Networks and cities' news

Catch up on the latest updates from cities working together in URBACT Networks. The articles and news that are showcased below are published directly by URBACT’s beneficiaries and do not necessarily reflect the programme’s position.

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    Entrepreneurship Ecosystems cannot be created from the top down

     

    By Alison Partridge 

    Ecosystems … some love the word, some hate it. Its original definition is about a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment. More high school science lab than tech surely?

    Yet more than ever before, industries are using the term ‘ecosystem’ to describe the landscape or community in which they work. This is particularly the case in innovation, entrepreneurship and tech. In this article, Lead Expert of Tech Revolution Alison Partridge, who is also a key figure in the London, UK tech scene, considers why ecosystems are important, the vital components of successful ecosystem and what we need to know about them to embrace this ‘new’ economy at city level.

    This article also presents examples of what medium sized cities can do in this space, drawing heavily on the URBACT validated good practice from Barnsley which is now at the heart of the Transfer Network ‘TechRevolution’.

    Matthew Snowden

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  • Training for innovation

    City of Turin launched a Call addressed to the organizational positions to select the most interesting and innovative projects for the Administration in synergy with the training plan of the City: "Training for innovation". 44 projects have been submitted, 5 will be selected and can be implemented thanks to Innovato-R project.

    Valeria Tarallo

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  • Training for innovation

    City of Turin launched a Call addressed to the organizational positions to select the most interesting and innovative projects for the Administration in synergy with the training plan of the City: "Training for innovation". 44 projects have been submitted, 5 will be selected and can be implemented thanks to Innovato-R project.

    Valeria Tarallo

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  • Training for innovation

    City of Turin launched a Call addressed to the organizational positions to select the most interesting and innovative projects for the Administration in synergy with the training plan of the City: "Training for innovation". 44 projects have been submitted, 5 will be selected and can be implemented thanks to Innovato-R project.

    Valeria Tarallo

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  • Training for innovation

    City of Turin launched a Call addressed to the organizational positions to select the most interesting and innovative projects for the Administration in synergy with the training plan of the City: "Training for innovation". 44 projects have been submitted, 5 will be selected and can be implemented thanks to Innovato-R project.

    Valeria Tarallo

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  • Training for innovation

    City of Turin launched a Call addressed to the organizational positions to select the most interesting and innovative projects for the Administration in synergy with the training plan of the City: "Training for innovation". 44 projects have been submitted, 5 will be selected and can be implemented thanks to Innovato-R project.

    Valeria Tarallo

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