Report on Activities 2013
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Summary
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Who we are?
What we do?
Cities
Objectives
The International Congresses of the Association
Organisation
Conferences, seminars, meetings
List of member cities
Our member cities
“Educating City and Local Governance” Training Seminar
Networks
Educating Cities International Documents Databank (BIDCE) Communication Exhibitions Personalised attention Collaboration with other organisations
Scope This report contains information on the main activities and initiatives of the International Association of Educating Cities (IAEC) in 2013. All the activities that are carried out aim at consolidating our achievements and responding to the new challenges that are arising at a time of major transformations on a world scale.
cities and institutions to pool their efforts in order to improve the cities’ quality of life through education. This document has been prepared with the collaboration of the different networks and delegations, but it is not intended to be an exhaustive narrative of the Association’s activities given that each network puts out its own report.
Through this internal and external communication tool the idea is to report on progress while encouraging new
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Mr. Xavier Trias Mayor of Barcelona and IAEC President
Development, Habitat III, and contribute to expanding the scope of our proposals.
Prologue I t i s m y pl ea sur e to p re se n t the Report on Activities of the International Association of Educating Cities (IAEC), which now unites a total of 477 cities in 36 countries in their commitment to comply with the principles of the Charter of Educating Cities. From this window open to the world, in 2013 we have kept on working to facilitate access to information and offer new opportunities to all those cities that are committed to build more educating and more inclusive communities, cities capable of adapting quickly to a plural, changing society that is more and more demanding such as today. Especially significant about 2013 has been the invitation that the IAEC has received to sit on the governing bodies of United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG), the largest world organization of local governments. In addition to giving international recognition to the work of our association, it will allow us to make the voice of Educating Cities heard and to express our vision at the United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban
Furthermore, this has been a year of tremendous vitality for our territorial networks, which strengthen our Association. New thematic networks have been created and the existing ones have been consolidated as spaces for collective work, which allow us to move forward along the lines set down in a consensusbased action plan adopted by the Assembly. Having a common axis of action guarantees consistency between the work done by all the networks. In each network we find unique, interesting methodologies and projects that enrich the Association as a whole. A constant throughout the year has been regularly reporting on the work underway. Thus, the website, bulletins and other publications and dissemination activities have been our main forms of communication for stimulating thought and sharing best Educating City practices. In 2013, here in Barcelona, we have also worked to lay a solid foundation to make the 13 th International Congress of Educating Cities, scheduled for November 2014 in Barcelona, a meeting space for debate, which allows us to learn about and share the most important advances in social policy. Besides, having created a technical Secretariat, we have set up an Organising Committee where
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practically all the municipal areas and departments are represented, as well as a Scientific Committee, with academics and experts of international prestige, who are working to give the Congress the best possible content. Although we are aware that we are living through difficult times, we encourage you to make room in your schedules to come to Barcelona to share your ideas, knowledge and projects with us. Together we will be able to find solutions to the challenges, that cities are facing in the field of social inclusion. Finally, I would like to express my most sincere appreciation to all the individuals and member cities involved in the different networks and working groups, which are enriching the debate and fostering progress in our action lines, as well as the institutions which in one way or another have collaborated with the IAEC during the year. The different initiatives that we set out in this report would not have been able without the enthusiasm and commitment of their promoters. No doubt, with everyone’s involvement, we will persevere in supporting of educating cities in order to reinforce local governments’ capacities and competences. I am convinced that the balance sheet we draw will be positive for us to continue moving forward and building on what we have learned.
Who we are? Founded in 1994, the International Association of Educating Cities (IAEC) is a non-profit Association, constituted as a permanent collaborative structure uniting local governments committed to the Charter of Educating Cities, which is the road map of the cities that comprise it. Any local government that accepts this commitment can become an active member of the Association, regardless of its administrative competences. At the 2013 year end, the Association has 477 member cities in 36 countries on all continents.
Objectives
Strategic Targets
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To proclaim and champion the importance of education in the city.
The strategic targets for 2011-2014 are:
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To publicise the educative axes of the political projects of the member cities.
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To promote, inspire, foster, and assure compliance with the principles of the Charter of Educating Cities (Declaration of Barcelona) by the member cities, and provide advice and information to the members on fostering and implementing the same.
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To consolidate, expand and strengthen the IAEC.
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To foster collaboration amongst member cities.
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To promote and spread reflection on education as a major factor in local governance.
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To consolidate the existing services and roll out the Association’s organisational capacity in order to improve its effectiveness.
