URBACT
The URBACT Programme is part of the EU URBAN Community Initiative Programme. It aims to develop trans-national exchanges of experience between players, cities and partners in the URBAN Programmes and the Urban Pilot Projects (PPU) and to accumulate the knowledge obtained through these projects, drawing lessons from the results, successes and weaknesses alike, that can be observed. |  |
URBACT should help improve the relevance and effectiveness of policies and actions to combat the concentration of economic and social problems which arise in small, medium-sized and large European town and cities, taking the specific characteristics of each into account. One of the major objectives of URBACT is to produce transferable knowledge on the action taken, i.e. knowledge that can be used and serve as the groundwork for defining urban policies adapted to the different competent territorial levels. The URBACT programme is based on two operational priorities whose proper inter-linking will be decisive for the success of the programme: - A knowledge dissemination priority which will mainly depend on proposals from cities;
- An accumulation and information priority, which will allow the knowledge acquired through the first priority to be organised and distributed through the creation of information tools of the Web site type or through the mobilisation of experts or working groups.
Ref: www.urbact.org Belfast URBACT Steering Group A Belfast Urbact Steering Group has been established to take forward Belfast's role in the URBACT programme. The aim of the Steering Group is: 'To exchange best practice with counterparts in Europe, and to engage in trans-national networks for valuable learning experiences by ensuring that the learning elements of the Programmes are not lost to future local generations. For full details on membership of the Steering Group, financial arrangements and main activities, please click here (attach Terms of Reference). Participation in Workshops The city of Belfast, through a range of partners, is involved in 5 of the 18 URBACT programmes: Please click here to download the Terms of Reference of the Belfast URBACT Steering Group.
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