CIB news

It is with our greatest pleasure that we would like to announce that the CIB annual meeting for 2024 will be taking place on the 27th, 28th and 29th of May, in Barcelona. We want to express our gratitude to Diputació de...
On Wednesday the 21st of February during the UCLG Annual Retreat the CIB secretariat presented the launch of the CIB Toolkit to Mainstream Gender Equality in Local Government Associations, and is situated within the larger...

UCLG news

It is the pleasure of UCLG learning PLATFORMA to invite you to participate to the next “Climate Academy: Online training on Adaptation and Mitigation for Locally Elected Representatives” to be held on 12 and...

Member news

In an era marked by anti-democratic challenges, hope emerges from the local level where local governments play an important role by sustaining and advancing democratic principles from below. It is against this backdrop...
The Partnerships for Municipal Innovation - Women in Local Leadership (PMI-WILL) project has commenced what has locally been regarded as a flagship initiative intended to strengthen the capacities of women to run for elective...
With support “Expert fund for Municipal Partnerships worldwide” from GIZ, the German Corporation for International Cooperation, the Muncipality of Kouga, South Africa, was successful in conducting the in-house development...
Local elections in Belgium are planned for October 2024 and because of limited budget in Belgian municipalities, the Association of Flemish Cities and Municipalities (VVSG)...
Under the auspices of UCLG-MEWA, a collaborative effort between UCLG-MEWA and Gebze Municipality led to a comprehensive series of meetings and on-site visits. This initiative took place on January 9, 2024, encompassing visits...
On the latest edition of the European Days of Local Solidarity, the Barcelona Provincial Council has produced a short video (in Catalan with English subtitles) aimed at the new government teams of municipalities of the province...

Publications

Smart cities study 2023 as innovation ecosystems that contribute to achieving the SDGs

The study aims to identify the main trends in cities as innovation-driven ecosystems, spaces for collaboration, creativity and innovation in which pilot projects are generated in response to social and economic challenges. These projects drive R&D&I from a public-private perspective and contribute to the achievement of the United Nations 2030 Agenda.