IC-News

The Innovation Circle Network meeting in Jurmala, Latvia on 9 December 2011 notes with concern the situation facing citizens across Europe today. We are facing the most severe challenge for a generation: it threatens to do lasting damage to our towns...

Young Belarusians can now apply for scholarships to study for a BA or MA degree at European universities. The Open Europe Scholarship Scheme (OESS) is financed by the European Commission and managed by the Nordic Council of Minister.

Helensburgh is a town of about 20,000 residents. Located on the Firth of Clyde it attracts day trip visitors as well as serving as a commuter settlement for Glasgow about 35 kms away. An innovative community-based design programme has been undertaken...

An expert panel gathered in Spydeberg from 8 to 9 November. "Washing of proposals" elaborated by the internal town planners and the local working group was the task given to the panel. One outcome was a presentation of the new plan that included so...

A long the lines "Branding a rural future" the German TiF Partner Trebbin welcomed about 30 participants to a workshop. Besides discussing how the partners will transform their cities and municipalities into vibrant and sustainable places, the partic...

The cooperation between local and regional authorities in Norway and Latvia is strengthened. This month a new "Intention Protocol" has been signed by four Norwegian and seven Latvian local authorities and it also includes Østfold County Council in N...

“When you go abroad and then come back home, you always find yourself changed some way or another. You look at yourself differently and you look at the people you visited differently. This is what happened when Suwalki and Notodden met”, state Lise W...

Planning policy has become front page news in England and has been prominently featured on TV and radio. This is quite unusual. The media usually has little interest in planning. So what has catapulted planning into the headlines? Of course, the answ...

Europe in Transformation is the title of the IV annual IC conference(8-9 of Dec). Jurmala city and Latvian Association for Regional and Local Government (LALRG) are co-partners in hosting the annual event together with Trans in Form project and Innov...

The new mayor is Terje Riis Johansen - former Minister of Agriculture. He represents the Center Party and is supported by the Social Democrats and Socialist Left. This breaks many years of conservative dominans in Telemark County Council. Telemark is...