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    REFILL@Lille: Temporary spaces, policy design labs and URBACT networks

    URBACT lead expert, François Jégou, explains how TRANSFO LILLE, a process of co-construction of a public policy design lab led in the European Metropole of Lille (FR) gave the Metropole’s civil servants a real appetite to foster the development of temporary uses of vacant spaces. 

    François Jégou was lead expert of the URBACT REFILL network. He is also part of the Republic of Design, Lille's organising committee for the world design capital 2020.

    François Jégou

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  • 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.

    s.mendez

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  • Rethinking public procurement for SMEs: Making Spend Matter partners explore why business size does in fact matter.

    Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) dominate the private sector and contribute to strong, inclusive local economies. However, too often their ability to access public procurement opportunities is hindered by procurement eco-systems that fail to acknowledge the challenges that SMEs confront, or the contribution they make.

    Alison Taylor

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  • Bees and pollination are important factors for biodiversity as well as for the economy

    Without bees 75% of our food plants would not yield any fruits at all, there would be a major economy lost in crop production, wildflowers would not ripen seeds and biodiversity would drastically decrease. Lately numerous great initiatives started to protect bees and their pollinator counterparts – they deserve our support as they also help us. One of these kinds of actions arose at our project partner Hegyvidék (Budapest, Hungary).

    v.erhart

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  • Training programme & boundary conditions to enter employer/employee responsibilities

    All processes carried out by cities, both those related to revitalization and other measures against social exclusion and social cohesion should be preceded by appropriate preparation. Changes are created by people - local government officials, NGO activists, politicians and residents, and we should start with the desire to change them.

    n.rydlewska

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  • Check-list of specific standards & abilities concerning general knowledge about regeneration

    It's time for the first of our outpusts. At the beginning we share with you a list of standards and skills necessary when you start revitalizing.

    n.rydlewska

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