Month: March 2021

The Call for IODP 2021 Award

The International Observatory on Participatory Democracy (IOPD) invites local and regional governments that are members of the IOPD to submit their proposal for the 15th edition of the award. This annual award is given by the observatory to recognize innovative experiences and public policies on citizen participation, democratic innovations and open government. The winner of …

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The Launching Acceleration SDGs Programme Online Platform

SDGs Academy Indonesia, on the march 22nd 2021, just officially launched an online learning initiative called “Stepping on SDG Path: to Learn, to Contribute, and to Inspire.” This online initiative is a collaboration initiative from Bapennas (National Development Planning Agency), Tanako Foundation, and UNDP. It intends to accelerate the SDG mission in order to obtain …

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Internship – Belt and Road Local Cooperation Research Project

Background UCLG ASPAC is the largest regional section of United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG), an amalgamation of International Union of Local Authorities (IULA), United Towns Organization (UTO), and World Association of the Major Metropolises (METROPOLIS) set up in Ghent (Belgium) in 1913, in Aix-les-Bains (France) in 1957 and in Paris (France) in 1985, respectively.  …

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Training of Trainers on Fundamentals of Resilient Governance and Development

9-11 March 2021 | UCLG ASPAC continues its commitment to support local governments in the Asia-Pacific region in enhancing their cities resilience through a Training of Trainers (ToT) that involved 30 trainers from cities and associations of the four sub-regions of Asia and the Pacific. The ToT was conducted in collaboration with the Learning Team …

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LEAD for SDGs: Advocacy and Capacity Building for SDGs Localisation in Pakistan

11-12 March 2021 | Balochistan – LEAD for SDGs Localisation, a collaboration programme of the European Union (EU) and UCLG ASPAC, implemented in cooperation with national and provincial Local Council Associations (LCAs) in Pakistan, proceeded with three activities on advocacy and capacity building at Quetta, Balochistan Province on 11-12 March 2021. The events got huge …

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The 2021 Gyeonggi Basic Housing Conference: Eyeing to Meet Basic Housing Needs

25 February 2021 | Gyeonggi – The fulfilment of basic housing needs is one of the milestones that a city needs to achieve. In relation to this, Gyeonggi Province and the Gyeonggi Housing and Urban Corporation held the ‘2021 Gyeonggi Basic Housing Conference’ at the Suwon Convention Centre on February 25, 2021. Domestic and foreign …

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Local Governments Seek Enabling Environment in Migration Governance

10-12 March 2021 | UCLG ASPAC, the coordinator of the Asia-Pacific Local Government Coordinating Body, represented local governments within the Asia-Pacific region in the first Asia-Pacific Regional Review of Implementation of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration, an event organised by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the …

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CRIC Workshop Prepares Coastal Cities for Climate Change

19 March 2021 | UCLG ASPAC, under the framework of the Climate Resilient and Inclusive Cities (CRIC) programme, invited Indonesian city representatives to a one-day Workshop on Coastal Areas and Climate Adaptation for better integration of coastal defence in anticipating the impact of climate change. In the context of Indonesia, this issue is relevant and …

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My-T App by Seoul: Safe Use of Public Transportation amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic

THE Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) is launching the “My-T” smartphone application. The app offers users information such as overlapping routes with COVID-19-confirmed individuals and guides to less congested routes. It aims to ensure citizens’ safe use of public transportation during the pandemic. My-T app uses GPS to collect data location information. The data will be …

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