www.futureforum.it

2. Cities are the polities of the future. For the
first time more people live in them than
outside them ..... These places are the
engines of economic growth and social
mobility. They are capitals of culture and
and melting pots of migration. They must
grow and mutate - otherwise they will ossify.
The Guardian – 21st November 2013

3. Udine/Friuli’s Future 1
More Complexity

4. Udine/Friuli - Learning Cities and
Portsmouth – A 21st Century
Routes to A Learning City/Region?
Continuing
Professional
Development
Communities
Development
Terrorism

5. 3 MAJOR FOCUSES OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Economic
Environmental
Sustainability
Waste Management
Renewable Energy
Climate Change
Ecological Protection
Air Pollution
Water Management
Parks and Gardens
Urban Regeneration
Lifelong Learning
Rivers and Aquifers
etc etc etc
Social
Poverty Reduction
Immigration
Community Dev’t
Health and Well-being
Aging Population
Culture & Heritage
Museums/Libraries
Education and LLL
Professional Dev’t (CPD)
Leadership Training
Etc, Etc, Etc
Jobs and Growth
Competitivity
Resource Management
Innovation, Creativity
Inward Investment
Lifelong Learning
International Marketing
New Skills/Competences
Learning Organisations
Employability
etc etc etc

6. The Connectedness of Everything
Economic
Environmental
Sustainable Growth
Social Inclusion
Innovation, Creativity
Resources Maximisation
Continuing Professional Development
New Skills/Lifelong Learning
Finance
Energy Policy
IC Technology
Green Growth
Etc etc etc
Social

7. Udine/Friuli’s Future 2
Change, Rapid Change

14. Udine/Friuli - A Learning Region?
Labourer - statistician student - teacher - systems
analyst - salesman - project
manager - education
developer - administrator in a
professional association university professor consultant - lecturer.

15. Udine/Friuli’s Future 3
More Uncertainty

16. Albert

17. The Village of Eus, France

18. Mount Canigou

19. Udine/Friuli - A Learning City/Region?

20. Udine/Friuli - A Learning Region?
•20% of jobs in 2023 do not yet exist
•Today’s school-leavers will be re-trained in more
than 4 careers in their lifetime
•Most people will need, and be able, to work until
they are over 70
•Climate Change will profoundly affect the future
•Every 6 weeks the planet’s population grows
equal to four times the population of Udine/Friuli

21. ‘Everyone will need to be
educated to the level of semiliteracy of the average university
graduate. This is the minimum
survival level of the human race’

22. Udine/Friuli’s Future 4

23. Udine/Friuli - A Learning City/Region?
From
For those who want it
When it is needed
What is on offer
Teacher-focussed

24. Udine/Friuli - A Learning City/Region?
From
To
Lifelong
Learning

25. Udine/Friuli - A Learning City/Region?
For Everyone
Lifelong
Learning

26. Udine/Friuli - A Learning City/Region?
For Everyone
Learner-Focussed
Lifelong
Learning

27. Udine/Friuli - A Learning City/Region?
For Everyone
Learner-Focussed
Lifelong
Learning
Wherever, Whenever
However

28. Udine/Friuli - A Learning City/Region?
For Everyone
Learner-Focussed
Lifelong
Learning
Wherever, Whenever
However
Formal, Informal
Non-formal

29. Udine/Friuli - A Learning City/Region?

30. Udine/Friuli - A Learning City/Region?

31. Udine/Friuli - A Learning City/Region?

32. Udine/Friuli - A Learning City/Region?

33. Udine/Friuli - A Learning City/Region?

34. Udine/Friuli - A Learning City/Region?

35. Udine/Friuli - A Learning city/Region?

36. Udine/Friuli - A Learning City/Region?

37. Udine/Friuli - A Learning City/Region?

38. Udine/Friuli - A Learning City/Region?

39. IT’S ABOUT ‘GROWTH’
SUSTAINABLE GROWTH
EDUCATIONAL GROWTH
ENVIRONMENTAL GROWTH
ECONOMIC GROWTH
SOCIAL
GROWTH
INNOVATION
GROWTH
COMMUNITY
GROWTH
PERSONAL
GROWTH
POLITICAL
GROWTH
IN CITIES AND
REGIONS

