06
May
2019
Design workshop An Object of Change
Project :
APPLAUSE - Alien Plant Species from harmful to useful with citizens' led activities
City :
Ljubljana
Short description
Designing sustainable products from wood and paper from invasive non-native plants at the Academy for Fine Arts and Design of University of Ljubljana (ALUO UL).
06
May
2019
Aveiro Steam City kicking off!
Project :
AVEIRO STEAM CITY - Urban Network for Upgrading STEAM Skills and Increasing Jobs Added-Value through Digital Transformation in a new economic context
City :
Aveiro
Short description
On 08 March, The City of Aveiro organised the kick-off event of the project Aveiro Steam City. During the event, held at “Teatro Aveirense”, the City of Aveiro presented the main objectives and actions of this innovative project that aims at supporting the transition of Aveiro into a knowledge-based economy.
03
May
2019
Invitation to the International UIA BRIDGE workshop
Project :
BRIDGE - Building the Right Investments for Delivering a Growing Economy
City :
Rotterdam
Short description
BRIDGE project is organising a workshop on 12 June 2019 in Rotterdam - an invitation to hear how Rotterdam is preparing for the Next Economy with BRIDGE.
03
May
2019
City of Ghent wins the Belfius Smart Belgium Award 2018 with TMaaS
Project :
TMaaS - Traffic Management as a Service
City :
Ghent
Short description
On Wednesday 24 April in Brussels, the City of Ghent won the Belfius Smart Belgium Award 2018 in in the category ‘Smart Cities with a population of more than 30,000’. This prize was awarded to the innovative collaborative project - Traffic Management as a Service (TMaaS), via which the Ghent Mobility Company is developing an innovative virtual traffic centre.
03
May
2019
Social Innovation Pitch Day
Project :
MiFRIENDLY CITIES
City :
Coventry
Short description
On Saturday 30 March, MiFriendly Cities held its Social Innovation Pitch Day in Birmingham, where a panel of judges and attendees from communities across the West Midlands region heard ideas for community projects from 16 migrant innovators.
03
May
2019
Launching Coventry’s Pop-up Furniture Factory
Project :
MiFRIENDLY CITIES
City :
Coventry
Short description
MiFriendly Cities is investing in the launch of two Pop-up Furniture Factories in Wolverhampton and Coventry to support activities aimed at community-led integration as well as addressing the housing issue.