The Interdepartmental Center for City Science – CISC CNR, inaugurated on July 2, 2024, aims to support urban management through the development of Urban Intelligence. It is a network composed of CNR departments and institutes, open to collaboration with other research bodies, universities, public administrations, and businesses, with the goal of supporting urban governance through Digital Twins.
CISC studies and develops digital twins as virtual representations of cities, in order to better analyze and understand their complexity and dynamics. The predictive capabilities of modern technologies, together with the extensive use of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and simulation, make it possible to outline multiple evolutionary scenarios of urban contexts, supporting public administrations and policymakers.
CISC coordinates pilot projects dedicated to urban intelligence in various areas of the country, in collaboration with national institutions and local authorities.