Brief Introduction of Guangzhou International Award for Urban Innovation
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Meetings of the 2nd Guangzhou Award
more worldwide awareness and
was held in Guangzhou from September
participation in urban innovation, the
25 to 29. By the principles of impartiality,
Organizing Committee of Guangzhou
equitability and openness, the TC chose
Award decided to recognize up to three
30 deserving initiatives and 15 shortlisted
of the short-listed initiatives for their
city initiatives. In November 2014, five
popularity with netizens, the media and
winning cities of the 2nd Guangzhou
participants attending the Guangzhou
Award cycle were selected, including
International Urban Innovation
Antioquia (Colombia), Bristol (UK),
Conference. In 2014, the online-popular
Christchurch (New Zealand), Dakar
city went to Hangzhou (China) while
(Senegal), Hangzhou (China).
Bristol (U.K.) was the preferred city of
In addition, in order to promote
the media and Antioquia (Colombia) the
public involvement in the Guangzhou
preferred city-region by the attendants to
Award selection process and to promote
the Conference.