Agenda 21: Barcelona, Timişoara and Lisbon experience presented
On 24 November, as part of Rijeka’s preparations to be the first Croatian city to adopt Agenda 21 (also known as Culture 21), the international programme which focuses on 21st century urban development through sustainable development and ...
Next “Pleased to Meet You” neighbourhood get-together in Mrkopalj
The “Pleased to Meet You” platform goes to Mrkopalj on Thursday, 30 November at noon, where the programming and banquet in the Centre for Culture will open with the Historical and Ethno exhibition of Mrkopalj, which will also double as ...
Panel on participatory governance in ECOC programmes: ECOC primarily an opportunity to exercise democracy among youth
Bernadette Lynch feels that it is important to establish cooperation in the full sense of the word in order to reduce the odds that someone will perceive the project as something foreign with which they cannot identify.
Croatian ECOC 2020 candidate cities will cooperate with Rijeka
On Friday, 24 November in Rijeka, as part of the conference on participatory governance, a meeting was held between all Croatian European Capital of Culture 2020 candidate cities in order to determine potential areas of cooperation on the R...
Nina Obuljen Koržinek: The public will be included in the creation of a national cultural strategy
Nina Obiljen Koržinek, Minister of Culture of the Republic of Croatia, participated in the closing panel of the conference Participatory Governance in Culture: Exploring Practices, Theories and Policies. DO IT TOGETHER held from 22 to 24 N...
Prof. Christian Iaione: We need to be efficient in transforming public spaces for the interest of the community
"Activities aiming to defend public spaces from lucrative interests are welcome, but it does not stop there – it is equally important to realise civil entrepreneurial practices through which public spaces are transformed for the needs of ...
Dr. Frank Fischer: Experts and public need to cooperate on decision making
The usual, standard concept of decision making regarding social topics has proven to be too one-dimensional in its pursuit of answers to questions of public importance. In order for the process to become more efficient, experts and citizens...