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ALA Member News December 2017

Welcome to December news, the final for 2017. This month brought us both good and bad news from Canberra. Finally, we had a positive outcome for the Same Sex Marriage Bill which was passed on 7 December. A great achievement for equality in this country and one, which demonstrates the power of a strong social movement to influence and change Australian law to make our country a fairer place.

UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC) Newsletter Vol. 4, No. 3: September - December 2017

We are delighted to present you with the final newsletter of the year, a special edition with a focus on the 2017 International Conference on Learning Cities. More than 600 participants from 180 cities in 80 countries attended this global gathering in Cork, Ireland.

Learning About Cities by Mapping Their Smells

Each of us probably has one: a scent that, as soon as we step out of a car, bus, or train, immediately reminds us that we have made it back home. But what happens when that smell isn’t there anymore? How would you describe it to people that never had any experience of it?

ALADIN Online Alert 18

The ALADIN Online Alert is a joint ALADIN initiative, produced bimonthly by the UIL Library and CDÉACF, with input from additional ALADIN members from all over the world. Its goal is to share recent online and full-text information and documents in the area of adult and lifelong learning.

New Smart Cities Report Published by Philips Lighting – WCCD Foundation Partner

Philips Lighting – a Foundation Partner of the World Council on City Data – has launched a new report: Future  of cities: Scenarios that show how people may experience cities in 2035. Offering an overview of scenario planning for smart cities, the report shares four scenarios that highlight the future possibilities within smart cities, as well as the driving forces that shape the city scenarios. According to Kees van der Klauw, Head of Research at Philips Lighting: “Digital transformation creates uncertainty. Scenario planning gives cities insights and a sense of direction, to make the future more manageable."

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