Θα μπορούσε μία στρατηγική προσέγγιση για την Τοπική Οικονομική Ανάπτυξη να κάνει τις μικρές πόλεις πιο ανθεκτικές;

Οι μικρές πόλεις συχνά διατρέχουν μεγαλύτερο κίνδυνο από τις αρνητικές επιπτώσεις των παγκόσμιων τάσεων που οδηγούν σε οικονομική ύφεση. Ταυτόχρονα, είναι τα μέρη όπου ένα σημαντικό ποσοστό του πληθυσμού της Ευρωπαϊκής Ένωσης ζει και εργάζεται. Πώς μπορούμε λοιπόν να αντιμετωπίσουμε τα αναπτυξιακά προβλήματα και τις ευκαιρίες σε τοπικό επίπεδο μέσω της τοποθέτησης των παγκόσμιων συνεπειών και των εγχώρια διαθέσιμων πόρων στο συγκεκριμένο πλαίσιο; Πώς μπορούμε να αναπτύξουμε ανθεκτικές τοπικές κυβερνήσεις σε μια εποχή που ο κόσμος έρχεται αντιμέτωπος με μία παγκόσμια πανδημία και ορισμένες πόλεις αντιμετωπίζουν οικονομική κρίση; Σύμφωνα με τις αρχές της Τοπικής Οικονομικής Ανάπτυξης (ΤΟΑ), η τοπική ανάπτυξη πρέπει να προσεγγίζεται στρατηγικά και χωρίς αποκλεισμούς, ενώ οι απαιτητικές αποφάσεις πρέπει να καθοδηγούνται από στόχους βιωσιμότητας.

Alba Iulia started the developing of the Smart City strategy

Digital transformation has become a need and a priority in public administrations that pursue a strategic approach to digitizing public services, increasing the standard of living, and focusing on people's well-being. After a period of two years dedicated to extensive actions to support, test and pilot smart cities solutions within the Alba Iulia Smart City pilot project, Alba Iulia started the elaboration of the digitalization and Smart City strategy of the municipality, a procedure carried out by public tender within the framework of the project "Alba Iulia Municipality – Intelligent Administration", having the Cluj IT Cluster Association as the provider of the strategic document. The process of drafting the strategic document will follow the 11 priority vertical directions of Alba Iulia for the next period of development of the urban ecosystem.

How young is too young to learn about entrepreneurial spirit?

Tallinn answered this question under the framework of the transnational URBACT III “ON BOARD Connecting cities through education” project. The answer will surprise you!

Mida on Brno õppinud OnStage projektist?

The baseline study is a development phase requirement for all URBACT networks. It is a capitalisation exercise, providing partners with an opportunity to start their work with a sound underpinning of knowledge combined with an awareness of the state of play in other European cities, including each of the partner cities.

URBACT da una calurosa bienvenida a la Nueva Carta de Leipzig

Os presentamos los principios actualizados de la UE en materia de desarrollo urbano sostenible de las ciudades europeas y a la contribución de URBACT a esta renovación.

How young is too young to learn about entrepreneurial spirit?

Tallinn answered this question under the framework of the transnational URBACT III “ON BOARD Connecting cities through education” project. The answer will surprise you!

AVEIRO IS PAVING THE WAY TOWARDS A SMART CITY...

Aveiro Tech City is an initiative promoted by the City of Aveiro which aims to use technology as a means to improve the quality of living of local citizens and helping governance entities to collect and share relevant information about new exciting ways to manage the city in areas of mobility, education, culture and environment. Aveiro Tech City will transform the urban area in a living lab – a testbed where businesses, projects and services are developed, trialled and implemented. Aveiro Tech City proposes to learn and experiment new technology as a vehicle to build a sustainable society. A city capable to create more opportunities for those who live, work and visit Aveiro.

RECAP OF A VIRTUAL YEAR...

This year 2020 that is about to finish was difficult and strange for everyone, specially for those that have suffered directly the pandemic. At the beginning, when we were preparing our Transnational Meeting in Jurmala planned for March 2020, we could not believe what happened around us and we tried to keep our plans, but swiftly, we realized that it was worse than expected and that we had to change our plans...

Mesta mestom: Oživitev Male tržnice

Tržnice v mestih so pogosto srce družbene vitalnosti skupnosti. Igrajo pomembno vlogo v lokalnem sistemu prehrane, celovitem razvijanju prostorov in gospodarskem razvoju nekega območja. Poleg družbenih in mikroekonomskih učinkov pozitivni učinki vitalnih tržnic posegajo tudi na druga področja: so odlični viri za zdravje skupnosti, ustvarjajo varne in živahne javne prostore, krepijo civilno družbo ter imajo ekološke in regionalne ekonomske vplive. Tržnice je tako potrebno razumeti kot prostore potrošnje in kot prostore družabnosti.

Would a strategic approach towards Local Economic Development make small cities more resilient?

Small cities are often at a higher risk for the negative impacts of global trends that lead to economic downturns. At the same time, they are the places where a significant percentage of the population of the European Union live and work. So how can we address development problems and opportunities at the local level through contextualization of global consequences and locally available resources? How can we develop resilient local governments in an age when the world is faced with a global pandemic and some cities are facing economic crisis? According to the principles of Local Economic Development (LED), local development should be approached strategically and inclusively, and challenging decisions should be guided by sustainability goals. 

This article is a follow-up to a Masterclass in Local economic development organised by the iPlace Project, a network of 10 small cities who examine opportunities for new local development and aim to find niches which will create potential for future economic growth.