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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  • Meet the partners: interview with Francisco Martínez Cañavate

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    City of Utrecht

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  • Meet the partners: interview with Giorgos Michailidis

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    City of Utrecht

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  • KRAKOW TRANSNATIONAL MEETING – PART 2

    The Covid-19 pandemic took Krakow partners to the decision of hosting online their Transnational Meeting last year but left all partners with the desire to travel to the Polish city and see with their own eyes the wonders that have been created in terms of community urban gardens. Well, the Krakow team set themselves in the quest of completing what, in their opinion, was an “unfinished business”: the possibility to welcome all partners in Krakow before the end of the project’s lifetime so that they could see what has been implemented in their city during RU:RBAN.

    Patricia Hernandez

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  • ON BOARD Project: How did we do it? Discover it in a few clicks!

    The journey we embarked on with ON BOARD towards the destination of educational innovation has reached its end. For nearly three years, we’ve shared experiences among our cities (Halmstad, Albergaria, Tallinn, Viladecans, Nantes and Poznan) and this exchange has filled our ‘luggage’ with learning.

    s.mendez

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  • How to use data analysis for making tourism more sustainable for cities and communities: the solutions of Tourism-friendly Cities

    In the framework of the series of webinars organized by Tourism-friendly Cities (TFC) to promote a deeper understanding of topics of common interest for its partners, the use of ICT and data analysis systems for monitoring tourist flows was the main focus of a session that fostered the debate among practitioners and experts. The cases of Dubrovnik and Venice raised most of the challenges currently at the core of the political agendas of tourism cities at European and global level.   

    Sabrina Bruzzone

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  • Focus on Women in Tech and Innovation

    The context is very important for taking the step to entrepreneurship as a choice. It includes social, cultural, political, economic, technological aspects. To get more women to choose Entrepreneurship and Tech they should be encouraged to choose entrepreneurial career ways in a wider landscape.

    Elisabeth Lind

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