Metropolitan cities, smart cities: only slogans if we don't start from the "public"
Smart, metropolitan cities with a social impact: all beautiful definitions, but with the risk of becoming empty, rhetorical, like the many that, in Italy, have been wasted, worn out, simply because those words were not followed by actions. This is why there is mistrust…
Our contribution to the European Open Government Leaders' Forum
From the Corriere della Sera
All three to the renewal of city councils and mayors, all three with outgoing first citizens who are running for re-election. Federico Pizzarotti (ex M5S) for Parma, Federico Borgna (centre-left) for Cuneo, Nicola Ottaviani (centre-right) for Frosinone. But the voters are…
“How to make public administrations transparent and efficient” – Report on Municipalities
Ethics Foundation and the Tuscany Region for the regeneration of public buildings
Do you know how much and how your Municipality spends?
After Brescia, the results of the Public Rating of Municipalities and the benchmark were also presented in Grosseto. It was explained how much, how and what public money is spent by local governments on. The initiative was promoted, as well as…
Press review – 2016
Transparency, a report card to be improved (Il Tirreno – 2 December 2016) Public money: the institution spends well, but could do better (La Nazione – 2 December 2016) Rating for municipalities, the proposal: more money for the virtuous (Corriere della evening Brescia – 25 November…
French social impact contracts
On 15 March 2016 Martine Pinville, Undersecretary of State for the Social and Solidarity Economy of the French Government, officially launched the "Social Impact Contract", a call for tenders, open until 30 January 2017, with the aim of selecting projects that include…