The UNECE Committee on Urban Development, Housing and Land Management is organizing annually the Roundtable “In Focus: SDG 11”. This roundtable discussion provides a platform for dialogue on the successes and challenges in the implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and other urban-related SDGs. This year, the SDG 11 day is linked to […]
The Forum of Mayors will bring together city leaders from Europe, North America, Central Asia and the Caucasus to address the key challenges of our time. Under this year’s theme “City action for a resilient future”, mayors will have their hands full discussing critical questions: What will our urban life look like after the global pandemic? […]
The European Week of Regions and Cities (#EURegionsWeek) is the biggest annual Brussels-based event dedicated to regional policy. The event has grown to become a unique communication and networking platform, bringing together regions and cities from all over Europe, including their political representatives, officials as well as experts and academics. Over the last 17 years, […]
What is a standard? Are they really useful? Where can I find them? If you have ever asked any of these questions in your daily job, then this Show & Tell session is the one for you. There are more than 96,000 standards available (source: British Standards Online). They cover almost all business fields and […]
During the 4th edition of the Forum we want to answer the question whether the vision of a friendly city with safe streets and space for spending time together is achievable. How to achieve maximum safety on the streets? Can education help with this, together with the support of modern technologies? What is the role of […]
The Smart City Festival brings together technologists, futurists, urban planners and thinkers from across Europe to share experience dealing with the challenges of urban life and harness innovation to make cities work for those who call them home. The Smart City Festival 2020 (SCF20) is a collaborative project by the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom […]