Cities need to update their plan as a number of new concepts have been arising for the last 2 years. Cities need to understand which of those concepts are key, which ones need to be included and whixh ones are complements to the city strategy

1. Future of cities, today,
how to update our plan?
MEDA CITY, IV Fórum Económico de la Ciudad Mediterránea
Barcelona, 21 de Noviembre de 2012

2. ….a flood of ideas mix
Clusters Green cities Smart Cities
Social Cohesion Leadership Environment Sustainability
Collaboration Fight against poverty and Talent
exclusion
Competitiveness Mega-Regions Tecnology
Knowledge Economy New Government ways Transparency
Social Economy Open data Volunteering
Education Citizen Participation ………..
E-government PPP ………..
Innovation Relocalization ………..

3. Generando emprendedores en nuestra ciudad
2.- El sistema, hoy

4. Future of cities, today, how to update our plan?
• 1) Key objectives: (for any city and town)
• Social Cohesion
• Economic Competitiveness
• Environmental Sustainability
• 2) Essential tools: (for any city and town)
• Innovation
• New Government Ways.
• Collaboration with local stakeholders
absolutely vital
• Need to generate synergies
• 3) Additional elements: To be selected and
adapted to each community

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