1. Regional competitiveness, sustainability and resilience
• Measuring economic performance
• Indicators on innovation, infrastructure, and connectivity
• Indicators on labour market (slack, shortages, talent, skills etc.)
• Social inclusion
• Indicators on demography (migration, aging, depopulation, etc.)
• Measuring vulnerability and at local and regional level (economic, environmental, social)

2. Comparative urban analysis
• Quality of life in cities
• Public transportation
• Environmental sustainability in urban areas • Housing (affordability, quality, sustainability)

3. Territorial classifications for statistical purposes
• Classify space along the urban-rural continuum
• How we define functional geographies

4. Innovative methods and data sources
• Innovative methods to improve regional and local level statistics
• Use of Artificial Intelligence
• Use of Earth Observation
• Alternative data sources

5. Communication of regional and local level statistics
• How to make regional statistics relevant and usable for all stakeholders
• Sharing experience on how to communicate regional and local statistics
• Use of innovative channels (social media, etc.)
• Data visualisations (statistical maps, story maps)

6. Cross border statistics
• Cross border cities
• Collecting data on cross border commuting
• Indicators on cross border collaboration

Deadlines
Submission of Abstracts: 22 April, 2024

Selection of abstracts: 6 May, 2024

Please submit your abstracts here: https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/Scorus2024

In case of questions please contact us here: estat-regio@ec.europa.eu

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