3RD URBAN ECONOMY FORUM (UEF 2021)
The 3rd Urban Economy Forum, UEF 2021, will have a systematic focus on how to deliver adequate and affordable housing and healthy environments as core pillars for urban economic recovery to deliver sustainable cities and achieve the SDGs. UEF 2021 will focus on housing as one of the key elements for urban equality, and as a practical arena for shifting societal behavior in a world affected by climate change and pandemics. There are a number of good practices for effective and scalable solutions being adopted by the people most impacted by COVID-19, who are least likely to have a steady place to call home and most affected by the damage to our climate.
+ info: https://www.ueforum.org/uef-2021
UITP Global Public Transport Summit
UITP Global Public Transport Summit, the defining event in public transport is moving from 6-9 June 2021 to 14-17 December 2021 at the Melbourne Convention Exhibition Centre.
Because of the current global coronavirus pandemic, it is ensured that this event will be held ensuring the comfort, health and safety of all participants as a priority.
With a proud history spanning 135 years, the UITP Global Public Transport Summit is the world’s major platform for public transport professionals. The UITP Summit brings together the brightest and best-known names to debate and implement the next steps for our cities. UITP will use this time to build an even bigger and better edition of the world’s largest event dedicated to urban mobility.
- Follow the latest information and updates on the event on the official website.
UCLG World Council 2021
The 2021 UCLG World Council meetings will be held from 16 to 18 November in the context of the Smart City Expo World Congress in Barcelona.
The alignment with the Smart City Expo, of which UCLG is a strategic partner, will ensure a broader outreach of the Council’s policy debates and grant UCLG members enhanced access to the sessions of an event which many of them usually attend.
Additional information will be available soon.
European Week of Regions and Cities
The European Week of Regions and Cities is an annual four-day event during which cities and regions showcase their capacity to create growth and jobs, implement European Union cohesion policy, and prove the importance of the local and regional level for good European governance.
SUM Bilbao 2021 -Sustainable Mobility Congress
SUM Bilbao will take place on 6-7 October 2021. A major international event in which leaders, institutions and companies will discuss strategic aspects, exchange experiences and solutions and work together to build the mobility of the future with sustainability as key driver.
- Visit the website
- Read the Bilbao Declaration
Beginning of the online course : "Localizing the SDGs"
This training is based on the 3 learning modules on the SDGs localization and the roadmap designed by the UCLG and Global Taskforce of Local and Regional Governments, UNDP-Art and UN-Habitat, to support local and regional governments in the formulation, planning and implementation of policies in order to create an environment that facilitates action for sustainable development
In order to enable the participation of as many countries as possible, the course will be available in three languages: Spanish, English and French. This entails a greater diversity of visions and experiences that can only enrich the training.
+ info:
- Read the news about it.
European Sustainable Development Week
The ESDW is a European-wide initiative to stimulate and make visible activities, projects and events that promote sustainable development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It will take place this year from 18 September – 08 October, with the core of the Week taking place 20 September – 26 September.
Global Week to #Act4SDGs
The Global Week to #Act4SDGs (17-28 September) aims to drive collective action, mobilizing key stakeholders from all sectors to drive change while reminding world leaders that people around the world are doing their part to accelerate progress on the SDGs. Held during the high- level week of United Nations General Assembly, this year’s mobilization will also drive action around the Food Systems Summit, pre-COP in Milan, and keep up momentum in the lead up to COP 26 in Glasgow.
People around the world are joining in solidarity to show there is hope beyond the pandemic, and that we can turn it around for a healthy, just and green recovery, keeping the promise of the SDGs in this decisive decade counting down to 2030.
This year the week will feature a creative and open source individual action campaign, with strong social media and out of home manifestations capturing the imagination of new and younger audiences, many of whom are increasingly conscious of how they live, work, travel and consume. This year’s creative campaign will focus on putting the individual in the picture and driving home the message that there is hope beyond the pandemic and that we can all be part of the solution, inviting everyone to play their part in turning it around.
+ info: https://act4sdgs.org/about/
Smart City Expo World Congress
The lessons learned from last year will contribute to creating an enhanced hybrid, cross-platform experience: a combined physical event of Smart City Expo World Congress and Tomorrow.Mobility World Congress, with the digital platform of Smart City Live offering endless opportunities.
+ info: www.smartcityexpo.com
Participa en el estudio “Smart Cities Study 2021”
La Comunidad de Práctica de Ciudades Digitales de CGLU busca promover el desarrollo de una visión y dinámica común entre los gobiernos locales a favor de una Sociedad de la Información inclusiva que favorezca la reducción de la brecha digital y el uso de las nuevas tecnologías como palanca para el desarrollo de unas ciudades sostenibles y competitivas.
Su principal objetivo es la actualización cada 2-3 años del “Smart Cities Study”. Un estudio que se plantea con un enfoque global y transversal de las diferentes palancas en las que reside el potencial de crecimiento y de transformación de una ciudad.
Hasta la fecha se han publicado 3 ediciones del Estudio, 2012, 2017 y 2019 y ahora llega el momento de realizar una nueva edición del estudio, cuyo objetivo será conocer la situación previa a la pandemia de las ciudades, identificando su nivel de digitalización y los recursos y herramientas “Smart” con los que contaba, el análisis del impacto de la pandemia en los distintos ámbitos de gobernanza local y qué nuevas medidas o herramientas “Smart” se utilizaron para combatir las consecuencias negativas que se generaron y en qué grado este tipo de actuaciones han servido para aumentar la resiliencia de las ciudades, y hacer una valoración sobre la utilidad de las nuevas medidas y herramientas para combatir crisis futuras.
Para el desarrollo de este estudio se ha diseñado un cuestionario dirigido a las ciudades con el fin de recabar información de carácter fundamentalmente cualitativo sobre la situación y características de cada ciudad en estos ámbitos.
Les animamos a contribuir a la realización del estudio a través de la cumplimentación del citado cuestionario, con fecha límite el 31 de mayo de 2021. Pueden acceder al cuestionario a través del siguiente enlace: Smart Cities Study 2021/Cuestionario para las ciudades
Si tienen dificultades para acceder a la versión en línea, pueden descargar la versión Word aquí y enviarla completada a info@uclg-digitalcities.com
