Transcript How to go forward in Finland

Reference Framework for
Sustainable Cities (RFSC)
How to go forward in Finland
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Future of RFSC
• RFSC could support smart,
sustainable and inclusive growth
objectives (EU2020)
• Part of cohesion budget
earmarked for projects of
integrated and sustainable urban
development
• Budget allocated for further
development of RFSC (end 2014)
• Finnish RFSC cities can steer the
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further RFSC development
Register as RFSC-city
• make your own network of affiliated users and
partners
• stepwise use of the RFSC (all information saved
and available at a later time)
• improve gradually the information, try new
strategies and projects
• share (if you want) strategies, projects, showcases
with other cities
• active networking, learning and exchange
community
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Possibility to form peer group of cities
• around certain topics and issues:
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inner city development
sustainable transportation and mobility
new forms of regional governance
self governance of citizens
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• by region
• using one of the RFSC tools: e.g. improve existing
monitoring systems
• finding European partners for European projects
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One of two Finnish cities as
Ambassador City?
• talk about the RFSC, your
experience and its usefulness
• demonstrate RFSC to other cities
• initiator of using the RFSC for a
topic that is urgent for Finnish
cities
• stimulate a peer group of cities in
Finland
• act as trainer to other cities
Our support ([email protected] or www.rfsc.eu)
• helpdesk
• dedicated
demonstration and
training material by
topic and/or tool
• train-the-trainer
module
• tools to foster dialogue
• trainer didactics
• we support in the field
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