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To represent the Members in the undertaking of the purposes of the association, in relating to and collaborating with international organisations, states, territorial entities of all kinds, so that the IAEC can be a valid, significant interlocutor in the processes of influencing, negotiating, decision-making and the drafting of documents.
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To establish a relationship and collaboration with other associations, federations, bodies or territorial networks and, especially, with cities, in similar, complementary or competing areas of action.
Organizational framework
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To cooperate in all territorial areas within the framework of the purposes of the Association.
General Assembly
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To boost the membership in the Association of the cities of the world.
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To boost the deepening of the Educating City concept and its specific applications to the policies of cities through exchanges, encounters, shared projects, congresses and other activities and initiatives that reinforce the links between the member cities, in the area of the delegations, territorial networks, thematic networks and other bodies.
All member cities
Executive Committee Composed by 11-14 members
(Art. 4 IAEC Statutes)
Secretariat
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Networks Regional Delegations Territorial Networks Thematic Networks
Organisation General Assembly
Executive Committee
The General Assembly is the supreme governing body of the IAEC and is made up of all the member cities.
The functions of direction, management, execution and representation of the Association pertain to the Executive Committee.
The General Assembly has, amongst others, the following functions:
Its current composition is as follows:
a) Election of the President.
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President and Secretariat: Barcelona
b) Election or substitution of the members of the Executive Committee.
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Vice-President: Rosario
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Treasurer: Rennes
c) Decision or ratification of the new members to and leavers from the IAEC proposed by the Executive Committee.
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Committee Members: Changwon, Granollers, Guadalajara, Katowice, Lisbon, Lokossa, Lomé, Lyon, Sao Paulo, Tampere and Turin.
d) Modification of the statutes of the IAEC and adoption of the Internal Regulations, and other rules pursuant thereto. e) Adoption of the reports on activities, which are presented by the Executive Committee and monitoring of the undertaking of the same. f) Adoption of the management of the Executive Committee. g) Adoption of the Action Plan intended to achieve the objectives of the IAEC.
During 2013, the Executive Committee met in Katowice (March 15-16) and Barcelona (November 15-16).
Secretariat The Secretariat is responsible, amongst others, for the following: •
The day-to-day operations of the Association.
h) Adoption of the annual dues.
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i) Adoption of the profit and loss accounts for the year, and adoption of the budgets and their control.
Execution of the resolutions of the General Assembly and the Executive Committee.
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j) Agreeing to the association, federation and any other form of union with third parties
Preparation of proposals to the Executive Committee and the General Assembly.
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Providing support to the territorial networks.
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Promoting dialogue and peer-learning amongst cities.
k) Adoption of any modification to the system of organisation and functioning of the IAEC. (Art. 13, IAEC Statutes)
The General Assembly met in ordinary session in Katowice last March 15th.
The city of Barcelona holds the office of the Secretariat of the Association and hosts its premises at the following address: IAEC Secretariat Avinyó 15, 4th Floor 08002 – Barcelona (Spain) Phone: + 34 93 3427720 Fax: + 34 93 3427729 E-mail: edcities@bcn.cat Web: www.edcities.org
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Our member cities At the end of December 2013, the IAEC had 477 member cities in 36 countries. Throughout 2013, 38 new cities in 7 countries joined the Association: France (23): Belley, Bezons, Boulognesur-Mer, Carbon Blanc, Chalon-sur-Saône, Clamart, Collégien, Creil, Eybens, Figeac, Frouard, Gignac-la-Nerthe, Gières, Labouheyre, Le Pellerin, Le-Puy-Sainte-Réparade,
Longvic, Loperhet, Metz, Reims, Saint-Marcellin, Saint-Martin-d’Hères and Saint-Médard-en-Jalles. Republic of Korea (5): Busan Yeongdo-gu, Damyang, Gyeongsan, Hoenseong-gun and Saha-gu.
Another 29 cities in 8 countries expressed their interest in joining the Association and have begun the necessary paperwork.
Argentina (2): Godoy Cruz and Río Cuarto. Mexico (3): Rayón, Tenancingo and Toluca de Lerdo.
Italy (1): Orzinuovi. Portugal (3): Condeixa-a-Nova, Odemira and Vila Verde.
Brazil (1): Sao Pedro.
At the same time, during this year, 15 cities left the Association either voluntarily or due to a repeated breach of their statutory obligations.
