Eurocities website. ...that in Nacka around 6,000 citizens per year receive vouchers for further education or skills development services aimed at employment?
...that in Newcastle vulnerable youth offenders have helped protect 200 homes from flooding thanks to a 'work' programme? ...that Izmir has helped over 20,000 people graduate from its city college project which develops skills specific to the sectors most in demand of labour? ...that Ghent city council has Slovak and Bulgarian mediators to help eastern European migrants integrate more easily into the work force?
Compare Local Education > Home. European Initiative on Smart Cities — SETIS. Indicative Roadmap (click on Figure to enlarge) Strategic objective To demonstrate the feasibility of rapidly progressing towards our energy and climate objectives at a local level while proving to citizens that their quality of life and local economies can be improved through investments in energy efficiency and reduction of carbon emissions.
This Initiative will foster the dissemination throughout Europe of the most efficient models and strategies to progress towards a low carbon future. This Initiative will support cities and regions in taking ambitious and pioneering measures to progress by 2020 towards a 40% reduction of greenhouse gas emissions through sustainable use and production of energy.