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Berlin, Germany

m4guide - mobile multi-modal mobility guide

m4guide stands for an integrated communication and navigation system by which the user is led continuously from door to door. As a result, the m4guide increases the user's opportunities for mobility in the city.

Berlin, Germany

Adapting and Installing an international vocational Training for Renewable Energies

Berlin has developed a programme to encourage young people who are disengaging from the formal education system to enter vocational training in green and sustainable technologies.

Brussels Capital Region, Belgium

Brussels' Village Finance: Grants to create jobs and improve the local environment

In Brussels Capital Region, micro-grants have been used to support the growth of green businesses in disadvantaged areas, and encourage new and aspiring entrepreneurs.

Barcelona (ciudad), Spain

Barcelona: Inclusive employment in park maintenance

Successful collaboration between a team specialising in the employment of people with disabilities and the municipal park company has helped provide support to individual employees and made the company itself more responsive to their needs.

Durban, South Africa

Safer Cities Programme

The safer city strategy is the expression of a joint plan of action for local government and partners

Glasgow, United Kingdom

Glasgow Green Wardens scheme: Greening the council and boosting employability

Glasgow gives employment opportunities in the green sector to people with a low employability profile through a traineeship scheme with the city council.