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Learning from Cities - The 2nd Guangzhou International Award for Urban Innovation

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accelerator organizations.

contacted more than 5,000 drivers who contributed about 1,000 ideas. When

4. Creative Fields

considering the question “What will you

In 2014, this project planned to utilize

do in order to build Buenos Aires a more

its current 4,000 square meters of solid

modern city?”, about 3,000 answers

space in order to facilitate cooperative

were from university students, who

work and provide the community with the

have also participated in the workshops

instrument they need, with which they can

in their school. Through an eight-hour

develop their specialized items, molding

online platform, 500 registered users

machine, office location and internet for

contributed their ideas on how to make

instance. Some of the alternatives fall to

the city more sustainable. What is more,

soft loans permission and financing from

two meetings were convened during the

municipal banks, operational cost and

buffet in community No.13 and No.2,

national preferential policies. Besides, the

during which about 150 residents in that

government has always been encouraging

area discussed the common issues so as

to create new space. A total of 167 items

to improve their living conditions. At last,

had been carried out in 2013, which offers

the public can also take part in “Night in

a usable land of 2,450 square meters. And

Museum”. The Museum provides one

these programs created 501 jobs.

wall of the building to the residents, so they can post their 800 answers regarding

5. Buenos Aires Identity Card

This project is a digital identification

“What you can do to make Buenos Aires a better place to live?”

of each resident, constituting the digital property of the city. It plans to gain 1 million users in one year.

7. En Todo Estás Vos Card

It is a comprehensive tool that can be used for new trade interests, subsidies,

6. City of Ideas

obtaining cultural products and simplified

At the tendering platform, residents

procedures. 400,000 cards were issued in

can voluntarily express their ideas

2014 and it was predicted that it would

on how to deal with difficult issues.

generate new benefits and the card would

The preliminary test has achieved the

be integrated with the subway system.

following results: Regarding the question “How do you think we can improve the traffic in Buenos Aires?”, we directly

8. Ecological Bicycle

Residents can automatically


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