Nordic City Network
As our cities move from industrial to knowledge cities so must we change the way we plan our cities. Separating functions and sectorizing responsibilities and administrations is outdated – we now need to set out minds and efforts to structure, shape, organize and govern our cities as knowledge cities.
Nordic City Network is a network of cities dedicated to this challenge. It works as a platform, where theories are developed and ideas and experiences are exchanged. Read more about us
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White Paper Tromsø
NCN MATERIAL: In August 2011, Nordic City Network, gathered in Tromsø for a seminar regarding "The Network City" (Netværksbyen). Today solutions are not only found internally within organizations, but rather, people are, in different ways, interacting in networks with one another. The task in the modern knowledge city is not only to engage different sectors, but to strengthen the interaction between traditionally separated sectors such as business, education/research, culture and politics. Here is the White Paper from the seminar. Read more about the seminar here.
25 examples from a knowledge city
Over the last decades the city of Norröping has undergone some vital changes. The city has evolved from an industrial city, a Swedish Manchester, to where it is today, a knowledge city. The brochure "25 examples from a knowledge city" tells the story of this thrilling development.
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Recent event
Nordic City Network is strengthening the political leadership in our cities by establishing a political forum of local politicians. The first meeting will take place in Malmö on September 9th 2011 with participants from both administrative and political level in our cities.