Networks and cities' news

Catch up on the latest updates from cities working together in URBACT Networks. The articles and news that are showcased below are published directly by URBACT’s beneficiaries and do not necessarily reflect the programme’s position.

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  • Green light!

    Same Journey; new stages…

     

    As I write this, I’ve just changed trains - moving to the next phase of a journey to another country in Europe. Whilst this current train journey is not related to the Digi-Inclusion project, that is a very different situation to the months before the New Year, when Digi-Inclusion travel was pretty much all I knew!

     

    The initial period of any URBACT project is an intense yet rewarding experience, and that time last year was no exception – getting to see first-hand the starting point of all our nine project partners in the network, visiting each one in turn to meet their municipal teams, local stakeholders and partners, and to get a sense of the place and it’s local context.

    Ian Graham

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  • Leaving No-one Behind in a Digital World

    Technology is a marvellous thing. The Covid-19 pandemic has helped us to take a huge leap forward in embracing digital technology in all walks of life. From remote working, to online shopping, to greater acceptance of digital signatures, submitting our tax forms online, video-calling our friends and family in other countries with just a few clicks, using digital tickets for trains and buses, social gaming with our friends online, and fast contactless payments with one tap of our smartphone. Life has never been smoother.

     

    Or has it….?

     

    Digital solutions are making a huge difference to our lives. But not everyone experiences those differences in a positive way. What if you don’t have a smartphone? Or don’t have internet at home? What if you’ve never learnt to use a PC or tablet? What if you fear getting scammed and your money stolen, like your friend did last year…?!

    For so many people in our communities, technology is not a marvellous thing – it’s something which makes them feel excluded and makes life more difficult.

    Ian Graham

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  • The DIGI-INCLUSION Consortium in the First Transnational Meeting in Mollet del Vallès

    DIGI-INCLUSION Network 1st Transnational Meeting in Mollet del Vallès

    The 1st Transnational meeting of the DIGI-INCLUSION network was held in Mollet del Vallès on November 13th, 14th and 15th and was attended by delegations from all the network partners:

    - Mollet del Vallès (Lead Partner).

    - Jelgava Local Municipality (Latvia).

    - Alexandroupolis (Greece).

    - Municipality of Torres Vedras (Portugal).

    - Gdansk Entrepreneurship Foundation (Poland).

    - Iași (Romania).

    - Boulogne sur mer Développement Côte d'Opale (France).

    - Lepida ScpA (Italy).

    - Department for Development and International Projects of Zenica- Doboj Canton (DDIP ZDC) (Bosnia and Herzegovina).

    As well as the participation of URBACT Secretariat Director, Teofil Gherca.

    AlbertMollet

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