I first met Jordi Piera Jiménez at the URBACT City Festival in Tallinn, Estonia in October 2017 and was struck by the passion he had for his work in digital healthcare in Badalona, Spain. He told me …
‘Smart city’ programmes are often developed and driven by the few and don’t always take into account the majority of people who live, work and collaboratively make the city. The Bristol …
The Digital Media Centre (DMC) in Barnsley is award winning for its activities Here are 10 secrets to its success… Appoint a person or people with vision and commitment who can make things …
Anyone working in urban development will be familiar with the phrase Public-Private-Partnerships, or PPP’s. Such partnerships are very common in the delivery of skills, careers and education …
Your Mayor has asked you for a meeting. There are a number of challenges facing your city – over-crowding, poverty, pollution and waste-management. As a member of the urban planning group, the …
It is quite unusual that digital is used for social inclusion. Still, a social innovation initiative adapted from Canada does exactly that in a small town in the greater Paris area – helping …
Cesena is a small Italian town not far from Bologna. Foo Fighters is one of the greatest rock bands on earth, filling stadiums in big cities. Still, in 2015 they gave an intimate concert to 3.000 …