This news article was originally written in Spanish. It has been automatically translated for your convenience. Reasonable efforts have been made to provide an accurate translation, however, no automated translation is perfect nor is it intended to replace a human translator. The original article in Spanish can be viewed at El Club de Innovación Urbana apuesta por la innovación y sostenibilidad en las ciudades
The Club of urban innovation, commitment to innovation and sustainability in cities
19/05/2011
May 19, 2011
The Club of urban innovation introduced on May 17, a manifesto addressed to local governments and citizens, which includes the vision of the private sector on the new model of city and how progress towards him from public-private partnerships. The Club is an initiative of the IE Business School, driven by Philips and which since they have joined 12 other companies: Accenture, Aguirre Newman, Arnaiz, CIAC, sustainable city, Clear Channel, urban ecosystem, FCC, IBM, Indra and Redex, all of which focused focused on the provision of services to the cities.
The new manifesto put on the table 10 issues to implement innovation and sustainability in the Spanish cities. The points covered were the following: the radical crisis of the current model, a new model of municipal management, make visible the costs of urban services, the existence of a new institutional framework, the quest for efficiency: more for less and do things another way, the space continues to have a value, make the city: a sector of the future and with a Spanish accent, a new model of participation: ICTs and the city, and more than policy. All the partners in the project, made this Declaration of intent in a time where the funding problems, the incorporation of new management models more sustainable and efficient or public-private partnerships focus the agenda of managers municipal and regional elections on May 22.