40. AND IT’S ABOUT ‘LEARNING’
LEARNING
ORGANISATIONS
BECAUSE
LEARNING HELPS TO CREATE THE FUTURE

41. City/Regions are the Engines of National Growth

42. Udine/Friuli
Udine/Friuli - A Learning City/Region?
City/Region?
‘we are witnessing a rebirth of an age-old
concept of the "city-state" or more
precisely, the "region-state." These new
quasi-governmental entities, like the
ancient city-states of Athens, Sparta and
Rome, have the power -- some would call
it innate sovereignty -- to control their
future in this new world order....’
John M Eger: Building Smart Communities: A
New Framework for an America’s Information
Initiative

43. And Learning
provides the
Fuel for the
engine of growth

44. SUCCESSFUL CITY/REGIONS have to be
INNOVATIVE
IFTHEY WANT TO BE PROSPEROUS

45. Or get left behind
...OR STAGNATE!

46. WHO LEARNS Continuously?
ALL
ADMINISTRATORS,
MANAGERS,
EMPLOYEES
IN COMPANIES
ALL CITIZENS
ALL POLITICIANS,
DECISION-MAKERS
LOCAL GOV’T WORKERS
ALL EDUCATORS

47. AND ALL ORGANISATIONS OF ALL TYPES
SCHOOLS, COLLEGES, COMPANIES etc
A TOWN, CITY, REGION CAN ONLY
LEARN ITS WAY INTO THE FUTURE

48. Udine/Friuli - A Learning City/Region?
Cities and regions in a globalized world
cannot afford not to become learning
cities and regions. It is a matter of
prosperity, stability, employability and
the personal well-being of all citizens
European Commission Policy Paper on the Local and
Regional Dimension of Lifelong Learning (N
Longworth author)

49. Udine/Friuli - A Learning City/Region?
What’s a Learning
Region when it’s at
home?

50. Udine/Friuli - A Learning City/Region?
A Learning City or Region
A place with plans and strategies to encourage
personal growth,
social cohesion
and sustainable wealth-creation
through the development of the human potential of all
its citizens
and the social, financial and cultural potential of its
institutions and organisations

51. So All Cities and Regions value
Learning
If they don’t they will decline!
How much is yours already a
true Learning City or
Region?

52. THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL
PLATFORM FOR LEARNING
CITIES CONFERENCE
HELD IN BEIJING, OCTOBER 21/22, 2013
ATTENDED BY CITY MAYORS,
GOVERNMENT MINISTERS,
ACADEMIC EXPERTS and
SPONSORING ORGANISATIONS

53. The UNESCO
International Platform
for Learning Cities
An Invitation to
invest in the Future
of Cities and Regions

54. IPLC KEY
FEATURES
Indicators that define and
measure the growth and
performance of Learning cities
QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE

55. Major
building
blocks of a
learning city
A Vibrant Culture of
Learning throughout Life
Enhanced Quality and
Excellence in Learning
Extended Use of Modern
Learning Technologies
Effective Learning for
and in the Workplace
Wider
benefits of
building a
learning city
Revitalised Community
Learning
Inclusive Learning from
Basic to Higher Education
A Preliminary Framework of the UNESCO Global Learning City Index
‘Lifelong Learning for All is Our City’s Future.’
Fundamental
conditions for
building a
learning city
55

56. 3 Categories of the GLCN Index
1. The Wider Benefits of Building a Learning City
The Why – Social, Economic, Environmental
2. The Major Building Blocks of a Learning City
The What – Educational, Analytical, Practical
3. The Fundamental Conditions for Building a Learning City
The How – Political, Administrative, Resources

57. 3 Wider Benefits for Creating a Learning City
1. Economic Growth and Prosperity
A Learning City will maximise its own human, intellectual, cultural,
geographical, community, technological and industrial potential, and
devise innovative plans to increase the employment prospects and
prosperity of all its citizens
- Exploit all Resources
- In-Company Learning
- Research and Development
- Innovation and Creativity
-

58. Udine/Friuli – A Learning City/Region?
Technological
RESOURCES IN THE
LEARNING CITY
Ethnic
Human
Stakeholder

59. Udine/Friuli – A Learning City/Region?
IDEOPOLIS
‘A City or Region whose economy is
driven by the creative search for, and the
application of, new ideas, thinking and
knowledge, and which is firmly rooted to
the creative transfer of ideas, to
opportunities, to innovation, and
eventually to production.’
Cannon, Nathan and Westwood

60. Goteborg city built a state of
the art learning centre in an
old run-down shipbuilding
yard with every modern
learning aid including
virtual reality

