This innovative edition of the EUROCITIES annual report takes into us to the city of Eurocity, exemplifying the best examples from real cities all over Europe, including stories of over 70 cities and more than 25 Eurocities initiatives and projects.
The Security in Public Spaces Partnership, coordinated by the City of Nice, has launched this survey to find out about the current uses of AI technologies and the challenges faced by cities and regions in developing and/or implementing them, in the context of their 3rd Action.
On 3, 10 and 17 February 2021, the UDN jointly with UIA held the webinar series ‘Urban Innovative actions, achievements and future perspectives’. Follow the link below to view presentations and video recordings.
EKLIPSE has launched it's 6th Call for Requests inviting policy, research, or NGOs to identify topics or evidence needs relating to biodiversity and ecosystem services of EU policy relevance. Application deadline: 19 March 2021.
The New European Bauhaus initiative connects the European Green Deal to our living spaces. It calls on all Europeans to imagine and build together a sustainable and inclusive future. Find out more and participate in the co-designing phase of the initiative here!
The Security in Public Spaces Partnership held its 7th Partnership Meeting online from the 27-28 January 2021. The focus of the meeting was on the implementation of Actions, a process which has now started. The implementation phase follows the Partnership publication of its Action Plan. Read the full article here.
The Security in Public Spaces Partnership is collecting information on current security by design approaches by EU cities and regions put to include them in a hands-on guidance leaflet.
The Security in Public Spaces Partnership is constructing a framework for a self-assessment tool on security and safety aimed at local authorities in EU Member States, with the ultimate goal being the creation of a joint dashboard urban authorities can use to gauge their progress and/or weaknesses to overcome.
The Partnership On Culture and Cultural Heritage is putting forward a survey under its Action 5 "Raise awareness for public libraries and their new tasks on a European and National Level".
How can cities better protect vulnerable public spaces? That is the question that the PACTESUR project, led by the City of Nice, which also Coordinates the Urban Agenda Partnership on Security in Public Spaces, has been exploring since January 2019. Read the article here!
Discover what will happen in 2021 and get an update on UIA cities reflections and experiences on innovation and mobility; European cities engaging in the right to housing and UIA city practices to capture and evaluate the results and impact of innovative interventions.
The URBACT Knowledge Hub brings together good practices from across the EU to make sure that learning is within everyone's reach. In this context they've developed a free online course targeted at anyone with an interest in procurement and changing the way it is undertaken in cities.
In this 5th edition of the newsletter you can find news on their new e-learning module, insights into the relationship between public procurement and the EU Green Deal, details for online training on public procurement, and much more!
In the framework of their Action: “Evaluate the Application of Artificial Intelligence”, please help the Partnership by filling in a quick survey on the challenges that cities and regions face in developing and/or implementing AI technology.
Congratulations to the UA Partnership who has developed "Recommendations on EU security strategy, multi-level, participatory and innovative governance and funding" in the context of their second Action! Read the declaration below.
Here you can find the conclusive report from Action 9 from the Partnership on Sustainable Land Use and Nature Based Solutions, which sets out relevant, easily adaptable and easy-to-implement sets of targets and indicators for cities. Take a look!
The Urban Innovative Actions (UIA) and the Urban Development Network (UDN) are organising three webinars on 03, 10 and 17 February 2021, which will showcase UIA achievements, promote their experience, explore synergies with the wider Cohesion Policy and draw perspectives for its renewal as part of the European Urban Initiative for the 2021-2027 period. Find out more and register!
These cities are making ingenious efforts to go green, be more innovative, and to make a difference to the lives of people who call them home and those who visit.
An initiative of the German Presidency of the Council of the EU, a New Leipzig Charter was adopted and stands as a key framework document for integrated sustainable urban development in Europe. It is accompanied by an Implementing document which intends to guide the next phase of the Urban Agenda for the EU according to renewed parameters.
