8th – 9th – 10th October 2015
Palermo, Sicily
Cantieri Culturali alla Zisa
Cantieri Culturali alla Zisa
CITY AS A SERVICE
Palermo Urban Thinkers Campus
About the Urban Thinkers Campus
PUSH,
as an associate member of the World Urban Campaign and its initiative I’m City Changer, has been selected to coordinate the organization of the first Urban Thinkers Campus in Palermo.
The event, hosted by different cities around the world, took place on October 8-10 and was promoted by the United Nations with the aim of sensitizing and creating awareness among the citizens on urban issues and prepare the contents to be presented during the conference Habitat III (Quito 2016).
The Campus was designed as an open space for workshops and seminars, an opportunity to share and promote positive urban transformations.
The forum aimed to investigate different ideas and solutions, in order to offer an integrated approach and give voice to the various stakeholders: civil society, public administrations, companies, experts and researchers had the opportunity to meet each other and try to identify and overcome obstacles towards a smart development.
The Urban Thinkers Campus
The Urban Thinkers Campus is an initiative of UN-Habitat conceived as an open space for critical exchange between urban actors who believe that urbanization is an opportunity and can lead to positive urban transformations.
The World Urban Campaign
The World Urban Campaign is UN-Habitat’s partners’ platform preparing for the Habitat III conference. The Campaign acts as a global advocacy and partnership platform to promote dialogue, sharing, and learning about improving our urban future.
UN-Habitat
UN-Habitat is the United Nations programme working towards a better urban future. Its mission is to promote socially and environmentally sustainable human settlements development and the achievement of adequate shelter for all.
THE CITY WE NEED KEY PRINCIPLES
About the Campus in Palermo
The Campus, entitled City as a Service, focused on digital innovative services for the cities of the future.
The city conceived as a multifaceted integrated service should improve citizens’ lives by ensuring a real-time easy access to information. The use of technology, in the era of sharing economy, can trigger this process and foster economical and social growth.
This topic has a crucial value in Palermo, a beautiful city but full of contradictions, placed in the middle of the Mediterranean sea but in the suburbs of Europe. The Campus has been thus an opportunity to present innovative services as well as effective practices adaptable to similar marginal contexts.
Day 1 – 8th October
Focus on Civil Society and Civic Startups
Representatives of civil society shared their experiences in facing the most challenging urban issues through
innovative services.
Day 2 – 9th October
Focus on Research and Companies
Researchers and academics presented the most interesting user-driven solutions and case studies within
urban areas.
Day 3 – 10th October
Focus on Public Administrations
Exponents of local governments and municipalities described their own best practices in delivering smart services to citizens.
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VENUE
Palermo, Sicily
Cantieri Culturali alla Zisa
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