About Urban Dialogues

The Urban Dialogues are a series of events organized by the Urban Innovation Unit, developed as an exchange of best practices in urban innovation between groups of citizens, specialists from the public sector, academic and business sectors involved in the activities of the program.

Events

Urban Dialogues 3

Social Resilience Dialogue during Barcelona Resilience Week and Smart City Congress.

Urban Dialogues 4

The fourth edition of the Urban Dialogues, about a possible urban resilience strategy for the city of Cluj-Napoca.

Urban Dialogues 2

The second edition of the Dialogues, about international models of urban innovation and their reflection in local initiatives.

Urban Dialogues 1

The first edition of the Urban Dialogues, where we discussed about what are innovation units.

News

On the power of serendipity and shared values. The connection between Cluj-Napoca and Boston innovation initiatives

Anamaria Vrabie (Director, Urban Innovation Unit- UIU) and Jaclyn Youngblood (Chief of Staff, Boston Office for New Urban Mechanics – MONUM) shared a couple of ideas about the two programs connecting the cities of Cluj-Napoca and Boston. The two innovation initiatives grow more complex each year and collaborate through a continuous flow of ideas, know-how exchange and active participation at the events, such as the Urban Dialogues organised in Cluj-Napoca, since 2017.