USE-IT

Unlocking social and economic innovation together

Edited on 24/07/2025

09/03/2021 09/09/2022

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  • Innovation Transfer Network
  • Local economy
  • Social cohesion
  • Disadvantaged neighbourhoods
  • Jobs and skills
  • Participation

Larger capital projects in poor neighbourhoods often do not lead to an improvement in the socio-economic situation of the local population. The USE-IT UIA - URBACT Transfer Mechanism pilot network shares a tested approach that directly links the realisation of larger capital projects - here construction of a new hospital - with the improvement of the socio-economic situation of the population based on the existing local community skills, talents and ideas.

Summary

Partners

Lead Partner Birmingham
  • Poznań - Poland
  • Rotterdam - Netherlands
  • Trapani - Italy

Timeline

Launch of pilot network

Network Outputs

Articles

  • Articles

    YOUth SPACE LINK across Europe

    At the beginning of March, project coordinators from the Social Participation Office of the City of Lublin carried out visits to three partner cities of the URBACT Transfer Network YOUth SPACE LINK

  • Articles

    YOUth SPACE LINK in Alba Iulia!

    On 17–18 February, representatives of the URBACT Transfer Network YOUth SPACE LINK, including coordinators from Lublin and the network expert, visited Alba Iulia, one of the network partner cities.

  • The future-of-work transition starts locally

    Network article by Petra Grgasović, Lead Expert of Network4Work.