News

This section provides news about PASCAL together with significant developments in policy and research relating to the areas of interest to PASCAL. It is based on regular scanning of policy, practice and academic literature, including web-based sources.

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University-regional partnerships across Europe

This booklet featured below and attached  provides a variety of case studies of university-regional partnerships across Europe.  They have been provided by members of the S3 Platform established by Euroepan Commission's DG Regional Policy and managed by the Joint Research Centre in Seville.

The Internet of Everything for Cities

Subscribers may be interested in the point of view published by CISCO concerned with connectedness and liveability in cities and communities. Once it was the 'Internet of Things': now it is the 'Internet of Everything' in our Smart Cities. This is of course linked to the Big Data revolution and the ability of modern computing methods to analyse large and diverse digitalised information, and the use of sensors in objects of many sorts. I'd welcome your thoughts on this topic.

Mexico City to host the second International Conference on Learning Cities in 2015

Mexico City has been selected by UNESCO to host the second International Conference on Learning Cities. The decision was announced on July 14, at an event organized by the Mexico City authorities and attended by representatives of universities, national and international agencies, governmental and non-governmental organisations and the private sector.

Learning in rural areas – issues, barriers, current practice, opportunities for progress: a southern African perspective

Rural areas in Africa are characterised by limited infrastructure.  This means that there are often no landlines, cellphone signals are not always present, water may be obtained from rivers, wells or standpipes and electricity may also not be present. Sanitation is likely to be basic, consisting of ventilated pit latrines. Equally roads are very unlikely to be tarred, at best there will be gravel paths, in many cases there are simply uneven tracks.

Learning Cities for Inclusion: the PIE Experience

Inclusion has been a core objective of learning cities from the inception of this concept. Much of this interest has focussed on ways in which lifelong learning policies can combat exclusion and provide opportunities for all to  participate actively in society and enhance their well-being.

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