How City-Region Cooperation Crafts Sustainable Innovative Ecosystems: a Capacity Building workshop
Cities and regions both play a major role in the sustainable and resilient development of the European Union. They are leading on the climate and digital transition, as in the fight against social inequalities.
During the 22nd edition of the European Week of Regions and Cities, the European Urban Initiative joined forces with the Hauts-de-France Region, Lille European Metropolis and Amiens Métropole to deliver an interactive workshop on how cities and regions can work together to leverage their innovation ecosystems. This was a side event to the #EURegionsWeek which takes place on 7-10 October 2024.
What happened: Hands-on workshop, insights into multi-level governance and stakeholder engagement and networking tailored to the needs of participants.
Browse our gallery of photos to relive the event!
What was on the agenda?
Inspiration
Four case studies brought a unique perspective to City/Region cooperation and innovation ecosystems:
- Vaasa on its cross-border functional area with Umeå,
- Bilbao on post-industrial development,
- Schaerbeek on collaborating in a metropolitan context for carbon neutrality,
- Hauts-de-France Region on smart specialisation strategies.
Problem-solving
Participants discussed practical, real-life challenges of City/Region cooperation and sharpened their skills on multi-level governance and multi-stakeholder engagement.
Tailored connections
Participants found tailored connections via hands-on matchmaking. Throughout the workshop, EUI brokered contacts between participants to build impactful and relevant contacts.
Four case studies brought a unique perspective to City/Region cooperation and innovation ecosystems:
- Vaasa on its cross-border functional area with Umeå,
- Bilbao on post-industrial development,
- Schaerbeek on collaborating in a metropolitan context for carbon neutrality,
- Hauts-de-France Region on smart specialisation strategies.
Participants discussed practical, real-life challenges of City/Region cooperation and sharpened their skills on multi-level governance and multi-stakeholder engagement.
Participants found tailored connections via hands-on matchmaking. Throughout the workshop, EUI brokered contacts between participants to build impactful and relevant contacts.
Who was invited?
The workshop was open to the staff of European regional and urban authorities working on innovation and sustainable urban development strategies.
Urban and regional authorities located within the same territory were particularly encouraged to come together. The workshop was a unique opportunity to reflect and/or start a conversation about their own cooperation and governance model.
Any questions?
Feel free to contact the European Urban Initiative at capacitybuilding@urban-initiative.eu.