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INCREDIBOL! Bologna’s Creative Innovation
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Bologna, Italy

INCREDIBOL! Bologna’s Creative Innovation

The city of Bologna has implemented an innovative scheme to provide support for the cultural and creative industries.

Municipal Finance Program
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Dakar, Senegal

Municipal Finance Program

Under the leadership of the Municipal Council of Dakar, the Dakar Municipal Finance Program (DMFP) has been developed to enable the City of Dakar to gain access to capital markets for its investment needs.

Lusaka 2030 - a city without slums
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Lusaka, Zambia

Lusaka 2030 - a city without slums

Building a sustainable working relationship between local government and slum dwellers to create an inclusive city.

City talks on sustainable energy: the silent majority speaks
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Utrecht, Netherlands

City talks on sustainable energy: the silent ma...

Utrecht initiated a democratic experiment to share and broaden responsibility for creating an energy plan to help it become climate neutral by 2030.

Interactive energy classification map
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Vilnius, Lithuania

Interactive energy classification map

An innovative interactive energy map lets Vilnius citizens access and compare energy performance data for every apartment block in the city, online.

Sustainability in The Hague neighbourhoods; participation in co-creation
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The Hague, Netherlands

Sustainability in The Hague neighbourhoods; par...

The Hague is harnessing the commitment, time and skills of citizens to help achieve its goal of becoming climate neutral by 2040. Practical support and grants for cooperative action at grassroots level are turning good ideas into reality across the city.

Masterplan for Energy Transition
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Dortmund, Germany

Masterplan for Energy Transition

Dortmund’s Masterplan for Energy Transition brings all sorts of stakeholders together to develop a vision for the city’s energy future.

Smart City Bristol
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Bristol, United Kingdom

Smart City Bristol

Bristol's innovative approach to becoming a smart city is based on people and not on technology: a Public-Private-People approach. Projects to date include smart metering, open data, smart grid and electric vehicles which build on the City's strengths in micro-electronic and digital companies.

Educational Parks for Youth
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Antioquia (Departement), Colombia

Educational Parks for Youth

Building on a widely-hailed experiment in Medellin, the entire surrounding province of Antioquia has set up a network of 80 educational parks designed to supplement traditional education with programs to honor young peoples' inherent skills and citizenship potentials.