Posts Tagged ‘Reports and Books’

Cities and regions are essential complements to digital transformation. The changes brought about by the digital age mean that geographic boundaries are no longer the costly barriers to trade, communication and social interaction that they used to be. Yet at the same time, physical proximity is increasingly crucial to our collective prosperity: European cities provide…

The Effective Leadership Project

Successful implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), adopted in September 2015, will require unprecedented collaboration globally across societies. As the preamble to the Agenda notes, “All countries and all stakeholders, acting in collaborative partnership, will implement this plan.” Poly-governance models (PGMs) for partnership and collaboration,…

Under årtusenden har städer utgjort centra för politiska beslut, ekonomisk tillväxt och varit grogrund för banbrytande forskning, kulturella och teknologiska framsteg. Men aldrig tidigare har våra städer spelat en viktigare roll än idag. IVA-projektet Framtidens goda stad ska verka för att ge en ökande befolkning förutsättningar att bo och verka i attraktiva livsmiljöer.

While the world has moved very quickly, governments have struggled to keep pace. And delivering on the ‘customer promise’ remains as much of a challenge now as it was six years ago. Not only have expectations risen exponentially with rapid developments in new technology, but the funds for investing in public services have dried up…

Northern Lights: The Nordic Cities of Opportunity provides an analytical view of the social and economic performance of the Nordic capitals based upon the global Cities of Opportunity indicators, to assess the cities’ competitive advantages both regionally and globally.

In this report, we address the following key questions which we believe are essential for a robust discussion around the nature and extent of state ownership: What role do SOEs play in societal and public value creation? What is the purpose and mission of SOEs? What are their desired outcomes and associated performance scorecards? What…

Many of the challenges and opportunities that are coming to define the early part of the 21st century are at their most visible in the cities in which a growing proportion of the world’s population now lives. In response to the importance of cities in the global economy, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) established a City and Local…