| Acronym |
KNOWLEDGE NETWORK |
| Title |
Knowledge Network, Governance in Action |
| Co-ordinator |
Municipality of Almere, The Netherlands |
| Client |
European Commission, DG Regional Policy |
| Duration |
January 2005 - December 2007 |
| Person Responsible |
Liana Giorgi |
| Project Website |
www.knowledge-network.org |
| Objectives |
The main objective of the
Knowledge Network is to
improve local policy and
government by reinforcing
tools and actions in local
participation and governance.
The network of 21 partners of
11 countries will work together
to improve the practices of
governance. The planned
results are improving the use
of information through an
interactive database, more cooperation,
better exchange of
information and knowledge,
gathering more information
from inhabitants for better
policies, use of new methods
and a more integrated
approach of local governance
at the regional and cross
regional level.
As a scientific partner to this
network, the ICCR will
assemble and disseminate best
practice information on citizen
participation at the district level
in Vienna; support partners
with the elaboration and
application of a questionnaire
on citizens’ needs and
expectations from local
government; and organize aninternational conference on
violence and perceptions of
insecurity in derelict urban
areas. |
| Project Partners |
 The Interdisciplinary Centre for Comparative Research in the Social Sciences (ICCR), Vienna, Austria
Budapest District II, Hungary
Le Centre Interdisciplinare de Recherche Comparative en Sciences Sociales (CIR), Paris, France
City of Érd, Hungary
City of Vantaa, Finland
Communauté d’Aglomération de Cergy- Pontoise, France
European New Towns Platform (ENTP), Belgium
Granollers City Council, Spain
Harlow District Council, UK
Institute of Urban Development (IRM), Poland
Interreg IIIC Westzone Secretariat, France
Marne-la-Vallée Val Maubuée, France
Municipality of Gyöngyös, Hungary
Municipality of Marbella, Spain
Municipality of Nuoro, Italy
Municipality of Tatabanya, Hungary
Region of Western Greece
Rimini City Council, Italy
Sénart City Council, France
Sociedad de Desarollo de Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
The Community of Capelle aan den IJssel, The Netherlands |