Map of member cities by country
America Argentina (15), Bolivia (1), Brazil (15), Canada (1), Chile (2), Colombia (4), Costa Rica (1), French Overseas Department (1), Ecuador (1), Mexico (15), Puerto Rico (1), Uruguay (3), Venezuela (1)
Europe Croatia (1), Denmark (1), Finland (3), France (125), Germany (1), Greece (1), Italy (29), Poland (1), Portugal (52), Romania (1), Spain (168), Sweden (1), Switzerland (1)
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Africa Benin (1), Cape Verde (2), Morocco (1), Senegal (1), Togo (1)
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Asia-Pacific Australia (1), Nepal (1), Palestine (1), Philippines (1), Republic of Korea (22), Thailand (1)
cities
Membership Growth (1995-2013)
500 450 400 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 0
323 216
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126
235
254 266
338
371
392
421 427
450 454
477
277
144
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Member cities classified by population
232
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[48,6%]
[0,4%]
93 [19,5%]
6 [1,3%]
79
[16,6%]
11 [2,3%] 33
21 [4,4%]
[6,9%]
Less than 50.000 inhabitants (232)
500.000>1.000.000 inhabitants (21)
50.000>100.000 inhabitants (93)
1.000.000>2.000.000 inhabitants (11)
100.000>250.000 inhabitants (79)
2.000.000>5.000.000 inhabitants (6)
250.000>500.000 inhabitants (33)
More than 5.000.000 inhabitants (2)
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Networks In order to offer a better service to its members, the IAEC promotes the creation of territorial and thematic networks. The territorial networks are decentralised structures made up of IAEC member cities in a specific territory. For their part, the thematic networks bring together cities interested in working jointly on specific themes either with cities in their own country or in other countries. The IAEC earmarks approximately one third of its income from dues to supporting the territorial networks and Delegations. Of special note is the fact that different coordinating cities contribute to the operations of the network by providing a properly equipped office and the necessary human resources to operate it dynamically. The territorial networks foster the expansion and consolidation of the IAEC in countries and territories where their activities take place. Through the organization of all kinds of activities, the networks reinforce exchanges, cooperation and common projects amongst their members. They are also a space for preparing and putting forward proposals to the
Executive Committee or other levels of their respective governments. Within the framework of the territorial networks, collective strategies are developed in order to establish common positions on issues that could have an impact on local policies. Cooperation with other networks of municipalities, institutions or groups with shared interests is also promoted. Most of the networks are represented on the Executive Committee of the Association either by their coordinating cities or other cities in the network. This makes the meetings of the Executive Committee a space for exchanging information, coordination and mutual learning amongst the different networks. In order to set up new territorial or thematic networks a formal request must be presented to the Executive Committee setting forth the objectives, working method and action plan of the network to be created. Furthermore, a minimum of 5 interested cities is needed, 1 city to take on the coordination with the support of 2 other cities.
Current Networks At this date, the Association has 7 Territorial Networks and 2 Regional Delegations operating. • Spanish Network (RECE)
• Brazilian Network
• French Network (RFVE)
• Mexican Network (REMCE)
• Portuguese Network (RTPCE) • Italian Network • Asia-Pacific Network
• Latin America Delegation • Central European Delegation
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Current Networks
Spanish Network (RECE): • Number of member cities: 168 • Coordinating City: Gandia (until October 2013) and Rivas-Vaciamadrid (since October 2013 until October 2015). • Monitoring Committee: Alcalá de Guadaíra, Alcoi, Avilés, Badalona, Barcelona, Cornellà de Llobregat, Donostia-San Sebastián, Gandia, Granollers and Zaragoza. Thematic networks of the RECE operating during the reporting period: • School-leaving during compulsory school age (coordinator: Seville). • Learning-service as a tool of territorial cohesion (coordinator: Avilés).
French Network (RFVE): • Number of member cities: 125 • President of the Network: Lyon. • Network Committee: Vice-Presidents (Rennes, Grenoble and Brest), Treasurer (Tournefeuille), Assistant Treasurer (Toulouse), Secretariat (Pessac), Members (Angers, Aubagne, Belfort, Dijon, Strasbourg, Lille, Paris, Nanterre, Nantes, Nevers, Pont de Claix, Schiltigheim, Villeurbanne and Vitrolles).
Italian Network: • Member cities: 29 • Coordinating City: Turin.
• Returning to training and vocational training in the municipality (coordinator: Alcalá de Guadaíra).
• Member cities: 59 in 11 countries. • Head Office: Rosario. Thematic groups: • Environmental education for sustainability (coordinator: Pergamino) • Sustainable, safe mobility (coordinator: Quito) • Local policies for socio-educative inclusion of youth (coordinator: General Alvear) • Public policies for Sexual Diversity (coordinators: Medellín and Rosario). • Prevention of violence against women (coordinator: Caguas).
• Participation and civic training for children and adolescents in educating cities (coordinator RivasVaciamadrid). • Technological resources for educational activities in the city: mobile units and virtual social networks (coordinator: Barcelona).
