric Legale (President of Issy Media), Giorgio Prister (President of Major Cities of Europe), and the City of Issy‑les‑Moulineaux for their welcome, vision, and commitment to innovation for the common good.
These exchanges reinforce a conviction: cities are at the heart of European digital sovereignty. It is with them, and thanks to them, that we will build an ethical, open, and sustainable digital future.
Thank you to everyone who came to meet us, and see you soon to continue building together free and responsible digital territories.