61. SME’s USE IT TO
TRAIN, MANAGERS,
ENGINEERS AND
SCIENTISTS use it
SME’s
to train
managers, engineers
and scientists

62. The university moved in to
help with mixed
industry/student courses
in Continuing Professional
Development

63. Older Schoolchildren mix in
with the courses and the
people

64. The community uses it in the
evenings for adult education
and entertainment

65. From a run-down site
The Learning Centre has created a vibrant, exciting,
vital centre of learning activity that has vastly
enhanced the regional economy and inspired
learning for all
And it’s described in the EUROlocal Storehouse

66. 3 Wider Benefits for Creating a Learning City
1. Economic Growth and Prosperity
A Learning City will maximise its own human, intellectual, cultural,
geographical, community, technological and industrial potential, and
devise innovative plans to increase the employment prospects and
prosperity of all its citizens
- Exploit all Resources
- In-Company Learning
- Research and Development
- Innovation and Creativity
- Entrepreneurialism
-

67. Udine/Friuli - A Learning City/Region?
Chemainus, Vancouver Island, Canada

68. Udine/Friuli - A Learning Region?
Chemainus, Vancouver Island, Canada

69. Udine/Friuli - A Learning City/Region?
Chemainus, Vancouver Island, Canada

70. 3 Wider Benefits for Creating a Learning City
1. Economic Growth and Prosperity
A Learning City will maximise its own human, intellectual, cultural,
geographical, community, technological and industrial potential, and
devise innovative plans to increase the employment prospects and
prosperity of all its citizens
- Exploit all Resources
- In-Company Learning
- Research and Development
- Innovation and Creativity
- Entrepreneurialism
- Ease of BusinessStart-ups
- Promoting Inward Investment
- Links with other cities/regions
- New Skills and Competences

71. Udine/Friuli – A Learning City/Region
Handling
Information
DecisionMaking
Problem
Solving
Entrepreneurial
Skills
Communication and
Management
Team Working
SKILLS/ATTRIBUTES
FOR
A KNOWLEDGE AGE
Learning to
Learn Lifelong
Thinking,
Creativity
Flexibility
Adaptability
Planning and
Self-management
Achieving Personal
Potential
Listening,
Interpreting
Reasoning and
Critical Judgment
Turning Knowledge
Into Action

72. 3 Wider Benefits for Creating a Learning City
1. Economic Growth and Prosperity
A Learning City will maximise its own human, intellectual, cultural,
geographical, community, technological and industrial potential, and
devise innovative plans to increase the employment prospects and
prosperity of all its citizens
- Exploit all Resources
- In-Company Learning
- Research and Development
- Innovation and Creativity
- Entrepreneurialism
- Ease of Business Start-ups
- Promoting Inward Investment
- Links with other cities/regions
- New Skills and Competences
- Learning Organisations
- Employability v Employment
- Dynamic Management
- Etc etc etc

73. 3 Key Benefits for Creating a Learning City
2. Sustainable Development
A Learning city will respect the environmental changes taking place world-wide and
ensure that future development does not permanently deplete the earth’s resources.
It will also educate citizens in environmental matters and respect the citizens’ needs
for clean, pollution-free open spaces to live, work and play
- Citizen’s Awareness and Participation
- Urban Green Spaces
- Air Pollutants Control/Reduction
- Energy Consumption Control/Reduction
- Public Transport Efficiency
- Waste Management and Recycling
- Environmental Impact Assessments
- Water Management
- Climate Change Readiness
Etc etc etc

74. 3 Wider Benefits for Creating a Learning City
3. Enabling Individual Empowerment and Fostering Social
Cohesion
A Learning City will devise strategies that provide citizens with the tools and
competences to become adaptable and flexible, versatile and entrepreneurial,
while, at the same time, making provision for the mentally, physically and
financially disadvantaged
- Improving Adult Literacy
- Mentors, Guides and Coaches
-Using personal learning tools

75. LEARNING CITY/REGION TOOLS –
Examples on http:// eurolocal.info
Tools for Personal development
Personal Learning Awareness Tools - for personal
understanding of an individual’s learning past and
present and the development of awareness of future
needs for learning
Personal Learning Plan Development Tools - for
constructing a personal learning plan over a period of 2,
3 or 5 years
Learning Needs Audit Tools – for local and regional
authority personnel (eg LILARA)
Eportfolios – for helping individuals to plan their own
futures