Latin American Delegation:
Mexican Network (REMCE): • Member cities: 15
Asia-Pacific Network: • Member cities: 27. • Coordinating City: Changwon. • Coordinating Committee: Gunsan and Suseong.
• President: Guadalajara. • Executive Committee: Ciudad Victoria, Cozumel, León and Tepeaca de Negrete.
Central European Delegation: • Member cities: 4 in 4 countries. • Head Office: Katowice.
Portuguese Network (RTPCE): • Number of member cities: 51. • Coordinating Committee: Albufeira, Almada, Braga, Évora, Lisbon, Paredes and Santa Maria da Feira.
Brazilian Network: • Member cities: 15 • Coordinating City: Sorocaba.
In 2013 the city of Azambuja coordinated a working group centred on local educational projects.
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Contact
Spanish Network (RECE)
Ayuntamiento de Rivas-Vaciamadrid Pl. 19 de abril, s/n 28259 Rivas-Vaciamadrid (Spain)
French Network (RFVE)
Phone: +33 4 72 10 52 41 / +33 4 72 10 52 44 Fax: +33 4 72 10 52 45 E-mail: rfve@mairie-lyon.fr Web: www.villeseducatrices.fr
Phone: +351 218 171 881 Fax: +351 218 171 142 E-mail: lx.cidade.educadora@cm-lisboa.pt Web: https://www.facebook.com/RTPCE
Phone: +82 55 225 24 06 Fax: +82 55 225 47 45 E-mail: shinyaa@korea.kr
Phone: +54 341 480 2275 Fax: +54 341 480 2275 E-mail: ce_americalat@rosario.gov.ar Web: www.ciudadeseducadorasla.org
Brazilian Network
Ville de Lyon Hôtel de Ville de Lyon, B.P. 1065 69205 Lyon (France)
Gabinete Lisboa Cidade Educadora Campo Grande, 27, Torre E - 4º andar 1749-099 Lisboa (Portugal)
Latin American Delegation
City of Changwon 151 Juang-ang Dae-ro, Uichang-gu, Changwon, Gyeongnang (Republic of Korea)
Phone: +34 91 6602710 Fax: +34 91 6602734 E-mail: recerivas@rivasciudad.es
Portuguese Network (RTPCE)
Asia-Pacific Network
Prefeitura de Sorocaba Av. Eng Carlos Reinaldo Mendes, 3041 18013-280 Alto da Boavista – SP (Brazil) Phone: +55 15 3238 - 2200 Fax: +55 15 3238 - 2211 E-mail: cidadeeducadora@sorocaba.sp.gov.br
Mexican Network (REMCE)
Coordination of the Programme Guadalajara Educating City Pedro Moreno 1521, Colonia Americana 44160 Guadalajara – Hidalgo – Jalisco (Mexico) Phone: +52 33 12018200 ext: 8263 Fax: +52 33 1201 8204 E-mail: remce@gmail.com
Italian Network
Ufficio Città Educativa di Torino Via Bazzi 4, II piano 10152 Turín (Italy) Phone: +39 011 4427485 Fax: +39 011 4427490 E-mail: cit.educ@comune.torino.it
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Municipalidad de Rosario Dirección de Relaciones Internacionales Buenos Aires 711, Piso 2º 2000 Rosario (Argentina)
Central European Delegation City of Katowice Department of International Relations ul. Mlynska 4, 40-098 Katowice (Poland)
Phone: + 48 32 259 36 47 Fax: + 48 32 253 74 23 E-mail: magdalena.florianska@um.katowice.pl
What we do ? The International Congresses of the Association The International Congress takes place every two years and constitutes a milestone in the life of the Association. The Congress is a unique tribune to disseminate both inside and outside the work developed by the cities, on a specific thematic area. During the Congresses, member cities have the possibility of disseminate and exchange best practices and delve deeper into certain aspects of the Charter of Educating Cities. The organisation of the event also contributes to ensuring that different municipal departments and institutions
linked to the theme of the congress become aware of their educating role. Congresses provide member cities the opportunity to establish new contacts, create synergies and foster peer to peer-learning. Moreover, they play an important role in the dissemination of the Charter of Educating Cities and in the extension and consolidation of the Association in countries and continents where they are held. Study visits to the initiatives developed by the host city and contact with the local agents are other relevant elements in the programme of IAEC congresses.
For the host city, the Congress is a unique opportunity to visualize its commitment to education in the broad sense, to attract the attention of mass media and make itself known to the rest of the world. The Declarations coming out of the Congresses are also very relevant for member cities. They contribute to back up the work in progress, they foster changes that will guide future action and highlight the salience of proximity policies to other governmental spheres.
