Founding members of Citadel – Europe’s premier Open Data initiative for Smart Cities – returned to the project’s home town of Gent, Belgium to finalise plans to offer Citadel Open Data workshops to cities across Europe. Created by cities and for cities, Citadel workshops offer real world, practical experience and guidelines to help cities embark on their Open Data journey. From strategic planning about which datasets to open and where to publish them through to in-depth help engaging citizens and creating public service apps, Citadel has translated its experience helping over 130 cities across Europe into a series of impactful and cost-effective offerings to meet every Open Data need.