76. 3 Wider Benefits for Creating a Learning City
3. Individual Empowerment and Social Cohesion
A Learning City will devise strategies that provide citizens with the tools and
competences to become adaptable and flexible, versatile and entrepreneurial,
while, at the same time, making provision for the mentally, physically and
financially disadvantaged
- Improving Adult Literacy
- Mentors, Guides and Coaches
- Using personal learning tools
- Increasing Civic participation
- Reducing Gap between rich and
poor
- Ensuring Equality of Opportunity
- Improving Social Security
- Promoting Health and Well-being
-Etc etc etc

77. Six
Building
Blocks
Of a
Learning
City

78. Six Key Building Blocks of a Learning City
1. Creating Dynamic Learning Opportunities for All in Formal Education
Systems
A Learning City adopts innovative strategies that use lifelong learning concepts to
promote the skills, knowledge and understanding that transform the city’s young
people into confident, creative and contributing citizens with positive values and
attitudes in their journey from pre-school towards employment.
Primary and Pre-Primary
Education
Secondary Education
Tertiary Education %
Non-traditional students
Remedial Education
Third Age learning
Curriculum Reform
Learning Methods
Etc etc etc

79. Six Key Building Blocks of a Learning City
2. Re-vitalised Community Learning
A Learning City develops strategies to expand adult learning
into families and the community, including intergenerational
learning, adult literacy, second chance opportunities, personal
and family learning plans and the provision of community
centres delivering learning where, when and how citizens
want it

80. Six Key Building Blocks of a Learning City( contd)
3. Effective Learning for and in the Workplace
A Learning City adopts a variety of learning initiatives to provide the 21st century
skills and competencies that are needed for present and future public and private
workplaces, and to ensure that employment opportunities are continually available
to its citizens
Learning Organisations
Employees’ participation in
Education
Employers’ Commitment to
Education
Training for the Unemployed
Partnerships with Education
Institutions
Etc etc etc

81. Udine/Friuli – a Learning City/Region?
A Learning Organisation
‘A workplace, private or public, where all
employees have a continuous learning
plan for the sustainable growth of their
career, their personal development and
their contribution to the organisation’s
future’
‘A place which is continuously reinventing itself in order to cope with
constant change and to fulfil its
responsibilities to all its stakeholders’

82. Six Key Building Blocks of a Learning City( contd)
4. Extended use of Modern Learning Technologies.
A Learning City encourages the use of all innovative lifelong
learning tools and techniques including the internet, e-learning,
audits, self-generated learning, personal learning plans and
materials, ICT, distance learning, multimedia etc

83. Six Key Building Blocks of a Learning City ( contd)
5. Enhanced Quality and Excellence in Learning
A Learning City will ensure access to quality learning support
systems and continuing professional development for, inter
alia, teachers and administrators, and continuously monitor
learning performance and standards
Availability of trained teachers
Special Learning Support Schemes
Learner-Friendly Environments
Inclusive Quality Education
Non-threatening Assessment
Employability of Students
Ownership of Learning

84. Six Key Building Blocks of a Learning City ( contd)
6. A vibrant lifelong learning culture
A Learning City is a place where learning is frequently celebrated and rewarded,
learning festivals and consultation methods motivate citizens to learn from and
with each other and play an active part in the ctity’s future and where health and
well-being is greatly increased
Celebration/Learning Festivals
Media Involvement
Recognition and Reward
Plentiful Information/Consultation
Lifelong Learning Materials
Where, When and How

85. LEARNING MATERIALS
from http://eurolocal.info
LILLIPUT
materials –
LONGLEARN
Materials
14 modules,
57 lessons
200 hours of
learning
materials on
most lifelong
learning city
aspects
9 modules,
60 topics,
300 assignments
linked to the book
‘Learning Cities,
Learning Regions,
Learning
Communities’

86. 3 Fundamental Conditions for
Building a Learning City

87. Fundamental Conditions for Building a Learning City
1. Vision, Political Will and Commitment
Learning City Leaders show enlightened vision and give enthusiastic
backing for the provision of resources that help create a positive,
stable and prosperous future for the Learning City
Learning City strategy dev’t
Vision Statement

88. LEARNING CITY
VISION - Example
MAWSON LAKES VISION
To create a 21st century community, global in orientation,
that successfully balances and integrates evolutionary
strategies in economic, educational, social and
environmental activity
– Live, learn, work and play in an
– Integrated, harmonious, safe and ecologically and
economically sustainable environment

