By the Secretariat of Guangzhou International Award for Urban Innovation In the face of sustainability challenges such as pollution, congestion, and inequality, the urban community proves resourceful in coming up with new and creative solutions. In an effort to provide a platform for cities/local governments to share and exchange their innovative experience – and ultimately to improve sustainability in the urban realm – United Cities and Local Governments UCLG, World Association of Major Metropolises, and City of Guangzhou established the Guangzhou International Award for Urban Innovation, or Guangzhou Award. “I feel very delighted to see the establishment of the Guangzhou Award under the auspices of United Cities and Local Governments and World Association of the Major Metropolises. Through the platform of the Guangzhou Award, winning cities can diffuse and transmit their experience in innovation to other cities in the world,” said Dr. Joan Clos, then Under Secretary General of the United Nations and Executive Director of UN-Habitat, who also served as Chair of the Jury for the first cycle of the Guangzhou Award in 2012. The Guangzhou Award, open to all cities and local governments, is dedicated to furthering city-to-city learning and exchange in support of the implementation of global agendas, more specifically the “2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development” and the “New Urban Agenda”, and recognizes ongoing or recently completed within the past two years initiatives that are looking forward, such as new policies and strategies, new partnerships, new business and governance models, and the use of new technology in addressing urban issues and improving urban governance. The 4th cycle of the Guangzhou Award will be presented in December of this year. After the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and New Urban Agenda in 2016, the 2018 Guangzhou Award places special focus on innovative solutions that seek to realize the Sustainable Development Goals and implement the New Urban Agenda. The biennial Guangzhou Award has gone through three cycles since 2012. Each cycle has received initiatives from more than 150 cities and local governments from more than 50 countries and regions. These three cycles have made the Guangzhou Award a treasure trove of over 700 initiatives which cover a wide range of areas, including infrastructure and public services, participatory planning and good governance, partnerships, technology, resilience, social inclusion and gender equality. Past winners have represented cities and local governments from all major continents 1. Winners of the 1st Guangzhou Award 2012 Kocaeli Turkey, Lilongwe Malawi, Seoul South Korea, Vancouver Canada, and Vienna Austria 2. Winners of the 2nd Guangzhou Award 2014 Antioquia Colombia, Bristol UK, Christchurch New Zealand, Dakar Senegal, and Hangzhou China 3. Winners of the 3rd Guangzhou Award 2016 Boston US, Copenhagen Denmark, Qalyubeya Egypt, La Paz Bolivia, and Songpa South Korea Participants in the Guangzhou Award receive the following benefits US $20,000, a trophy, a commemorative certificate – for winning cities/local governments only; Roundtrip air tickets to Guangzhou and accommodation in Guangzhou during the final assessment – for shortlisted cities/local governments only; An invitation to the 2018 Guangzhou International Urban Innovation Conference; Prioritized access to other international events organized by the Secretariat of Guangzhou Award, such as workshops, seminars, and study tours that address the issue of urban innovation – a good opportunity to promote both the city and the initiative; Exchange with peers as well as representatives from business and academia, and Global exposure. In each cycle, up to 15 shortlisted cities/local governments will be selected by the independent Technical Committee. The shortlist will be further submitted for the independent Jury’s final decision. Only five winners will be awarded. Applications are now open until 235959, 31 Aug 2018 UTC +800. Participants are encouraged to apply at before the deadline. More information on the Guangzhou Award can be accessed on its official website More Articles Global competition draws architects, developers and environmental experts together to reimagine the cities of tomorrow The first results of Phase 1 of the Reinventing Cities competition are in, and they are promising. The competition received… Le CIO et le C40 s’associent en faveur de la transition climatique Le Comité international olympique CIO et le C40 se sont engagés aujourd'hui à collaborer pour organiser des Jeux olympiques résolument…

Milan, Guadalajara, Wuhan, Mezitli, New York City are the winners of the Guangzhou International Award for Urban Innovation. The 2018 edition was held in the framework of the Global Mayors’ Forum & 2018 International Seminar on learning from urban innovation. This award, co-sponsored by United Cities and Local Governments UCLG, Metropolis the Metropolitan section of UCLG and the city of Guangzhou, has become an international event that inspires participants to appreciate the importance of city-to-city learning and cooperation. On December 6, during the International Seminar on Learning from Urban Innovation, there was an opportunity to witness the joint efforts of cities around the world to build a better future, and the results were announced on December 7 during the award ceremony. In this way, Zhiying Chen, Executive Vice Mayor of Guangzhou, addressed that “innovation is crucial for us, but also for future generations and Guangzhou is committed to continue supporting exchanges among cities around the world. We celebrate the success of our partnership with UCLG & Metropolis”. Secretary General of UCLG, Emilia Saiz, said that “local innovation might not get us to Mars but it will ensure community organization in any planet. We need to ensure that human tech is at the heart of our efforts. The Guangzhou Award will be critical for our dialogue with national Governments on SDGs “. Octavi de la Varga, Secretary General of Metropolis, claimed that “UCLG, Metropolis and Guagnzhou have produced results and are favourable to localizing the global agendas.” Nicholas You, Executive Director of the Guangzhou Institute for Urban Innovation explained how policy process and partnerships are essential for city-to-city learning and cooperation, and to achieve diversity and transformation. From 15 groundbreaking initiatives of cities that shared innovation stories, five winners were awarded The "Rebirth" of Urban Waste Dump – Ecological Treatment and Return of Plurality Wuhan, China The city proposes a new large-scale and integrated approach to the remediation of a brownfield site, place making and local economic development, addressing the needs of the urban poor by providing adequate and affordable housing, access to basic services and new job opportunities for young people. Milan Food Policy An Innovative Framework for Making Urban Food System More Sustainable and Inclusive Milan, Italy This initiative aims to promote a new model of governance between public agencies, social organizations, and the private sector in order to make the sustainable food production and consumption a reality at local and regional level. Citizen-Led Metropolitan Coordination of Guadalajara Guadalajara, Mexico This pilot experience is the first in the Latin American context to propose an undertake strategic metropolitan planning across several municipalities and jurisdictions in a participatory manner. Mezitli Women Producers Market Mezitli, Turkey This initiative based on the promotion of gender equality aims to break the tradition of male-dominated markets, and to provide women from all walks of life, including immigrants, with the opportunity to grow food and sell it in the markets and thus the opportunity to become more independent. Global Vision Urban Action New York City’s Voluntary Local Review VLR of the Sustainable Development Goals SDGs Shows Local Progress for Global Action New York City, United States This is a tool that can help any city map its existing plans and programs against the SDGs and identify gaps and priorities. Congratulations also to the Indonesian city of Surabaya that was voted on by the general public as the Online Popular City. This is the beginning of an inspiring learning journey, because the Guangzhou Award will organize study tours over the course of 2019 to facilitate the exchange and application of these innovative experiences. Stay tuned at GuangzhouAward!

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