CREATIVE SPIRITS
CREATIVE SPIRITS
The partner cities from this Implementation network have a common need to improve the implementation of their existing integrated urban strategies and action plans by including new approaches linked to creative and cultural industries (CCI) – creative places, people, and businesses. The joint...
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The importance of procurement to city economies
This article explores why procurement is increasingly being seen as a way of addressing some of the economic, social and environmental issues facing...
Creating urban environments that inspire young people into ‘creative-tech’ careers
Across the whole of Europe, the growing shortage of technical talent is starting to impact on urban economies. In this article, Jim Sims, the Lead...
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Circular economy: another buzzword or your city’s future?
In times of decreasing resources and growing responsibilities, many cities and regions are understandably skeptical towards what seems to be yet...
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Retail at the heart of local economies - RetaiLink investigates new business models for medium sized cities
This article aims to provide a better understanding of the retail sector in order to give clues for public policy decision-makers who want to...
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Open for business? Europe’s cities and the skills challenge of the Next Economy
Eight years after the advent of the Global Financial Crisis, much of Europe's economy continues to be sluggish, with uneven rates of jobs and...
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Making Meetings Matter, City Centre Doctor explores the art of facilitation
“If you had to identify, in one word, the reason why the human race has not achieved, and never will achieve, its full potential, that word would be...
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There is no sense in sensors: making a smart city for citizens
“Smart cities represent the culmination of a development that is bringing together local green grass-roots movements and Silicon Valley mind-sets...
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Cities talking Digital
Have a listen to URBACT’s first ever podcast which explores what we mean when we talk about digital jobs in Europe’s cities and what cities from all...
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We need to talk about smart specialisation!
Why cities need a stronger role in smart specialisation to drive innovation in Cohesion Policy