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The Dublin Cultural Audit and Map project

The Dublin Cultural Audit and Map project was developed to add to the local authoritys knowledge base, to inform decisions by the city council departments, planners and strategists. This intelligence project is also a public resource - a website called Culture Near You - that makes the citys cultural buildings, organisations and networks easier to find and connect with for the people of Dublin.

European capital cities leading the urban agenda for cultural inclusion

Eight cities are collaborating in a newly established network named ACCESS, funded by URBACT, an EU programme to develop sustainable solutions to urban challenges. The aim is to bring about a real shift in cultural policymaking in Europe and as a result ensure access to culture for all citizens.

The digital transformation of the mobility systems and services in Trikala, Greece

Trikala, a city of 81.000 citizens in Greece, is an old ‘smart story’ with several correlated projects being implemented in an attempt to meet the social interest and the municipal strategic vision for a “Resilient, Smart and Efficient” city by 2025.

Christmas Pop-Up Shops in Altena

The Lead Partner of URBACT's network re-growCity filled empty stores with manufacturers of Christmas decoration instead of a Christmas market (which was forbidden in 2020 because of Corona).

"We made a virtue out of necessity!" (city marketing team, Altena)

A very collaborative 2nd Transnational meeting!

Our second transnational meeting was hosted by the city of Vila Nova de Famalicao and took place online on 25^th & 26^th November. The meeting focussed on the topic of collaboration and looked at ways in which cities could stimulate collaboration with a view to accelerating the circular economy.

Η ανακεφαλαίωση μίας ......... διαδικτυακής χρονιάς

Το 2020 ήταν μία δύσκολη και παράξενη χρονιά για όλους μας, ειδικά για εκείνους που υπέφεραν άμεσα από την πανδημία. Στην αρχή, όταν ετοιμαζόμασταν για τη διακρατική συνάντησή του Δικτύου Μεταφοράς Καλής Πρακτικής, CARD4ALL, στη Τζουρμάλα (Jurmala) στη Λετονία που είχε προγραμματιστεί για τον Μάρτιο του 2020, δεν μπορούσαμε να πιστέψουμε τι συνέβη γύρω μας και προσπαθήσαμε να διατηρήσουμε τα σχέδιά μας, αλλά γρήγορα, συνειδητοποιήσαμε ότι ήταν χειρότερο από το αναμενόμενο και ότι έπρεπε να αλλάξουμε τα σχέδιά μας .....