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Cities of Opportunity

Posted March 7, 2012 - 09:21 by Norman Longworth

Here is a useful website about Cities of Opportunity. Here you can download the fourth edition of Cities of Opportunity, 2011. As the site says, this year the report covers 26 cities and presents in-depth results covering all 10 indicators and 66 variables, examines issues and adds insight from urban thinkers and influencers.

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R3L+ - Quality in Learning Cities - reports now available

Posted March 4, 2012 - 13:46 by Muir Houston

National Reports from the R3L+ project on the state of the art in Learning Cities in Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Lithuania, Romania, Scotland and Sweden, together with regional/city reports from Germany, Bucharest, Dundee, Kaunas. Limerick, Lundaland and Pecs are now all available for download at this site.

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eThekwini - a Learning City in South Africa

Posted December 29, 2011 - 18:23 by Mike Osborne

I spotted some time after the event that the eThekwini Municipality, which incorporates the city of Durban, in South Africa is positioning itself as a learning city with the launch of the Municipal Institute of Learning (MILE) in December 2010.

This initiative, which is reported as a first in the history of local government on the continent, aims to enhance the capacity and knowledge of local government practitioners in Africa in order to be effective in the delivery of core competencies.

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Switzerland - a learning country

Posted August 23, 2011 - 12:18 by Ruth Jermann

The National Awareness Campaign for Life Long Learning

The Learning Festival brings a new learning experience to the people. Committed people join forces with education providers. Labour market officials and politicians join in with regional stakeholders to create a platform for various exciting events around the field of education. The regional learning events are based mainly on voluntary work. Without the support of dedicated and well-connected people, the Learning Festival would not be possible.