Brief Introduction of Guangzhou International Award for Urban Innovation
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cities and regions worldwide, including members of UCLG and Metropolis.
3. Selection Process
The assessment of initiatives of the
An initiative that is entered for
Guangzhou Award is carried out by the
the Guangzhou Award should meet the
assessment institutions — a Technical
following eligibility criteria:
Committee (TC) and a Jury which consist
a) It should be an original undertaking such as a new policy, project, business
of experts with extensive experience in different domains.
model or practice that promotes social,
The Guangzhou Award strictly
economic and/or environmental
abides by the principles of impartiality,
sustainability in a city or region;
equitability and openness, in an effort
b) It should be an ongoing or recently
to ensure operational transparency and
completed initiative (within the past two
independence. For each award cycle,
years);
the TC will establish a list of qualifying
c) It should provide evidence and/
initiatives based on compliance with the
or indicators of substantial impact and/or
submission guidelines. After that, the TC
success in meeting the initiative’s stated
will identify no more than 45 outstanding
objective(s).
initiatives and, from those 45, a list of 30 deserving initiatives and 15 shortlisted