Cities have been the focal point for innovation and digitalization strategies for over a decade. From broadband deployment strategies, smart city pilots, projects and programs, to intelligent urban mobility schemes or open data initiatives: cities have led the way. Innovation agendas cannot and must not stop at city limits however. Smart regional approaches represent the […]
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Un modello di governance per lo sviluppo delle comunità locali
La crisi economica che da diversi anni ha colpito il nostro paese, ha ormai definito delle nuove regole di equilibrio finanziario nelle quali il sistema degli enti locali è chiamato a reinterpretare il proprio ruolo se intende continuare a svolgere la funzione di volano dello sviluppo socio-economico delle rispettive comunità. Nel contempo il definitivo affermarsi […]
New governance models for local governments to face financial crisis and turn to sustainable approach
Abstract This article reports the attempt of the Province of Brescia of experimenting new governance models together with surrounding municipalities in order to improve quality of public services even with heavy finance cutting. The basic idea is to aggregate the expenses of local governments in order to gain scale economy but also to focus on […]