Democratic Governance in Porto Alegre, BRAZIL
12 November 2009
The Democratic Governance in Cities International Symposium will be held in the Central Auditorium of PUCRS, 24-25 November.
Democratic Governance in Cities Symposium website How the cities can share democratic governance, innovation, social inclusion, economic development, equity and environmental support? How to conciliate strategic planning, efficiency and democratization of decisions regarding the application of public resources? How sectors of the population in risky situation can be included by the local economic development? How to share technologic innovation and democratic innovation? How to identify human, social and intellectual assets and construct them in order to support the development in cities?
How to articulate the knowledge production strategic communities in urban areas? How to stimulate collective innovation, the transactional behavior and use of cyberspace for the largest share of citizens?
