This document summarizes the URBACT Integrating Cities Conference in Tampere, Finland in September 2013. URBACT is a European program that facilitates exchange and learning between urban policymakers to promote integrated and sustainable development. It has funded several networks exploring issues of migrant integration. The conference discussed URBACT's approach of using city networks, knowledge building, communication tools, and capacity building to support cooperation between cities on migrant integration challenges.

1. Eurocities Integrating Cities Conference
Tampere, September 2013
URBACT Thematic Pole Manager: Sally Kneeshaw

2. Network Cooperation on Migrant Integration
What is URBACT?
The URBACT approach and tools
Networks exploring migrant integration
Network cooperation

3. Network Cooperation on Migrant Integration
What is URBACT?
The URBACT approach and tools
Networks exploring migrant integration
Network cooperation

4. URBACT II - Objectives
 European Programme of Territorial Cooperation 2007-2013
(jointly financed by ERDF and the Member States – budget 69 M€ )
 Main objective
To promote integrated & sustainable urban development in EU cities
 Specific objectives
- To facilitate exchange and learning activities among urban policy-
makers, decision-makers, practitioners (Exchange & Learning)
- To draw lessons and build knowledge based on ground realities
(Capitalisation)
- To support local policy-makers and practitioners to develop
integrated action plans for sustainable urban development
(Capacity building)
- To disseminate good practices and lessons drawn from the
transnational exchanges (Communication & Dissemination)

5. URBACT II
 3 calls for proposals
2008: 19 thematic networks & 7 working groups (completed)
2010: 9 thematic networks (completed)
2013: 15 thematic networks (starting implementation phase)
 511 partners from 28 MS/ PS
87% cities
20 metropolitan areas but predominance of small/medium size
15 regional authorities
13 Universities/ research centers
 3800 persons involved in Local Support Groups
(calls 1 & 2)

6. Network Cooperation on Migrant Integration
What is URBACT?
The URBACT approach and tools
Networks exploring migrant integration
Network cooperation

7. 8-12 cities exchange on a theme over 2-3 years
Local Support Group
Local Action Plan
Integrated approach- all stakeholders, social,
economic, environmenal
Tools: City Networks

8. Thematic poles and workstreams clustering
networks along cross-cutting themes
Publications building on networks’ results
(URBACT TRIBUNE, URBACT Results, etc.)
Seminars, conferences, Summer University
Tools: Building knowledge –
Capitalisation

11. Tools: Communication and Dissemination
A flagship website www.urbact.eu
Each network in charge of their own mini-site
National Dissemination Points
Using the social networks: blog, Facebook, Twitter
Events, publications
To promote and to disseminate
To reach practitioners throughout Europe

12. Tools: Capacity building
Training: national and EU level
Toolkits
Expert support
Innovative methods

13. CAPACITY BUILDINGCAPACITY BUILDING

14. SUMMER UNIVERSITIESSUMMER UNIVERSITIES

15. NATIONAL TRAINING SCHEMESNATIONAL TRAINING SCHEMES

16. Network Cooperation on Migrant Integration
What is URBACT?
The URBACT approach and tools
Networks exploring migrant integration
Network cooperation

17. URBACT networks on migrant integration
Open Cities
Roma Net
My Generation
My Generation at work
PREVENT
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19. Network Cooperation on Migrant Integration
What is URBACT?
The URBACT approach and tools
Networks exploring migrant integration
Network cooperation

20. How do we cooperate better?
 Building on evidence and on experience of cities
involved in networks
 Bridging with other programmes/networks…
 Sharing information, creating links, making knowledge
accessible, easy to use
 Creating joint programmes, projects, initiatives
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