89. PARTNERSHIPS
Mawson Lakes School
Facilities
◦
◦
◦
◦
Mawson Centre – open to all
Sports and gymnasium
Library and Media Centre
Arts Centre
University of South Australia
◦
◦
◦
◦
Laboratory sharing
People sharing
Teaching practice
Mentors
Entreprises, Business
◦
◦
◦
◦
◦
◦
Joint Projects – employmenti competitions
Mentors
Curriculum and Resources help
Exhibitions of Childrens’ Work
The world of work
Job tasting and shadowing
College for adults
◦ Joint Projects j
◦ Cinematic projects
Service to the community
◦ Help for the handicapped
◦ Visits to pensioners
◦ Fund-raising - swimming, walking etc
Parental Contributions
◦ Open Door
◦ Help in the Classroom
◦ Journals and Newsletters
School Access by the community
◦ Everyone who wants to learn welcome
◦ Contribution of skills, knowledge etc
◦ Mentors
International Partnerships
◦ With more than15 countries of the world
◦ Visits

90. Fundamental Conditions for Building a Learning City
1. Vision, Political Will and Commitment
Learning City Leaders show enlightened vision and give enthusiastic
backing for the provision of resources that help create a positive,
stable and prosperous future for the Learning City
Learning City strategy dev’t
Vision Statement
Charters
High-profile champions
Public Awareness Campaigns
Funding

91. Fundamental Conditions for Building a Learning City
2. Good Governance and participation of all stakeholders
A Learning City will continuously measure its performance and mobilise the
contribution of city leaders, city institutions and citizens themselves to the
building of a learning city
INTERNATIONAL
LINKS TO OTHER
REGIONS
NATIONAL LINKS
TO GOVERNMENT,
OTHER REGIONS
Stimulating Stakeholder
Cooperation
PRIMARY &
SECONDARY
SCHOOLS
ADULT
UNIVERSITIES,
VET and OTHER
CONTRIBUTORS
EDUCATION
PROVIDERS
Identifying the Stakeholders
Tools to help stakeholders help
create a learning city
CULTURAL
SERVICES
LIBRARIES,
MUSEUMS etc
What changes stakeholders need
to make
BUSINESS
AND
HEALTH ETC
INDUSTRY
PROFESSIONAL
ASSOCIATIONS
VOLUNTARY/
COMMUNITY
Attentiveness to citizens Needs
ORGANISATIONS
Regular Monitoring and Evaluation
EDUCATION STAKEHOLDERS

92. More Stakeholders
Organisations
Restaurants
Banks
Media Organisations
Museums
Hospitals
Small Businesses
Libraries
Churches
Large Companies
Surgeries
Shops
Community Centres
Supermarkets
Galleries
Professional Associations
Universities
Scouts
Adult Ed Colleges
Local Authority Administrations
etc
etc

93. LEARNING CITY/REGION TOOLS –
Examples on http:// eurolocal.info
Stakeholder Audit Tools - for helping
organisations understand the learning city and
their role and reponsibilities in its development
(for schools, industry, adult ed, universities and
local authorities)
Stakeholder Development Tools – for
assisting organisations to become learning
organisations in a learning city (Schools.
Universities, companies, local authorities, adult
education etc)

94. LEARNING REGION
FESTIVALS - examples
SAPPORO
LEARNING
FESTIVAL
In Sapporo, every household received a booklet
about learning in the region and where it could be
taken. Some 50000 new learners resulted.

95. Linking 21st Cenrury Learning Regions
Princeton USA
Schools
Cultural
Services
Local
Gov’t
Adult Ed
Khartoum,
Africa
Cultural
Services
Local
Gov’t
Adult Ed Universities
Schools
Business
and
Industry
Business
and
Industry
Adult Ed
Adult Ed
Universitie
s
Schools
Cultural
Services
Local
Gov’t
Adult
Ed
Busines
and
Industry
Universities
Udine/Friuli
Cultural
Services
Local
Gov’t
Toowoomba
Australia
Business
and
Industry
Kerala, India
Cultural
Services
Local
Gov’t
Schools
Business
and
Industry
Universitie
s
Schools
Brasilia, S America
Universitie
s
Cultural
Services
Schools
Local
Govt
Business
and
Industry
Adult Ed Universitie
s

