The Major Cities of Europe IT User's Group is an independent group of representatives from cities all over Europe.

The objectives of the group are:

To effect a voluntary exchange of ideas, visions and experience between members of the Group for the purpose of improving the performance of local government by using information technology.

To represent the collective interests of members of the Group in discussions with public authorities, suppliers of information technology and other relevant organizations at an European level.

The Group was founded in 1982 as a result of an initiative by the Greater London Council. The membership covers almost every country in Scandinavia and the Western and Southern parts of Europe. Since the end of the Cold War cities from the eastern part of Europe have also joined the Group, together with some non-European cities, such as Tel Aviv, Boston and Tblissi.

Although the exact position and tasks of local authorities in the different countries may vary, the main objectives will be the same. The value of the Group lies in the benefit of its members sharing and exchanging information, so that common problems and solutions can be discussed.

The Groups Annual Conference is usually held in June and is hosted by one of the member cities. The careful selection of topics and speakers, the time allocated for Q&A and debate, and thorough preparation in advance of each session by the chair enhance the value of the conference.

Moreover the portal at www.majorcities.eu contains a continuously updated knowledge base, the new periodical newsletter provides highlights about the Local Government market and news about us. Also many workshops are run whose results we share and publish for all members. Example are the workshops dedicated to “Smart Cities” , “Municipal Wireless”, “Local Government Transformation”, “e-administration in action”, “Open Source in Local Government” and “Shared service Centers, Outsourcing and Cloud computing”.

Applications for membership can be submitted on line on the portal.

The Group is managed by the Organizing Committee, elected at the annual meeting. The president, the secretary and the treasurer take care of daily affairs.

Membership of the MAJOR CITIES OF EUROPE is open to every city Europe, that values innovation and wishes to share its experience with colleagues from other countries.

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