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A current issue for Limerick rises from the current merging of Limerick City and County Councils so that the challenge exists to develop the concept of the Learning City with that of a Learning Region. Limerick’s experience in this process is likely to provide insights for other cities facing similar challenges. Cork has been an active participant in PIE with its EcCoWell initiative so that the addition of Limerick will strengthen the already strong Irish contribution to PIE development with the se3cond and thir5d cities of Ireland now participating.... [Peter Kearns]

The City of Sydney Stimulus Paper introduces some fresh perspectives to the PASCAL International Exchanges in demonstrating how local community development can be related to a long term strategic vision for the city as a whole, with mutual benefits. The long-term strategic plan “Sustainable Sydney 2030” contains a set of goals to make Sydney green, global, and connected by 2030.  These goals range across transport, planning, environment, cultural life, and economic development.

Seoul has become the second Korean city to participate in the PIE exchanges. Korea, with China, has been one of the leaders in the rapid expansion of learning cities in East Asia in the last decade so that the addition of Seoul to the PIE exchanges will add much value in demonstrating the features that have driven learning city development in Korea.

A whole issue of À Lire en ligne, the magazine of Réseau pour le développement de l’alphabétisme et des compétences in Canada in 2010 was devoted to learning communities and is now available online. The magazine in its complete form is only available in French, with a large number of articles, translated into English.

The journey of social justice in Hume City...