startups ecosystem support and talent attraction
We would like to contribute in to an Action Planning Networks focused in dynamize local startups ecosystem and talent attaction.
We would like to contribute in to an Action Planning Networks focused in dynamize local startups ecosystem and talent attaction.
“In Katowice, the resilient concept is relatively new. Before the project we didn’t even know the word! After committing to this project, we were really motivated to learn more and to participate. Over the past few years the city has been focused on realizing large investments, many in the city center. Now it was time to look at the local problems of the districts. Time was good, because a few months before the start of the project we had finished work on the Local Revitalization Program, for which we analyzed all districts for their problems, so we had the basics to choose our ULL.
On a personal level, the Resilient Europe project gave me a lot of motivation to improve my English, so I took language classes. I wanted to participate proactively on this project for which I needed a good level of English. I get a lot of energy from sharing our story and learning from other cities. Many solutions are very interesting and I hope that similar ones will be implemented in the future in Katowice. Urbact and Resilient Europe is an opportunity to learn how other cities work and what problems they are facing. I find it interesting to hear of places far from Katowice which have similar problems.
Working on LAP has shown me that working in a particular district can be very interesting. It allows me to know the real problems and strengths of the district and above all the people. Districts all have their own problems and own goals, and we all (citizens, entrepreneurs, city officials and city government) have to learn how to work together for the development of the districts.”
- By Joanna Mękal (Katowice, Poland)
The Arts District of Soho in Málaga (ES) has become the city's new art and urban culture reference area. A 2010 citizens' initiative was the starting point to this urban regeneration process. The Arts District is located between the harbour and the old town, which faced depopulation and misuses of public spaces, two growing issues for the inhabitants.
The project was led hand-in-hand with neighbours, artists and business holders, on a strong participative basis. Soho has come to shape its new identity, boosting and diversifying the local economy, allowing the development of all arts thanks to cultural events, and by offering more public space for citizen use.
A core USER idea is that the design of urban public spaces and the main goals of urban planning are challenged by rapid changes in how cities are used. New trends in how public spaces are used, what the new users’ needs are, increasing malfunctions and conflicts among uses, etc., are challenging the way the city is usually “produced”, designed and managed.
REviving high-rise Blocks for cohesive and green neighborhoods. The main objective addressed by RE-Block is to foster efficient regeneration of these neighborhoods, making them more attractive and improving their environmental quality, whilst creating an integrated tailor-made approach to combat poverty.