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    Why do we need policies to make participation work? Check out what Pori’s Participation Agent does!

    Across Europe we are witnessing the rise of participative policies - policies aiming to have more insights, resulting in more efficient public policies. Not only because participation of citizens in

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    How participatory placemaking can help URBACT Local Groups to develop urban actions for public spaces in our cities

    More and more citizens, practitioners, politicians and city officials realise the importance of public spaces in our cities. These spaces are often described as the arteries and lungs of our cities

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    Gothenburg’s new app for education

    Could a digital tool change the school system and prevent drop out by educating students and teachers?

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    The URBACT Learning Journey in Siracusa

    Since 2013, the wonderful Sicilian (once Greek and then Roman) city of Siracusa (IT) has been a member of different URBACT networks all aimed at strengthening participation and collaboration practices

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    The URBACT Learning Journey in Siracusa

    Since 2013, the wonderful Sicilian (once Greek and then Roman) city of Siracusa (IT) has been a member of different URBACT networks all aimed at strengthening participation and collaboration practices

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    Soooo What is Tech? Learn the lingo for the Revolution

    A Glossary of Terms by TechRevolution. Find definitions of all the Tech terms you are wondering about: Fab Lab, Makerspace, Traction stage, Artificial Intelligence, Deep Tech, Robotics, Design

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    Entrepreneurship Ecosystems cannot be created from the top down

    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

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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

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    Start placemaking in your own courtyard!

    The managing team invited Wessel Badenhorst, an expert on placemaking to participate the Come in! Masterclass event in Budapest and help partners understanding how placemaking techniques can