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Nestled between a splendid natural harbour and the Ionian Sea lies a 2700-year old city. A UNESCO World Heritage Site and the birthplace of Archimedes, it is of place of contrasts. Against a …

Europe’s tech-skills gap All over Europe, cities are struggling to plug the ‘tech’ skills and talent gap. Some forecasts suggest there will be around 7m technical job openings between 2016 and …

The Digital Media Centre (DMC) in Barnsley is award winning for its activities Here are 10 secrets to its success… Appoint a person or people with vision and commitment who can make things …

Diversity in Tech We all know diversity in many tech workplace’s is low. Many of the reasons for this can be put down to social, not biological, conditioning1. For example, research suggests that, …

Anyone working in urban development will be familiar with the phrase Public-Private-Partnerships, or PPP’s.  Such partnerships are very common in the delivery of skills, careers and education …

Your Mayor has asked you for a meeting. There are a number of challenges facing your city – over-crowding, poverty, pollution and waste-management. As a member of the urban planning group, the …

It is quite unusual that digital is used for social inclusion. Still, a social innovation initiative adapted from Canada does exactly that in a small town in the greater Paris area – helping …

Cesena is a small Italian town not far from Bologna. Foo Fighters is one of the greatest rock bands on earth, filling stadiums in big cities. Still, in 2015 they gave an intimate concert to 3.000 …

The CoRDEES (Co-Responsibility in District Energy Efficiency & Sustainability) Urban Innovative Action (UIA) project is lead by the City of Paris, and it is aimed at creating an innovative energy …