Association, encouraging the cities to actively participate. For their part, the networks have begun to reflect on and exchange ideas on social inclusion policies and their concretions in specific practices. The 13th International Congress of Educating Cities, “An Educating City is an Inclusive City�, will be held at the Congress Hall of Barcelona from 13 to 15 November 2014, coinciding with the 20th anniversary of the creation of the IAEC.
At the end of November a period was opened for the submission of experiences to the Congress; the deadline is 30 March 2014. For further information on the 13th Congress, please see the portal www.bcn.cat/iaec2014/en
The Organising Committee is made up of representatives of different municipal areas and is chaired by the Deputy Mayor on Presidency and Territory. The Congress Direction Office is responsible for the day-to-day preparations of the 13th Congress and budget management. The Executive Committee and Secretariat provide advice and monitor the progress. Furthermore, the Organising Committee has the support of a Scientific Committee made up of renowned academics, experts and representatives of entities related to the theme of the congress. In 2013 the organising city, with the support of the Scientific Committee and the Executive Committee, defined the major lines along which the reflections and debates of the Congress would pivot. The Organizing Committee has also worked on the logistical planning and dissemination of the Congress. The Congress Direction Office and the Secretariat have participated in the meetings of the territorial networks of the
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Conferences, seminars, meetings
“Educating City and Local Governance” Training Seminar
In an interdependent, globalised world in which new challenges are constantly emerging, new more creative, participatory and coordinated forms of working together are needed. In this context, cities need to have access to information on the successful practices of other cities as well as spaces for dialogue and peer-learning opportunities. That is why, the IAEC, through its networks, is driving forward the organisation of in-person conferences, seminars and meetings. These meetings allow for the dissemination and exchange of experiences, and can give rise to joint projects with cities with similar priorities or challenges. Moreover, they facilitate the optimization of resources and avoid the dispersion of efforts since they allow the cities to learn from each other. The IAEC is also working so that the educative component promoted by the IAEC is present in the different areas of political action and so that education in its broadest sense is incorporated into the proposals for cooperation and solidarity. Furthermore, the territorial meetings are a unique platform for carrying out preliminary work for the International Congresses and publicising their results. In 2013 several member cities have hosted conferences and meetings of the various territorial networks. Thus, for example, the cities of Lisbon (24 January) and Torres Vedras (4 July) hosted two Meetings of the Portuguese Network while the 5th National Congress of the Portuguese Network was held in Braga (16-17 May). Sorocaba was the site of a new meeting of the Brazilian Network (20 June). For their part, the cities of Montpellier (5 and 6 July) and Brest (4 November) hosted meetings of the General Assembly of the French Network. Rosario, host city of the Delegation for Latin America, was the site for the 1st Meeting of the Latin American Educating Cities (3-5 September). The Mexican Network and the Brazilian Network also held their meetings in Rosario. The 11th Meeting of the Spanish Network took place in Gandía (16-18 October) while a seminar of the Italian Network took place in Turin (20 November).
Through the Seminar “Educating City and Local Governance”, the IAEC intends to raise awareness on the educating potential of the policies implemented by the different areas and municipal services and foster the planning of transversal local policies and the establishment of collaboration between local governments and civil society. This seminar, wich is carried out in the cities that request it, is divided into 3 sections. The first session is internal for politicians and decision makers from different departments, services, agencies and municipal companies. The second session, open to the city, includes the participation of representatives of citizen entities. Both sessions have a dual character: training and prospection. They are training-oriented in the concept of the Educating City and prospective with regards to exploring and discovering the educating potential of the different areas and services of the city, as well as analysing the potential for collaboration amongst the different urban actants who share the principles of the Charter of Educating Cities. The sessions comprise an introductory lecture and a workshop. A third session is held between the IAEC team and the City Council Staff in order to evaluate the workshops and to agree on a small number of possible activities (new relations or forms of organization, future projects, etc.) to be implemented, started up or promoted (within a relatively short period) by the municipal government.
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The Seminar took place in 2013 in the city of Lisbon –Portugal– (22-23 January), in Praia, –Cape Verde– (27-28 February) and in Godoy Cruz –Argentina– (30-31 July), and has received the support of the Spanish Agency for International Cooperation for Development (AECID, acronym in Spanish).
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Educating Cities International Documents Databank (BIDCE) The IAEC has fostered since the beginning the creation of spaces and tools so that the cities can share models of action and best practices and learn from each other. It has also valued highly the compilation of materials discussing and sustaining these practices. To date the BIDCE is made up of an Experiences Bank and a Documents Database that can be consulted freely via Internet and which stores a large amount of organized, cross-related information.
