City-run ‘hackathons’: worth the hype?
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More cities are turning to the hackathon-style, but do they really work?
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European Capital of Innovation Award 2018: ICapital
Has your city made a strong commitment to innovation? Interested in being recognized as the best innovative city in Europe in 2018? Apply by 21 June...
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Cluster development and smart specialisation at city level
The cluster approach is acknowledged as the most influential one in modern industrial policy worldwide, and the arrival of smart specialisation has...
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Digital cities: Amsterdam’s ecosystem of cooperation
Simone D’Antonio, Daniela Patti, Levente Polyak T he controversial position of large ICT companies in terms of taxation, data management, political...
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URBACT contributes to European Parliament reflections on urban affairs and the new Cohesion Policy
Cities from Spain and Poland testified to the Urban Intergroup of the European Parliament on the programme’s impact while the managing authority...
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Experimenting with governance
Innovative governance work is notable is several of the 97 URBACT Good Practices . Common themes emerge around how cities are beginning to innovate...
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From participative to personal budgets: the power of responsibility sharing
We can improve public services for local communities and individuals by giving them more control rather than imposing top down governmental...
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Google Maps: Is Toronto showing the way to future city governance?
Do you ever feel that Facebook, Google and Twitter are taking over your life? Well, that may be happening for real to some Toronto citizens. In a...
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Conclusions and presentations of URBACT workshops during the European Week for Regions and Cities
This year the Committee of the Regions and the DG Regional and Urban Policy organised the 15th European Week for Regions and Cities in Brussels from...
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The urban dimension of smart specialisation: building a two-way bridge
Smart specialisation and its related methodology known as Research and Innovation Strategy for Smart Specialisation (RIS3) have been assessed as “the...
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Why cities and their governance are vital keys to boosting social innovation
Cover picture: Eurodiaconia A meaningful change of context for cities Two important international acts have taken place in 2016, that significantly...
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