Dubrovnik efficiently implementing project on-line: thinking, communicating and advertising like a Platform!

Reflection after a midterm reflection

The Welcoming International Talent project has finished their mid-term reflection and is half-way the project. First part of the project went great, but some things have changed. Read all about our project lead Jan-Kees' reflection after the mid-term reflection.

A collection of useful Covid-19 resources from the Playful Paradigm network cities

Useful and playful ideas to fill this period while locked at home.

CARD4ALL REFLECTION ON HOW A CITY CARD CAN BE USEFUL IN A PANDEMIC CRISIS

Cities that are open, transparent, collaborative and adopt comprehensive responses are better equipped to manage pandemics than those that are not.

Rotterdam completed the testing phase

Cooiman: "We will use the feedbacks to build MVP 2, together with the requirements previously designed by our local support group”

Exploring the gendered impacts of Covid-19

A reflection by Sally Kneeshaw, URBACT Programme Expert and Jaimie Just, Policy Advisor CEMR

What organisations need to think about to better engage with SMEs in public procurement

As cities confront the economic devastation wrought by the Covid-19 crisis, the need to rebuild local economies that are strong, resilient and inclusive is evident.  SMEs will have a critical role to play in this process but will need support to access the opportunities public procurement will offer.

A school canteen to change food behaviours

There is a typical Portuguese phrase “É de pequenino que se torce o pepino”, which means something like “it’s since a young age that good behaviors can be learned”.

The school meals have a huge power to change behaviors on more healthy and sustainable food. By promoting good meals, we are giving to the new generations the knowledge for their future food choices. In parallel, we are also contributing to improve food knowledge in their families for the present time.

CITY PROFILE: SUCEAVA, ROMANIA

In this period of confinement, take the opportunity to learn more about one of our more active partner cities: Suceava in Romania. So far, you will have the opportunity to visit it virtually but Suceava's team is waiting for you to show this vibrant city...

Better coordination through “Volunteering Cities”

Every year, since 2008, several non-profit organizations and ecologic entrepreneurs organize in October an ecologic fair in Altea. Its aim was always to create a meeting point of sustainable and ecologic initiatives in order to facilitate discussion and exchange of ideas. One of the promoters of these initiatives is a member of the ULG of Altea (Association EcoAltea) and in 2019, it proposed to all ULG members to participate in it, creating a space for social and volunteering associations.