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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  • A convergence of actions taking place in Siracusa against Covid-19

    The city of Siracusa, as many others in Italy, in Europe and actually in the entire world, is reacting to Covid-19 in many ways and with many resources: municipality, national and local public bodies, civil society and, of course, NGOs are doing their best.

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  • Communities and NGOs respond to COVID-19 – acts of kindness, agile responses and the rejuvenation of civic society

    In Brighton and Hove (UK) NGOs, established community organisations and local residents have quickly responded to those most in need. Meanwhile a new dynamism within civic society has emerged with new active participants - previously absent from traditional community engagement – are playing a key role in combating the worst effects of COVID-19. 

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  • How do RU:RBAN cities face COVID-19?

    The COVID-19 pandemic has shocked and overturned the lives of the entire globe, this is a certainty… without a doubt. The virus has affected countries on the same continent unequally, but each and one of them is fighting it. How are countries reacting, what measures are they taking, what are the effects on society? The answer to these questions has been on our every-day news for the last three months: with enormous difficulties, restrictions on our most inalienable freedoms and, above all, indescribable pain and loss. 

    Patricia Hernandez

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  • Digital Builder program, how Métropole du Grand Paris gathers a community of local civil servants to develop new services

    “Digital Builders”, this is the name of the initiative launched by the Métropole du Grand Paris based on InnovaTO project. The aim of Digital Builder program is to gather a community of local civil servants mobilised to collectively develop new digital public services on a metropolitan scale.

    By Edoardo Paradisi

    Valeria Tarallo

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  • How Kavala is using public procurement to build local resilience.

    In today’s conditions, politics, development, and economy should derive from the central government as well as from local and regional administration. The objective of Kavala’s municipal development strategy is to strengthen its administrative, economic, social, and developmental role. A necessary condition for the exercise of this role is the reform of the procurement system as a result of an in depth analysis and a broader understanding of public procurement.

    Alison Taylor

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  • The first steps taken by Iaşi to experiment on urban commons

    George Marius Homocianu, Project manager of the City of Iaşi for the Civic eState Transfer Network, on how his city is working to implements policy that could help the birth and management of urban commons.

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    Gregorio Turolla

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