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Online Forums

These forums will allow local and regional authorities and practitioners from different parts of the world to come together virtually to raise questions, discuss issues, share experiences, and work together to develop new knowledge, ideas and approaches. The objectives of the forum will be to contribute to the academic development of the programme and to foster interest and participation of those that might not be able to travel to Mexico.

The projected forums will be on:

Promoting Innovation
What should be the new Global Governance
The city of 2030

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Innovation

We are expecting that in this particular Forum, local and regional governments can identify interesting cases where they have found innovative ways to deal with the effects of the crisis, as well as that of facing the challenges and opportunities of topics such as cultural diversity and gender equality. The forum will look for new practices in issues such as:

Local Finances
Unfunded Mandates in Decentralization
Public Basic Services: new choices, new obligations
Local Economic Development
Poverty alleviation
Cultural diversity and intercultural dialogue

Governance

The logic of global governance is changing, currently we can't pretend that only nation-sates shape international affairs. New and not so new non-state actors have to be considered, such as: guerrilla groups, separatists, remnants of decaying states, kernell of new ones, international NGOs, multinational cooperations, etc. Furthermore, the formal UN system is under close scrutiny. This Forum would like to reflect on what the local actors consider will be this new global governance and what will be their place in this new structure. The forum will deal with the following specific topics:

Partners in international development
Partners in global solutions
Partners in regional integration

The City of 2030

This forum gives us the chance to stimulate and challenge us in our thinking about our urban future. We can think here of our role, as local and regional leaders, in developing a realistic and positive Vision and set of strategies and policies for the future of the “City”. This Vision will be ample, in that it will encompass issues such as how the city should look and be organized, as well as those that deal in what will be the values and rights of the people that will live in the city. We will deal with the topics defined for the congress, which are:

Living in the city
Working in the city
Moving in the city
Shaping the city

More than 2 thousand mayors of the world will discuss in Mexico City the changes the planet needs

Written by Administrator
Thursday, 25 March 2010 22:59
Office of the Chief of Government of Mexico City News Bulletin 529 Thursday, March 25th, 2010 • The Chief of Mexico City Government announced the city will host the Third World Congress of Cities and Local Governments • Successful local governments and leading Mayors will seek solutions to common problems More than two thousand mayors of the world will meet next November in Mexico City to discuss and define policies to address economic and climate change, transport and human rights, in order to define the direction of cities by the year 2030. Representatives of all the world will meet in the Historic Center of the City where some of the brightest minds and most successful governments, regardless of their political origin, will discuss common concerns and suggest a vision for the future, said the Chief of Federal District Government, Marcelo Ebrard Casaubon, announcing today that Mexico City will host the Third World Congress of Cities and Local Governments. Noting that this is a very big distinction not only for the city but for the country, he also said it is a great opportunity to reach agreements that solve useful problems that the world and our city face in themes like social inclusion, alternatives for the youth, security, sustainability, transportation and water, among others, but said as well "to show what Mexico is, what Mexico means and what is the vision that Mexico has." UCLG is the international alliance for all types of local governments and represents their interests globally and aims to be the united voice and world advocate of democratic local self-government and of promoting its values, objectives and interests, through cooperation among local governments. Moreover, the task of UCLG is focused on increasing the role and influence of local governments and organizations that represent them. UCLG members represent more than half the world's population and are present in 136 of the 191 UN member countries. The Third World Congress of UCLG will take place from 17 to 20 November in Mexico City and will be the framework for discussion and proposal on the most pressing issues on the international agenda of Mayors, governors, presidents of regions, departments, provinces and local authorities around the world. In a joint press conference held in the old city center, where Elisabeth Gateau Secretary General of the United Cities and Local Governments; Francesca Ramos Morgan, Coordinator of International Affairs GDF, Jaime Valls Esponda, AALMAC president; and, Fernando Larrazabal Breton, ANAC president, were present, the head of the capital government, said he was proud that Mexico City has been designated to host this important meeting. [read complete article in Spanish]
Last Updated on Friday, 26 March 2010 21:09

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The 3rd UCLG World Congress will have pre-congress virtual Forums. The idea is to have a wide discussions on the main subjects of the congress, with the hope that each discussion produces a document that can be considered in the meetings that will be held in Mexico City.

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