public services
International Conference Club Health Amsterdam
You are invited to attend the 11th International Conference on Nightlife, Substance Use and Related Health Issues. This conference will be hosted by the city of Amsterdam on 15-17 May.
event
start date: 15-05-2019 end date: 17-05-2019
15 cities learn from Toulouse how to support Roma to access adequate housing
How can cities support Roma to move out of camps into adequate housing? This is what 35 local policy-makers and practitioners on homelessness and Roma inclusion from 15 European cities addressed during a policy transfer study visit to Toulouse. Representatives from the Council of Europe and the EU’s Agency for Fundamental Rights also took part in the meeting.
news
publication date: 19-04-2019
- cooperation
Bologna is 22nd city to sign pledge to the EU Pillar of Social Rights
Bologna became the 22nd city to sign a pledge to the European Pillar of Social Rights. Mayor Virginio Merola signed a strong commitment to principle 2 on gender equality and principle 19 on housing.
news
publication date: 16-04-2019
- cooperation
- economy
Apply for free of charge assistance to implement your innovation procurement
Are you a European public procurer that wants to receive free of charge local assistance in the preparation and implementation of your next innovation procurement? Sign up for receiving assistance from the European Assistance for Innovation Procurement initiative (eafip). Eafip can help public sector organisations modernize public services (e.g. in e-gov, health, energy, transport, etc.) with innovative ICT solutions such as blockchain, AI, cybersecurity, big data, virtual/augmented...
news
publication date: 08-04-2019
- knowledge society
EUROCITIES principles on citizen data: 10 data principles for the common good
Where does our data go? How can citizens take back some control over what will become one of the most valuable resources of our society?
publication
publication date:
05-04-2019
Key takeaways from our first-ever EUROCITIES Social Innovation Lab
The first-ever Social Innovation Lab of EUROCITIES took place on 25-27 March 2019 in Glasgow. Over 120 city politicians, officers and change makers (social enterprises and foundations) from over 50 cities in Europe joined forces to pilot a new way of working for ‘Making Inclusive Cities through Social Innovation’.
news
publication date: 02-04-2019
Open Access Government: A social challenge for Europe
Anna Lisa Boni, Secretary General, EUROCITIES explains why the fight against poverty and social exclusion is a social challenge for Europe
publication
publication date:
28-03-2019
- environment
No debts for energy in Almere
The municipality coordinates between different administrations and suppliers to prevent vulnerable households from getting into debt from their energy supply. People receive financial and energy counselling, and social housing units are equipped with solar panels to generate energy at a reduced cost.
case study
publication date:
25-03-2019
- cooperation
- culture
- economy
- environment
- knowledge society
- mobility
A wake up call for those who care about Europe
It is a critical time for Europe, ahead of the European elections. The success or failure of the European project will be decided in and by our cities’ ability to shape and implement policy locally.
news
publication date: 21-03-2019
- cooperation
- culture
Skopje Lab
Until recently, the city of Skopje operated according to a traditional, top-down governance model. This approach, however, bred public mistrust of distant government institutions and a low level of satisfaction with the quality of the public services it offered. Faced with complex societal challenges and increased demand for better public services, Skopje decided to take off on an innovation journey to make the city a better place to live and opened the first public innovation lab on the...
case study
publication date:
21-03-2019