REFILL@LILLE: Policy Design Labs and URBACT exchange networks

How civil servants from Lille Metropole benefited from the experience of URBACT REFILL network to shape a roadmap to set their temporary use policy. 

City of Pardubice Inspired by Innovative Know-how in the UK

Pardubice has become a successful candidate and joined the TechRevolution project under URBACT III operational programme. The project will help to find solutions in the digital and creative industries. TechRevolution project leader is an English town Barnsley, which has selected its closest partners for the first stage of the project: Vilanova i la Geltrú, Spain, and Pardubice, The Czech Republic.

The project aims at small and medium-size industrial municipalities interested in high-tech initiatives, focusing on the establishment and sustainability of business incubators, creative hubs or start-ups, regardless of the stage of preparation or development of the local innovative environment.

The Educational Innovation Network towards the Localization of the Sustainable Development Goals

Last month, the Third Report on "Local Governments and the Location of the Sustainable Development Goals", elaborated by United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG), was presented in New York at the High Level Political Forum of the United Nations.

Cascais’ Participatory Budget: an inspiring example

How one medium Portuguese city's participatory budget acts as a platform for democratic change by shifting attitudes.

Urban Agriculture is the center of attention of the National Rural Network Magazine

The Italian National Rural Network magazine dedicates an entire issue to urban gardens, The silent revolution of the hoe, with an article on the urban garden Parco Ort9 Sergio Albani in Rome which is managed by the Association Vivere in…, a very active member of the ULG (Urbact Local Group) of Rome.

Vilnius welcomes a new urban garden

The initiative, called “Bed of ideas”, arises from the proactivity of two members of the city’s ULG (Urbact Local Group), Laura and Beatričė, following Laura’s know-how gained through her experience in urban and community gardening in Glasgow (UK).

L'Hospitalet de Llobregat: art practice as a tool for improving community life and social cohesion

L'Hospitalet enjoyed its Jazz Manouche shared orchestra, celebrated a fascinating day with young and adult musicians and discovered a very musical version of Shakespeare's ‘A Midsummer Night's Dream’: here is the latest update on how the URBACT ONSTAGE project is progressing in the town! 

ON BOARD Eduprojects

Halmstad meeting was critical in terms of setting the model for the Educational Innovation Network in each Transfer City. Each partner dedicated some time to reflect and understand how to adapt the structure and governance of the Educational Innovation Network in place in Viladecans to their own context considering: governance, scale and human and financial resources. Some reflection points were facilitated for participants to rely on. Work initiated in Halmstad continued in each city with the respective ULGs, and will be monitored and improved in the following transnational meeting.

Bringing (more) sustainability to cities: 5 golden rules

How are cities putting sustainable urban development into practice? Here are 5 golden rules from URBACT's City Lab.

Learning more about civic participation in Dubrovnik

On May 29- 30, 2019 project partners met for the second Transnational Seminar in Dubrovnik (HR).