Digitalisation & communication

New ways of municipal service delivery and communication

Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, municipalities around the world have experienced a strong push towards digitalisation. Not only have existing services been digitised, but new tools have also been invented to meet various crisis-related needs. The aim of this cluster is to support municipal experts in these digitalisation processes and to find demand-oriented digital solutions for municipalities and their citizens. The more digitised public services become, the more important the topic of the digital divide and digital literacy are. The goal is to also include vulnerable groups in digitalisation processes and support them as needed. Strongly affected by digitalisation are also the educational sector, which faces new challenges since schools shut down and classrooms went virtual, as well as the communication sector.

The pandemic has opened new avenues and means of communication, with crisis management, technology and mass media now being central issues. How to communicate the health implications of COVID-19 for the population, combat fake news, connect and unite citizens in times of crisis, and provide timely and transparent information about imposed measures and restrictions continues to be a challenge for many municipal administrations.

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News

06/08/2021

Municipal Response to COVID-19: Driving smart city development

Video with insights into the virtual global exchange on April 29, 2021

Online workshop on April 29, 2021:

Overviewing EU Green Deal Agenda, smart cities models and concepts, acceleration of digitalisation processes and financial attraction possibilities in the period of a pandemic.

More: https://youtu.be/ti5vfBTsQn8

 

More good practices, articles, videos, podcasts and interviews on our COVID-19 page.


Author:
Elene Samukashvili, Connective Cities


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Videos & podcasts

06/08/2021

Municipal Response to COVID-19: Driving smart city development

Video with insights into the virtual global exchange on April 29, 2021

Online workshop on April 29, 2021:

Overviewing EU Green Deal Agenda, smart cities models and concepts, acceleration of digitalisation processes and financial attraction possibilities in the period of a pandemic.

More: https://youtu.be/ti5vfBTsQn8

 

More good practices, articles, videos, podcasts and interviews on our COVID-19 page.


Author:
Elene Samukashvili, Connective Cities


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06/08/2021

Municipal Response to COVID-19: Driving smart city development

Video with insights into the virtual global exchange on April 29, 2021

Online workshop on April 29, 2021:

Overviewing EU Green Deal Agenda, smart cities models and concepts, acceleration of digitalisation processes and financial attraction possibilities in the period of a pandemic.

More: https://youtu.be/ti5vfBTsQn8

 

More good practices, articles, videos, podcasts and interviews on our COVID-19 page.


Author:
Elene Samukashvili, Connective Cities


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Reviews of virtual events

06/08/2021

Municipal Response to COVID-19: Driving smart city development

Video with insights into the virtual global exchange on April 29, 2021

Online workshop on April 29, 2021:

Overviewing EU Green Deal Agenda, smart cities models and concepts, acceleration of digitalisation processes and financial attraction possibilities in the period of a pandemic.

More: https://youtu.be/ti5vfBTsQn8

 

More good practices, articles, videos, podcasts and interviews on our COVID-19 page.


Author:
Elene Samukashvili, Connective Cities


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Publications

Connective Cities Lab Nov 10th - 30th 2021

2021 - Final Report

Connective Cities

COVID-19 implications in the Mediterranean

2021 - Promoting data-driven processes in the response and recovery from the pandemic through regional collaboration and peer learning

FEMISE | CMI

Final Report: Virtual Global Exchange

2021 - "Municipal Response to COVID-19" from 23rd November to 3rd December 2020

Connective Cities

The Value of Sustainable Urbanization

2020 - World Cities Report 2020

UN-Habitat

South-East European Local Governments in Post Covid-19 Socio-Economic Recovery

2020 - A survey of 146 respondents, of which 137 local governments and 9 Local Government Associations from SEE

Network of Associations of Local Authorities of South East Europe (NALAS)

Cities Policy Responses

2020 - Tackling coronavirus (COVID‑19) - Contributing to a global effort

OECD

 
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