In 2013, 25 new innovative experiences capable of being adapted and started up by other cities were published. As a complement to consulting the Bank, the Secretariat periodically publishes best practices of different member cities, either by e-mail, in a format called “Focus Experiences” or through other publications such as the monographs or the bulletins.
The Experiences Bank contains information on more than 1,000 initiatives, which illustrate different concretions of the principles of the Charter of Educating Cities, which can be consulted in the three official languages of the Association: Spanish, French and English.
“A dynamic databank that is constantly growing and being revised” “Innovation, Effectiveness, Transferability and Diversity are the criteria that are prioritised when selecting experiences” In 2013, the Focus Experiences took on issues such labour inclusion for the disabled, the renovation and improvement of public spaces, the fostering of the culture of transparency and legality, lifelong learning, the preparation of green routes using QR codes, and solutions to coexistence problems in the city. Selection criteria: • Experiences that have involved positive urban and social transformations to the benefit of the citizenry. • Innovative experiences that contribute added value or something new in relation to existing experiences in the bank. • Experiences that can be replicated and/or adapted by other cities. • Experiences from all areas of local political action. • Experiences that illustrate the diversity of the cities that make up the Association.
The Documents Bank contains references of books, magazine articles, dossiers, lectures, conclusions of conferences, seminars, congresses, etc. that contribute to theoretical reflection on the educating potential of the cities. At this time it has approximately 150 documents in written or audio-visual format.
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Communication The IAEC provides its members with various channels of dialogue and communication that guarantee that their activities are known by the other member cities and that their concerns are duly dealt with and included in the day-to-day management of the Association.
In order to make the Charter of Educating Cities and the activities of the Association and the different territorial networks and regional delegation known, dissemination materials have also been published.
New Publications
Education and Urban Life: 20 years of Educating Cities
Portuguese edition. Anthology of articles by authors from different disciplines and the testimonies of Mayors from different Educating Cities. (Also available in English, Spanish, French and Catalan).
Monograph: City, Environment and Education Catalan edition of the Association’s fourth monograph. Framework for reflection on the responsibility of local governments in relation to the environment and its role both as educating agent and promoter of sustainable development. Contains in-depth articles, interviews and best practices of educating cities. (Also available in English, Spanish, and French).
Discussion Folder “Cities, Childhood and Inclusion” Publication in Spanish and Portuguese. Third volume of the Discussion Folders collection. Latin American focus on inclusion policies focused on different forms of unequal childhood. The idea is to illustrate the diversity of contexts, cultures and experiences that condition this stage of life. Contains articles and experiences.
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Bulletins
Information Bulletin 15 Association
Information Bulletin 16
(special edition exhibition)
Information Bulletin 17 Association
The Association Bulletin contains: An editorial, interviews with Mayors, two city experiences, news of interest and reports from the different territorial networks. The Portuguese Network contains:
Bulletin 20
Portuguese Network
Bulletin 21
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An editorial, news, opinions and experiences from cities in the network.
On-line Communication In 2013 progress has been made in the design of a new portal of the Association, which will be more intuitive, attractive and self-manageable. The portal is expected to be running by 2014.
Portal of the 13th IAEC Congress
In addition, the IAEC and the territorial networks have progressed in the use of interactive tools as are the social networks, content-broadcasting portals such as YouTube, Dailymotion or Issuu, electronic bulletins, online collaborative working spaces or thematic blogs. This facilitates working in a network, easing exchanges and allowing access to a large volume of content in different formats
New IAEC portal in development
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Exhibitions The Secretariat and the territorial networks are working on the design of communications materials that contribute to the consolidation of the work carried out and the development of synergies between local governments and civil society. The second stage of the exhibition of “Educating Cities: Local Actions, Global Values”, which has received funding from the Spanish Agency for International Cooperation for Development (AECID, acronym in Spanish) was hosted by 4 cities (Lisbon, Praia, Gandia and Sorocaba) in 2013.
The objectives of this Exhibition are: • to facilitate awareness of the educative potential of our cities, • to publicise experiences of member cities that illustrate different applications of the Charter of Educating Cities; • to publicise their commitment to education in the broad sense of the word; • and to establish new forms of cooperation amongst the member cities. Health and Culture are the issues that constitute the shared nexus of the experiences included in the second exhibition: • Paysandú: Access to culture. • Sorocaba: Fostering health. • Rosario: Urban hygiene and caring for the environment. • Praia: Democratisation of sport. • Lisbon: Training municipal workers. • Gandía: University for the elderly. And this in addition to a project from Tampere (Finland) promoting social cohesion through information technologies that act as a link between the experiences of the first edition and the second one. Of special mention is the production of the IAEC travelling exhibition in Brazil. The materials for the exhibition were presented in Sorocaba (June 2013) and it is expected that they will be used by the other cities in the network. At the same time, the Portuguese Network has conceived and designed a national exhibition that illustrates examples of the principles of the Charter of Educating Cities through experiences of Portuguese cities.
