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Transfer test of the good practice: the Murcia meeting

By Loris Gherra

As the concept of “Lean Design Methodology for innovation” was the focus of the kick-off meeting in Paris, last February, the aim of Murcia meeting, held at the beginning of June, was to support the Innovato-R partner cities to get clear about the transfer of the good practices and about how to proceed with the testing of their local implementation.

Building inclusion through arts education: Valongo engages the community and shares progress

The first public community meeting and a study visit to an arts school which works with vulnerable youngsters under an innovative approach: here is Valongo's latest update on how the URBACT ONSTAGE project is progressing in the town!

OLD DOGS, NEW TRICKS: Can cities really learn...?

Whilst the Learning Ladder of Implementation gives us a framework to help us understand what we’re dealing with, there are still some other things to consider when developing our understanding of implementation and then applying that new learning within our teams, across our municipality or more widely throughout our wider city partnerships.

STEP BY STEP WE GO: Structured learning about implementation

In the previous post (Talking About Doing) we looked at defining what we mean by implementation and introduced the idea of separating the concept of Implementation from the concept of Policy – looking at the HOW separately from the WHAT.

Having done that, we need to look at the process for learning and exchange in relation to implementation…

TALKING ABOUT DOING: Finding a common language about implementation

The URBACT Implementation Networks have supported cities to exchange expertise and knowledge about how to implement their projects more successfully, looking to understand and improve how the implementation of policy works in reality. Stay Tuned has been specifically focussed on projects to reduce Early Leaving from Education and Training (ELET), following and supporting nine cities on their implementation journeys to turn their strategies in to action at a local level.

We present the ON BOARD at URBACT Campus

On the 4th and 5th of June, Viladecans hosted the URBACT Campus, two intense days spent training municipal technicians and local stakeholders associated with the 17 URBACT transfer networks operating in Spain today. It was there where we introduced the ON BOARD to the other participating cities.