Blog

This blog is a space for knowledge-sharing, opinion, advocacy and debate, both between UCLG members and the wider international local and regional government community. Contributions and comments are welcome from anyone who is interested in how sub-national governments can make the world a better place for their citizens.

Read on to discover the most varied, up-to-date and innovative initiatives of local governments and their partners from across the globe.

Santa Cruz - Cape Verde
Santa Cruz (Cape Verde) municipality upgrades a neighbourhood through a participatory process
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Coopération au développement, Démocratie participative, Inclusion Sociale, Agenda urbain - 21/07/2014
The "Credits System" is an instrument that was created to implement the Participatory Consolidation Project, which was carried out, promoted and funded by the Pedra Badejo and Liebnitz Friendship Association in the Municipality of Santa Cruz, Cape Verde. (+)
Canoas
Citizen participation as part of everyday life in the city of Canoas
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Participatory democracy, Urban innovation - 18/07/2014
In 2009, the current administration of Canoas began an innovative project within the city management department, based on transparency, citizen participation, social inclusion and the qualification of public services. The Popular and Citizen Participation System is a set of 13 projects that contribute to more decentralized, systemic and democratic management. (+)
21 European cities proposed in the Bloomberg Mayors Challenge
Here are the innovative ideas 21 European cities proposed in the Bloomberg Mayors Challenge
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Local Governance, Local policies - 27/06/2014
Citiscope’s urban innovation feature this week is on the “ideas camp” for European cities hosted recently by Bloomberg Philanthropies in Berlin. The 21 cities are finalists in the most recent round of the Bloomberg Mayors Challenge. (+)
Intermediary Cities: Between growth management and financial sustainability
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Intermediary Cities, Urban Strategic Planning - 18/06/2014
Between 10th and 12th June, the Cities Forum, which is linked to UCLG and other institutions, took place at IFEMA, Madrid. The forum was attended by Mayors and Managers of Ibero-American cities, present to discuss issues such as sustainability, service management, public space and governance, among others. (+)
Post-2015 Urban Agenda
Local Leaders' Empowerment is Key to a Post-2015 Urban Agenda
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- 12/06/2014
A new tool has been produced for local and regional governments to contribute to the post-2015 Agenda and the New Urban Agenda of Habitat III in 2016. It is the creation of UCLG, the Global Network of Cities, Local and Regional Governments, an organisation that represents the interests of local governments on the world stage. (+)
David Satterthwaite
A call to extend the “big data” revolution to urban poor
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Urban Agenda, Urban innovation - 11/06/2014
The “big data” revolution must extend to the world’s urban poor. That's the point of a recent essay by David Satterthwaite, senior fellow at the International Institute of Environment and Development. A billion citizens live in informal urban settlements, but little information is collected about them to improve their lives, Satterthwaite writes. (+)

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