URBACT and the TOGETHER Project

URBACT and the TOGETHER Project 22 November 2012

« The URBACT method  »7000 persons involved in 54 Projects in 28

countries

Sharing experience, learning, drawing lessons for « the outside world »

A strict balance between Comp and Conv partners

Action-oriented: Local Action Plans

Involving local stakeholders: URBACT Local Support Groups

Involving Managing Authorities

Permanent support to networks & community of work (experts, Secretariat)

A staged approach: networks created in 2 stages (6-month Development phase)

URBACT programme Wednesday 7 November 2012 I Page 2

Focus on Social inclusion

URBACT fostering integrated approach to urban policies social inclusion issues to be addressed in all projects

13 networks addressing Social inclusion as a first level topic (out of 35 projects approved under Calls 1 and 2)

Thematic approach of Social inclusion in URBACT projects builds on 3 main entry points:

* area-based approach with a focus on deprived neighbourhoods but not only (e.g. historical city centres)

* policy challenge (e.g. health, co-responsibility, housing)

* target group approach (e.g. young people, migrants, Roma)

TOGETHERNew ways of linking public authorities and people

The 8 cities organised focus groups in each municipality with open questions on well-being and ill-being

147 groups across 8 cities; 14,000 responses Coded, analysed and then basis for pilot

actions which expressed the principles of co-responsibility.

Measured against a 7 point scale to measure citizen engagement.

Then applied similar principles to LAP.

Shared TOGETHER and Workstream messages

• The leadership of Cities is needed to plan and to monitor the

process of co-responsability

• The Crisis as a driver of change and to change mindsets

around public services

• The need for new customer-driven approaches to service

design and delivery

• The value of effective outreach – enabling us to listen to

citizens’ priorities more effectively – and act upon them

• The importance of shared development spaces like the ULSGs

for social innovation

• The potential of practical tools like these developed by

TOGETHER

Threats (CoT)Demographic decline

Economic dvpt & competitiveness under pressure

Growing social polarisation

Depletion of natural ressources

Responses

6 URBACTWorkstreams

Workstream 1

Shrinking cities: challenges and opportunities

Workstream 2

More jobs: better cities

Workstream 3

Supporting young people

through social innovation

Workstream 4

Against divided Cities

Workstream 5

Motivating mobility mindsets

Workstream 6

Building Energy efficiency

Capitalisation on urban experience and knowledge

URBACT Conference Copenhagen, 3-4 December 2012

CITIES of TOMORROW, ACTION NOW

… and drafting orientations for the future of URBACT

Strengthening Exchange and learning activities through networking

Developing capacity-building on integrated and sustainable urban policies

Reinforcing linkages with Cohesion Policy and its instruments: for example Community Local Led Development

Consolidating capitalisation and dissemination of knowledge and expertise

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