96. A LEARNER’S CHARTER
GOOD FOOD, GOOD HEALTH AND GOOD LEARNING ARE
INTERDEPENDENT PARTS OF THE HUMAN BIO-SYSTEM
AS A CITIZEN YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO LEARN AND TO DEVELOP YOUR
OWN FULL POTENTIAL THROUGHOUT LIFE
YOUR RIGHT TO LEARNING EXISTS IRRESPECTIVE OF YOUR RELIGION,
ETHNIC BACKGROUND, AGE, NATIONALITY OR GENDER
A CHARTER FOR
YOUR CITY’S
LEARNERS
AS A CUSTOMER FOR LEARNING YOUR NEEDS TAKE FIRST PRIORITY
AS FAR AS POSSIBLE, LEARNING WILL BE PROVIDED FOR YOU WHERE,
WHEN AND HOW YOU DESIRE IT
THE VALUE OF LEARNING WILL BE ACTIVELY PROMOTED AND
ENCOURAGED THROUGHOUT YOUR LIFETIME
YOUR INDIVIDUAL LEARNING STYLE WILL BE RECOGNISED AND
CATERED FOR
WHETHER OR NOT YOU HAVE LEARNING DIFFICULTIES YOU HAVE THE
RIGHT TO RECEIVE EXPERT HELP WITHIN SOPHISTICATED SUPPORT
AND GUIDANCE SYSTEMS AT ALL TIMES
YOU WILL HAVE ACCESS TO MODERN RESOURCES FOR LEARNING
WHEREVER THEY MAY BE
AS FAR AS POSSIBLE, YOU WILL BE GIVEN OWNERSHIP OF, AND
CONTROL OVER, YOUR OWN LEARNING
WHATEVER LEARNING YOU CHOOSE TO DO WILL BE TREATED WITH
RESPECT, RECOGNITION AND REWARD

97. Udine/Friuli - A Learning City/Region?
WHERE’S IT HAPPENING NOW?
GERMANY – 90+ LEARNING
REGIONS
FINLAND – MOST CITIES
AND REGIONS
CHINA – EVERY CITY AND
REGION
JAPAN – MOST CITIES AND
REGIONS
VICTORIA/AUSTRALIA EVERY CITY and
COMMUNITY
UK – LEARNING CITIES
NETWORK - 100
SOUTH KOREA – ALL MAJOR
CITIES
AFRICA – BOTSWANA, CAPE
PROVINCE
WHERE’S IT GOING TO HAPPEN?
EVERYWHERE!

99. HTTP//:eurolocal.info

100. Udine/Friuli - A Learning Region?
How will we know
when we have created
a learning city/region?

101. Udine/Friuli - A Learning City/Region?
When, of the first ten people we speak to in the street, 8
can describe what a learning city/region is
When 80% of politicians acknowledge that lifelong
learning is the secret of economic growth
When 70% of people are in harmonious contact with
people from other regions and cultures
When 60% of the city/region’s energy is from renewable
sources
When……………….

102. It takes a leap of
imagination, energy,
conviction and courage
and, it has to be said,
sometimes political
suicide, to break from the
way things are to the way
things should be. .... But
every region can benefit
from developing new
generic skills in its
citizens.... Because these
are the basis for new
growth and employability

103. Udine/Friuli - A Learning Region?
A Learning Organisation
‘A place where inventing new knowledge
is not a specialised activity… it is a way
of behaving, indeed a way of being,
where every worker is a knowledge
worker.’
‘A place where unlearning is actively
encouraged.’
Rover Learning Business

104. Fundamental Conditions for Building a Learning City
1. Vision, Political Will and Commitment
Learning City Leaders show enlightened vision and give enthusiastic
backing for the provision of resources that help create a positive,
stable and prosperous future for the Learning City
Learning City strategy dev’t
Vision Statement
Charters

105. What will these Exchanges do?
KnowSpread Information, Know-how and support between city administrations
Activate Joint Learning City Development Projects
Fuel Inward Economic Development
Vitalise Active Lifelong Learning Programmes between schools, adult
education, universities, local authorities and companies etc
Help develop and mobilise human and community capital
Stimulate Award schemes for global learning cities
Inspire Environmental Awareness Programmes
Kindle innovation and creativity in people and organisations
Invigorate Quality and Excellence and Learning Organisations
Exchange Learning Technologies
Increase Trade Links and enhance economic opportunities/employment