Social Impact Bonds: the secret tool for effective public services?
In times of financial constraints, total government expenditures on public services are decreasing, while citizens expect more and more effective...
iPlace
iPlace
iPlace is a journey where the partner cities are fellow travellers who are always seeking to find niches appropriate for their cities, while deepening their understanding of the nuances that make their cities special, with the determination to use the knowledge they gained for nesting new ideas...
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Attention all urban decision-makers! Did you know that you can do business without money?
We all want urban services to be efficient, redevelopment exciting, civic events colourful and new urban initiatives really able to make a difference...
Cities4CSR
Cities4CSR
The project’s main aim is to unlock opportunities in order to improve our cities. The Action Planning Network of CITIES4CSR has identified in Corporate Social Responsibility actions the opportunities to unlock and improve municipal strategies and local plans, discovering and exploiting the value of...
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Introducing the Resourceful Cities Action Planning Network: Driving citizen centred, resource-based transition in cities across Europe
A citizen centred circular economy project with a difference, the Resourceful Cities concept was conceived by The Hague and Oslo, arising from their...
19 - 21 November 2019
URBACT Open Dialogue at Smart City Expo World Congress 2019
Smart City Expo World Congress (SCEWC) , the leading international event on cities and smart urban solutions organised by Fira de Barcelona, will...
Tech Rev
Tech Rev
TechRevolution, an URBACT Transfer Network, provides an opportunity for six cities from across the EU to get under the skin of an URBACT Good Practice developed and delivered in Barnsley UK which centres around two main pillars (below) as well as some spin-off activities.
• Enterprising Barnsley...
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Making Spend Matter
Making Spend Matter
Making Spend Matter Transfer network explores how to use spend analysis as an evidence tool to enhance the impact of procurement by public / anchor institutions in order to bring additional economic, social and environmental benefits to the local economy and its citizens. This will be achieved by...
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BluAct
BluAct
BluAct is a Transfer network of 7 European port cities including Piraeus, Mataro, Ostend, Galati, Matosinhos, Burgas and Salerno aiming to share good practices in Blue Economy entrepreneurship. The project follows the success of Piraeus’ Blue Growth Initiative, an entrepreneurship competition that...
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