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On the 11th and 12th of December 2019, the Welcoming International Talent project was hosted by the Polish city of Bielsko-Biala. These two days, we...
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Nantes has an extraordinary story of systematic urban development over three decates, explored within the REFILL Network . Here I give a short...
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Across the whole of Europe, the growing shortage of technical talent is starting to impact on urban economies. In this article, Jim Sims, the Lead...
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iPlace is present at the EU Industry Week 2021 to discuss “The competitiveness of small European cities in the future industrialisation” The...
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How can cities benefit from digitalisation? With dramatic headlines about jobs being destroyed by digitalisation, and many policy makers resisting...