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Personalised attention The Association and its networks open channels of dialogue in order to offer personalised attention to its members and be able to respond to their concerns and needs. Thus, the establishment of contacts is fostered between member cities and there is collaboration in the organisation of study visits in order to favour on-the-ground knowledge of key projects. Furthermore, after elections (in 2013, there were local elections in Portugal and Mexico), advice and support is provided to the new municipal teams with regards to the commitment of their cities to the principles of the Charter of Educating Cities. Support and advice is also provided to those cities that wish to join the Association or which have joined it recently.
Collaboration with other organisations
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In order to comply with the Action Plan adopted by the General Assembly, collaboration has taken place with other organisations and institutions with similar or coinciding interests in the organisation of meetings and the start-up of joint projects. Furthermore, the IAEC is invited to participate in different events and forums in order to publicise its work, share knowledge and methodologies.
Also of special note is the active collaboration of the Association with the Agency for Education through Sport (APELS, acronym in French) for the World Educasport Forum, which was held in Paris on 27-29 November.
During 2013 of special note has been the invitation received by the IAEC to form part of the governing bodies of United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG), the world’s largest organisation of local governments.
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The Association coordinated the contents of the panel discussion entitled “Networking and fostering different synergies among different agents for the start up of innovative initiatives through sport”. Representatives of the cities of Barcelona, Lille, Lisbon, Praia, Paris and Tampere participated in the panel.
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List of member cities A A Coruña Adeje Adelaide Agia Varvara Águeda Alaquas Albacete Albufeira Alcalá de Guadaira Alcázar de San Juan Alcobendas Alcoi Alella Algete Almada Alzira Amadora Andong Angers Arezzo Arganda del Rey Argenteuil Argentona Artigues-prés-Bordeaux Aubagne Auch Aurillac Ávila Avilés Azambuja Azuaga
B Badalona Banyoles Barakaldo Barberà del Vallès Barcelona Barcelos Barreiro Bassens Bayonne Belfort Bellegarde-sur-Valserine Belley Belo Horizonte Benetússer Berga Besançon Betanzos Bethlehem Bezons Bhimeshwor Bilbao Blagnac Boadilla del Monte Bolaños de Calatrava Bologna Boulogne-sur-Mer Bourg-en-Bresse Bourges Braga Brandizzo Brescia Brest Bruges Burgos Busan Yeongdo-gu Busto Garolfo
C Caen Caguas Caluya Câmara de Lobos Camargo Cambrils Campo Novo do Parecis Cañada de Gómez Canovelles Carbon Blanc Casalecchio di Reno Cascais Castelfiorentino Castellar del Vallès Castelldefels Caxias do Sul
Ceccano Cerdanyola del Vallès Cergy Ceuta Chacao Chalon-sur-Saone Chanwgon City Chaves Chelles Chiclana de la Frontera Cieza Ciudad Real Ciutadella de Menorca Clamart Clermont-Ferrand Clichy-sous-Bois Coimbra Collégien Collegno Colmenar Viejo Colomiers Condeixa-a-Nova Cordova Cornellà de Llobregat Cozumel Creil Cubelles Cuenca
Grândola Granollers Graulhet Grenoble Guadalajara Guadix Guanajuato Guarda Guatapé Guipavas Gumi Gunsan Guyancourt Gwangju Metropolitan City Gyeongsang
H Hadong Helsinki Hoengseong-gun
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D Dakar Dalseo Damyang Décines-Charpieu Dieppe Dijon Domène Donostia - San Sebastián Dunkerque
E Ecatepec de Morelos Échirolles Ejea de los Caballeros El Prat de Llobregat El Vendrell Éragny-sur-Oise Esplugues de Llobregat Espoo Esposende Esquel Estella-Lizarra Estrasburgo Évora Evry Eybens Eysines
