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Project “Digital Innovation for Cities” (DigiPlace) partners visited Ventspils

Project “Digital Innovation for Cities” (DigiPlace) partners visited Ventspils

The KAIRÓS Project is here to stay – by Anke van Wijck, Project Coordinator

In Mula several strands of action will ensure the continuity of the KAIRÓS objectives long after the closure of the actual project.

FOCUS ON: Trapani - about the city

The latest in our series of Focus On's is the city of Trapani.  Located in on the north-west coast of Sicily; Trapani is certainly the southernmost of our 4 partner cities and probably the least well known. 

Focus on Poznan (PL): Our respons to the housing needs of the underprivileged

In Poznan, the department in charge of the realization of housing policy pursued by the Mayor and City Council is the Office of Housing Affairs. The Office's responsibilities include, among others, developing solutions, projects and programs to meet the housing needs of Poznan society. Moreover, the Office co-creates the rent policy in the city's housing resources and provides the Mayor with knowledge on the housing needs of Poznan inhabitants as well as ways of satisfying them.

As part of the City of Poznan's housing policy, housing projects are implemented to suit various needs so that each person in need of housing support can find something for themselves.

Focus on Toulouse Métropole (FR): Who are the homeless in our city? How many are they?

Friday night, 21^st January 2022. The coldest night of the week. Well equipped with several warm layers of clothes, socks, gloves, scarf and cap, I am ready to meet my new team and to discover my new urban itinerary for the homeless street count.

Focus on Glasgow (UK): Report of a peer visit

By Euan McGlynn

After two years of online video calls and back and forth emailing in the wake of the pandemic, Glasgow welcomed representatives from across the nine ROOF cities for a peer learning visit. On the 14^th and 15^th March, Glasgow set out to share with our visitors how the city is working to end homelessness across the city now, the practices we have in place to prevent homelessness as well as sharing our plan to eradicate homelessness from society. Being able to host this event in person was of huge benefit, as it was important to us not just to explain the how the actions already in place are having an impact, but to speak to those at the heart of the issue in Glasgow. This ability to connect just cannot be replicated through online communication and sets us up well for the final event in Ghent in May.