Learning from Cities— The 2nd Guangzhou International Award for Urban Innovation
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Report of the Technical Committee (TC) 2014 Guangzhou International Award for Urban Innovation （Guangzhou, China, 25-27 September 2014）
I. Introduction The TC met in Guangzhou from
sharing of lessons learned from urban innovations between cities, regions, countries and thematic areas.
25 to 27 September 2014 to select
The TC wishes to express its
outstanding and deserving initiatives with
appreciation to the City of Guangzhou,
a view to enhancing the implementation
the United Cities and Local Governments
of sustainable urban development
(UCLG) and Metropolis for their vision in
through inspiration and knowledge
establishing the Guangzhou International
sharing. It took into consideration the
Award for Urban Innovation.
goal of the Guangzhou International
It wishes to thank the City of
Award for Urban Innovation (Guangzhou
Guangzhou for its generous hospitality to
Award) to recognize innovations in
the TC. The TC commends the secretariat
improving the social, economic and
for the Guangzhou Award in the way
environmental sustainability in cities and
it handled the call for submissions,
local governments worldwide and more
the transparency in its guidelines and
specifically: To highlight exemplary
processes. It further commends the City
models of innovative policies and
of Guangzhou for its intention to invite
practices; To motivate cities and local
all 15 shortlisted cities to present their
authorities to further promote innovation;
initiatives to the International Seminar
To improve city governance. The TC took
on Urban Innovation as was the case in
also into consideration the objectives of
2012, and to allow the Jury to make its
the City of Guangzhou to promote the
final decision after the seminar.