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Turin – Nagoya: Developing a creative and smart city

Turin and Nagoya aim to be a vibrant hub for industrial and social innovation. Turin learned of Nagoya’s entrepreneurial education for children. In return, Nagoya learned how to develop demonstration projects using public spaces from Turin. Case Study Nagoya Turin FINAL

City resilience at the forefront of EU-India city partnerships

The International Urban and Regional Cooperation (IURC) Programme was formally launched in India in February 2022 and worked with 14 Indian cities and 9 European cities, through 9 city pairings and five single cities. The programme focused on exchange of best practices, thematic cluster workshops, exchange visits, bi-lateral meetings, etc. For three city pairings it was possible to design and...

Melbourne City Experts meet counterparts in Barcelona and Madrid

A delegation from the City of Melbourne absolved a study visit in Spain from 23 - 27 October 2023. The delegation consisted of Jordi McInerney (Innovation Precincts), Lauren Beattie (Transportation Planning) and Kelly Hertzog (Parks and City Greening Division). They were supported by Prof. Bruce Wilson (RMIT), IURC Coordinator for Australia. The mission started in Barcelona, where delegates met with the...

Brisbane hosts IURC delegation at Asia Pacific Cities Summit (APCS)

Brisbane City Council welcomed a delegation from Barcelona, Melbourne, New Plymouth and Christchurch from 9-13 October 2023 on the occasion of the Asia Pacific Cities Summit (APCS). The event - which gathered more than 1,100 delegates from 171 cities, including 118 Mayors and Deputy Mayors - involved IURC delegates in several workshops within the thematic areas "Cities of Connection" (technology,...

EU-NZ Pilot Action: Malaga Experts visit Christchurch Innovation Expo 2023

Three delegates from the IURC pilot city of Malaga participated at the Innovation Expo 2023 held in Christchurch - New Zealand - on 10th and 11th September 2023. Hosted by Smart Christchurch, the Spanish delegation looks to share experiences with the Christchurch Innovation Ecosystem. The delegation of Malaga includes Nieves Fernández (Architect and Environmental Urban Planner from Malaga Municipality), Patricia...

Hamburg delegates visit Canberra and Melbourne

A delegation from the City of Hamburg held meetings with the local authorities of Canberra (ACT) and Melbourne from 25-31 August 2023. The delegation consisted of: Thomas Jacob and Sabine Schubbe, Senate Chancellery, European Affairs, International Projects Thomas Eichhorn and Dr. Michael Fischer, Agency für Spatial Information and Surveying Wolfgang Hoefs, New Mobility Solutions. The activity was jointly funded by the Hamburg...

New Plymouth (New Zealand) Delegation visited Vilnius (Lithuania)

Led by Deputy Mayor David Bublitz, a delegation from New Plymouth District Council and affiliated institutions visited counterparts in Vilnius to exchange views about energy transition, climate action and smart city developments. The 4-day study visit (which followed a visit of Vilnius delegates to New Plymouth in 2022) led to the signing of an MoU between both sides with concrete areas...

EU-New Zealand: IURC Cities participated at Sustainable Cities Dialogue

The Delegation of the European Union to New Zealand has launched a new seminar series entitled Policy Futures: EU-Aotearoa New Zealand. The purpose is to deepen policy dialogue on issues of mutual relevance, such as climate action, digital policy and the future of multilateralism. The series will support exchanges between New Zealand and EU researchers, practitioners and decision-makers across government,...

IURC Korea Cities meet EU Ambassador at ICP Conference in Incheon

Delegates from the IURC Korea pilot cities of Seoul and Sejong met Ms. Maria Castillo Fernandez, Ambassador of the European Union to the Republic of Korea, during the ICP-AGIR Final Conference held in Incheon, Korea, on 3 April 2023. The EU-funded ICP project has promoted city-to-city (C2C) cooperation between EU and non-EU cities on the topics of energy transition, air quality,...

Madrid delegation visits Melbourne

Four delegates from Madrid have just visited Melbourne to deepen pilot project cooperation in the fields of mobility and urban greening. The delegation included following experts: Nicolas Gharbi, Principal Advisor for City Diplomacy and International Affairs, Madrid City Pedro Fernandez Lopez, Head of Department, Planning and Infrastructure, Madrid City Lidia León Talavera, Vice-Director of Operation Centres, EMT Madrid (Madrid Public...