F Fafe Ferreries Ferrol Feyzin Figeac Figueres Foggia Fontaine Frontignan Frouard Fuenlabrada
G Gandia Gandia Gavà Gela General Alvear Geneva Genoa Geochang Getafe Gières Gignac-la-Nerthe Gimhae Girona Godoy Cruz Gothenburg Granada
Ibi Ibiza Icod de los Vinos Igualada Illkirch-Graffenstaden Ishoj Isla Mujeres Itapetininga
J Jecheon Jequié Jincheon
Mataró Medellín Melilla Mendoza Mérida Metz México D.F. Meyzieu Miranda do Corvo Mislata Molina de Segura Molins de Rei Mollet del Vallès Montcada i Reixac Montevideo Montilla Montmeló Montpellier Morangis Morelia Morón Moura Munich Murcia Mutxamel
N Nanterre Nantes Nàquera Neuilly-sur-Marne Nevers
O K
Katowice Kingersheim
L La-Chapelle-sur-Erdre La Ciotat La Garriga La Rochelle La Roche-sur-Yon La Roda La Spezia Labouheyre Lamentin (Guadalupe) Lannion Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Le Kremlin-Bicêtre Le Pellerin Le Puy-Sainte-Réparade Leiria León L’Hospitalet de Llobregat Lille Limoges Lisbon Lleida Logroño Lokossa Lome Lomme Longvic Lopheret Lorca Lorient Lormont Los Corrales de Buelna Loulé Loures Lucena Lugo Lyon
M Madrid Mainvilliers Majadahonda Málaga Malargüe Manizales Manresa Maó Maracena
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Odemira Odivelas Oliveira de Azeméis Olot Ontinyent Oporto Orihuela Orly Orzinuovi Osijek Ourense Oviedo
P Paços de Ferreira Padua Paju Palafrugell Palamós Palma Palma del Río Palmela Pamplona - Iruña Paredes Parets del Vallès Paris Pau Paysandú Pergamino Perpignan Peschiera Borromeo Pessac Phuket Pilar Pinto Plasencia Playa del Carmen Poissy Poitiers Pombal Pomigliano-d’Arco Pont de Claix Pontevedra Pordenone Portimão Porto Alegre Portogruaro Praia Pré-Saint-Gervais Premià de Mar Puerto Real Puertollano Purranque
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Q Quart de Poblet Québec Quimper Quito
R Rabat Ravenna Rayón Reims Rennes Reus Rezé Ribeira Grande Rillieux-la-Pape Río Cuarto Rio Maior Rivas-Vaciamadrid Rivoli Rochefort Rome Romans-sur-Isère Roquetas de Mar Rosario Roubaix Rovereto Rubí
S Sabadell Sabaneta Sacavem Sacile Sagunt Saint-Jean-de-Védas Saint-Étienne Saint-Étienne-du Rouvray Saint-Herblain Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande Saint-Jean Saint-Marcellin Saint-Martin-d’Hères Saint-Médard-en-Jalles Saint-Nazaire Saint Priest Saint-Vallier Salou Salt San Bartolomé de Tirajana San Fernando San Fernando de Henares San Francisco San José San Pedro del Pinatar Sant Adrià de Besós Sant Boi de Llobregat Sant Cugat del Vallès Sant Feliu de Llobregat Sant Joan Despí Sant Just Desvern Sant Quirze del Vallès Santa Coloma de Cervelló Santa Coloma de Farners Santa Coloma de Gramenet Santa Cruz de la Sierra Santa Cruz de Tenerife Santa Cruz de Xoxocotlán Santa Maria da Feira Santarém Santiago Santiago de Compostela Santo André Santo Tirso Santos Santurtzi Sanxenxo São Bernardo do Campo São Carlos São João da Madeira São Paulo São Pedro Satu Mare Schiltigheim Segovia Sesimbra Settimo Torinese Setúbal
Sever Do Vouga Seville Seyssins Silla Silves Sintra Songpa Soria Sorocaba Strasbourg Suncheon City Suseong District
T Tampere Tarazona Tarnos Tarragona Telde Tenancingo Tenango del Valle Terrassa Thionville Tiana Toledo Toluca de Lerdo Tomelloso Torcy Torelló Torralba de Calatrava Torrent Torres Novas Torres Vedras Totoras Toulouse Tourcoing Tournefeuille Tours Treinta y Tres Trofa Tudela Turin
U Ulsan Jung-Gu
V Valdepeñas Valencia Vallenar Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy Varese Vaulx-en-Velin Venice Vic Vicenza Victoria Vigo Vila Franca de Xira Vila Nova de Famalicão Vila Real Vila Verde Viladecans Viladecavalls Vilafranca del Penedès Vila-Real Villa Constitución Villarrobledo Villena Villeneuve d’Asq Villeurbanne Vinalesa Vitória Vitoria-Gasteiz Vitrolles Voiron
X Xàbia
Y Yeosu
Z Zaragoza Zárate Zarautz