These sessions aim to foster the exchange of best practices and examples within the 5G community, while empowering potential applicants in the project planning and application writing processes for the upcoming 3rd call of CEF Digital 5G for Smart Communities.

The second session, " Smart Communities healthcare use cases", taking place online via Webex, will commence with a welcome and introduction by Frederic Pujol, Team Leader of the 5G for Smart Communities Support ;

• First use case: 5G4UH: 5G for University Hospital
• Speaker: Vodafone Germany

• Second use case: Flanders Smart Fields: 5G Rural Coverage for Innovative Healthcare Services in the Westhoek
• Speaker: Caroline Gheysen, Director of Innovation, Jan Yperman hospital; Tim Cleys, Manager Healthcare Integration Services, Helicus

• Third use case: 5G for a Smart Sicilian Academic Campus & Hospital
• ​Speaker(s)​: Valentina Di Cristo, 5G Program PMO, Vodafone; Prof. Salvatore Vitabile, University of Palermo

These sessions will provide an in-depth look at two of the seven selected 5G for Smart Communities projects that commenced in Q1 2023, with a planned duration of three years. By attending, participants will have the unique opportunity to learn from user feedback on practical categories of good practices and actively engage in a Q&A session.