Dublin is one of four cities recently shortlisted for the European Capital of Innovation 2021 award. The other three cities are: Dortmund (Germany), Málaga (Spain) and Vilnius (Lithuania), with the winners to be revealed on November 24.
Seven cities made it to the final round of the seventh edition of the European Capital of Innovation Awards. They have a chance to become the 2021 European Capital of Innovation and the first European Rising Innovative City.
The two high-level juries of independent experts selected seven finalists for both iCapital categories after a very intense selection process that included remote interviews with sixteen semi-finalist cities. Watch their promotional videos.
The finalists of this year’s edition are listed below in alphabetical order and divided into two categories
The European Rising Innovative City
- Cascais (Portugal)
- Trondheim (Norway)
- Vantaa (Finland)
The European Capital of Innovation
- Dortmund (Germany)
- Dublin (Ireland)
- Malaga (Spain)
- Vilnius (Lithuania)
Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth, Mariya Gabriel, said: "The finalist cities test new innovative concepts on a large scale and join the group of pioneering cities that actively push boundaries of urban innovation. These cities can be an inspiration for others to make the community of innovative cities grow."