The City of Baltimore has launched a Technology and Software Development Fellowship program to create new career pathways for residents and cultivate skilled workers for city agencies. The city is partnering with non-profit Baltimore Corps Read More
The World Cities Culture Forum (WCCF) has announced its selection of 18 cities from around the world to participate in its second Leadership Exchange Program. The program, designed to support culture and the “global creative Read More
The University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture recently participated in a Community and Regional Planning practicum with Austin Water to research how the public utility can support racial equity through its policies and Read More
At a recent virtual forum – Daring Cities – participants from over 45 countries explored the topic of sustainable procurement. Sustainable procurement – using public spending to achieve social and environmental objectives – aims to Read More
Faced with a backlog of hearings due to COVID-19 restrictions, the County Courts in Elkhart County, Ind. have implemented a solution from Cisco – Connected Justice. The technology has allowed the court system to get Read More
The Smart Urban Co-Innovation Lab has opened in Singapore with the goal of driving the development and deployment of smart cities applications. The development lab is led by the real estate group CapitaLand and supported Read More
The start-up accelerator Urban-X has graduated its latest group of early-stage start-ups who aim to help combat the climate crisis and to build equitable, sustainable cities. The start-ups – called “founders” – in Cohort 8 Read More
The Florida Constitution and Sunshine laws require local governments to meet in person, but – due to the pandemic – Governor Ron DeSantis suspended that mandate to allow cities to hold virtual public meetings through Read More
The Pittsburgh Food Policy Council has released its Greater Pittsburgh Food Action Plan (GPFAP) – a community-centered set of strategies that prioritize healthy, affordable, and sustainable food for all. The city has been facing problems Read More
The European Commission (EC) has named the city of Leuven in Belgium the European Capital of Innovation for its excellent innovation concepts as well as systems that create a framework that bring ideas to life. Read More
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