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Productive Cities: opportunity in a changing economy

The latest report from the Grattan Institute Cities program [featured below and attached] argues that building more homes in established suburbs and improving urban transport could substantially boost productivity and safeguard national prosperity.

Cities are shaped by where people live, where they work and how they get around. When these three things are in tune with the structure of the economy, cities work efficiently to drive growth and create opportunities.

Random Reflections May, 2013

May Day rallies have gained fresh energy in Europe this year; signs of times to come? Here are my reflections from the month gone by:

PASCAL Welcomes Gwang Myeong City to PASCAL International Exchanges (PIE)

PASCAL welcomes Gwang Myeong to the PIE exchanges. There has been substantial learning city development in Korea, aided by a strong government interest in this. Gwang Myeong as the first Korean city in PIE is particularly welcome.  It was also the first city chosen as a Korean learning city in 2001 so that its experience has influenced Korean learning city development. 

Gwang Myeong Stimulus Paper

There has been substantial learning city development in Korea, aided by a strong government interest in this. Gwang Myeong as the first Korean city in PIE is particularly welcome.  It was also the first city chosen as a Korean learning city in 2001 so that its experience has influenced Korean learning city development...

Gauteng City-Region Observatory

Having been in South Africa last week I was alerted to the Gauteng City-Region Observatory, and was pleased to see that it includes amongst its work a project on Transformation in Higher Education, which examines of ''how the concept of a ‘learning region’ may be applied to the Gauteng City-Region (GCR), through the institutional vehicle of the region’s higher education institutions''. More is found through the preceding hotlinks.

PASCAL visits the Belgium Campus ITversity in Pretoria

Enrico Jacobs, Belgian Campus UniversityPASCAL Co-directors, Paul Crawford and Mike Osborne together with PASCAL Deputy Chair, Chris Shepherd were delighted to be guests of the Vice-Chancellor of the Belgium Campus ITversity, Enrico Jacobs (pictured right), during the course of their visit to Pretoria.

This university which is closely linked with a number of our colleagues from the Flanders, who are involved with us in the PURE and PUMR, projects provides a very interesting model of learning in the field of niche area of Information Technology in a wonderful campus location.

We look forward to further collaboration with Enrico and colleagues.

PASCAL Co-directors visit the Centre for Education Policy and Development in Jo'Burg

During the course of a visit to the PASCAL Centre in Pretoria, PASCAL Co-directors Catherine Odora Hoppers, Paul Crawford and Mike Osborne and PASCAL Vice-Chair, Chris Shepherd have also had the pleasure of visiting the Centre for Education Policy and Development and have discussed possible collaborative work with its director  Madumetja Paul Kgobe and a number of his colleagues.

PASCAL Co-Directors visit the Seriti Institute in Jo'burg

During the course of a visit to the PASCAL Centre in Pretoria, PASCAL Co-directors Catherine Odora Hoppers, Paul Crawford and Mike Osborne and PASCAL Vice-Chair, Chris Shepherd had the pleasure of visiting the Seriti Institute and hearing of its work from one of its founders Gavin Andersson. The projects that the Institute is engaged in provide opportunities of thousands of South Africans to experience work, some for the very first time, and we commend the work. 

PIE Limerick Discussion: International Trends in Learning Cities

The 3rd week-long Lifelong Learning Festival in Limerick hosted a seminar led by Peter Kearns around the theme of international trends and developments in learning cities.  Initially designed for the participation of the Limerick City of Learning Steering Group, it was included in the Festival program and opened up to anyone interested in the topic. 

Xploit - first version of learningcommunities.eu launched

The first version of the final and reorganized Xploit outcomes website is now launched.

It is really a first version, and it will be further developed during the next months.

However, most of the content is in place, so you are invited to take a look (please click the image):

 

Should you have important material for the different themes and sections, you are most welcome to let us know.

Comments to the website should be mialed directly to Enara Zabaleta on [email protected].

Best regards,

Jan Gejel

EU Xploit Coordinator

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