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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