Network Blogs

Here are the latest Learning Cities Networks Blog postings (to see specific Network Blogs, please click on the relevant name from the list of NETWORKS in the left hand column):

 

Glasgow - Future City Demonstrator city - Invitation to an event on 24 July

Posted Sunday, June 8, 2014 - 11:49 by Michael Burns

Network: Reimagining Inclusive Economic Futures

Glasgow is the UK's Future City Demonstrator city and has developed considerable expertise in the design, development and application of future city solutions across a range of urban challenges.

These are to be found in big data, open data, transportation, energy, public safety, health, environment, communications, demography and climate change.

Connecting Urban and Rural Learning Initiatives - Opportunities and Challenges

Posted Friday, May 30, 2014 - 13:08 by Josef Konvitz

Network: Connecting Urban and Rural Learning Initiatives

Urbanisation has been a powerful force for knowledge and growth since well before the industrial revolution.  As cities have grown bigger, their relationships with rural areas have changed – as have the needs of rural areas.  Historically, people in rural areas did not have the same educational opportunities as people in cities.

Entrepreneurial Learning City/Region Worksheet

Posted Wednesday, May 14, 2014 - 08:27 by Norman Longworth

Network: Reimagining Inclusive Economic Futures

In the first column of the worksheet below, put a mark from 1 to 5 for how you see your own city/region’s performance:

Entrepreneurial Learning Cities Brief

Posted Sunday, May 11, 2014 - 09:26 by Judith James

Network: Reimagining Inclusive Economic Futures

Context & background

The network  title is  "Entrepreneurial Learning City Regions".

“A learning city can be characterised as one in which communities attempt to learn collectively to change their own futures.”(1)  Drawing on recent research on developing learning cities and on developing entrepreneurial skills and attitudes, we will develop guidelines for creating “Entrepreneurial Learning City Regions”.

Learning Cities and Cultural Policies - A Brief

Posted Sunday, May 11, 2014 - 07:40 by Henrik Zipsane

Network: Harnessing Cultural Policies in Building Sustainable Learning Cities

Preamble

This preamble makes available three pieces of information, namely, the names of participating entities to the network, names of current members including the leadership and plans for future membership.

The following organisations and individuals have so far showed interest in participating in the networks key activities – i.e. opening for other interested in participation in conferences and project which these organisations are involved in which are of relevance to the subject of the network:

 

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