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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  • Rethinking public procurement for SMEs: Making Spend Matter partners explore why business size does in fact matter.

    Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) dominate the private sector and contribute to strong, inclusive local economies. However, too often their ability to access public procurement opportunities is hindered by procurement eco-systems that fail to acknowledge the challenges that SMEs confront, or the contribution they make.

    Alison Taylor

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  • Bees and pollination are important factors for biodiversity as well as for the economy

    Without bees 75% of our food plants would not yield any fruits at all, there would be a major economy lost in crop production, wildflowers would not ripen seeds and biodiversity would drastically decrease. Lately numerous great initiatives started to protect bees and their pollinator counterparts – they deserve our support as they also help us. One of these kinds of actions arose at our project partner Hegyvidék (Budapest, Hungary).

    v.erhart

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  • Training programme & boundary conditions to enter employer/employee responsibilities

    All processes carried out by cities, both those related to revitalization and other measures against social exclusion and social cohesion should be preceded by appropriate preparation. Changes are created by people - local government officials, NGO activists, politicians and residents, and we should start with the desire to change them.

    n.rydlewska

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  • Check-list of specific standards & abilities concerning general knowledge about regeneration

    It's time for the first of our outpusts. At the beginning we share with you a list of standards and skills necessary when you start revitalizing.

    n.rydlewska

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  • Presentation of URBinclusion Network videos

    By Massimiliano Rumignani. The URBinclusion partnership has delivered several short videos presenting the same project activities and some of the case studies analysed during the project implementation to better understand how to deal with five main challenges that cities face when implementing programmes, initiatives, actions and project at local levels.

    Massimiliano Rumignani

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  • Mayors of Re-growCities: The Mayor- Factor

    Re-grow City, the URBACT Transfer Network which promotes strategic ways and methods to fight the results of shrinkage, is not only a network of different European Cities, but a network of Mayors who are supporting the work of their local coordinators.

    l.engstfeld

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