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    Sign up: Final Conference WIT project - 13 April

    What does it take to welcome and integrate international talents in your medium-sized city? Join us Tuesday 13th of April for our online final conference of the Welcoming International Talent project. 

    Evite van Winkoop

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  • Priča o dobrom prijenosu - kako napraviti urbane vrtove

    U zadnjih nekoliko godina urbano vrtlarstvo postalo je praksa koja ispunjava mnoge potrebe lokalnih zajednica jer može stvoriti duh zajedništva, stimulirati društvenu koheziju, eksperimentirati sa inovativnom proizvodnjom i upravljačkim modelima u javnim prostorima, ojačati urbane ekosustave, povećati urbanu bioraznolikosti te boriti se protiv klimatskih promjena.

    emarko

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  • Transfer Story: Salerno Italy

    The Municipality took a strategic decision quite early on in the organisation of their activities to integrate a Blue Growth Entrepreneurship Award into an existing high-profile Business Plan Competition which is held annually in the city (the business plan competition, which is organised by the Industrial Union of Salerno, as part of the large annual festival of innovation and entrepreneurship is now in its 13th year).

    Angelos Ploumis

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  • Transfer Story: Ostend Belgium

    The Municipality of Ostend held a launch event for their competition at the GreenBridge Incubator on the 10th September 2019. The competition was structured around a SeaZone theme, a brand that was designed to act as a unifying concept in the city.

    Angelos Ploumis

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  • Transfer Story: Matosinhos Portugal

    The Municipality set out by building a strong ULG, comprising 13 partners and also secured some commercial sponsorship through SuperBock, to support any entrepreneurs that enter the competition with an idea to reduce or address sea waste.  The environmental sustainability prize would only be fully granted if the Municipality could evidence good environmental practices from the companies in the incubation programme.

    Angelos Ploumis

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  • Transfer Story: Mataro Spain

    The city of Mataro aspires to open the city to the sea.  The Municipality’s original goals were to promote the blue economy and stimulate new businesses. The foundations for this project were laid in the ‘Sea in Value’ project, which sought to promote a nautical culture, develop the blue economy and open the city to the sea.

     

    Angelos Ploumis

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