We are pleased to publish the lastest of our Briefing Paper. This paper bt Chaor of the PASCAL Board, Professor Josef Konvitz, is entitled, The coming revolution in Public Services: What it means for Cities and Universities. Below is an Executive Summary.

Executive Summary

The preconditions for a major revolution in public services are in place. The global financial and economic crisis will lead to major changes in social welfare and the world of work in   developed and developing countries alike, in cities both old and new, in places which are still growing and in those which are shrinking. Cities will need new solutions.  Universities have a critical role to play to help promote research and innovation for effective and efficient solutions, to train people to make best use of them, and to keep societies open to better ways of living and working.  Lifelong learning will be at the core of their role.  Cities and universities need to collaborate if effective solutions are to be put in place.

The paper is available in English, Simplified Mandarin and Korean. We are very grateful to the following who have undertaken translations.

Mandarin - Yiqiao Li and Meiyun Duan, both Master Students at the University of Glasgow, and Dr Yuan Dayong, Institute for Lifelong Learning and ESD at Beijing Academy of Educational Sciences (BAES)

Korean - Dr. Jaejun Lee, Gongju University, arranged by Professor Soonghee Han, Seoul National University