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The O-City training courses have already started!
Last July, we organized, from O-City.org in collaboration with Urbalab Gandia and the Centro de Formación Permanente of the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV), the first version of the photography training course within the Project, called: “Creation of...
Supporting the Creative Industries in COVID-19 era
Since the 1990s, urban cultural sectors have become increasingly focused on events as a driving force for media interest, promotion and tourism. Events such as the Olympic Games or the European Capital of Culture, to cite the two biggest examples, have also been the...
What will be the future of Creative Cities?
Photo by shade jay on Unsplash The O-City project was starting to increase the network of Creative Cities, interested in be part of the project map, when the COVID-19 pandemic spread all over Europe and the World. The current situation has already a strong impact on...
The city of Volos on a virtual map
The University of Thessaly is participating to the innovative European Project O-CITY. O-CITY is an ambitious European project and the University of Thessaly declares a proud partner. Project coordinator is the University of Valencia in Spain and along with the...
O-CITY Project: an Opportunity for Labor Insertion in Persons with Limited Capabilities
On December 17, 2019, the II International Workshop of Specificity Observatories was held: “The University as a tool for social innovation” organized by the Group of Social Entities through its CIEES Foundation, thanks to the support of the Ministry of Foreign...
Sustainable tourism. New Jobs proposals in the O- City Project: an essential contribution to the care of our planet.
According to the World Tourism Organization, "tourism development must be fundamental on the criteria of sustainability, it must be ecologically tolerable in the long term, economically viable and equitable from an ethical and social perspective for local...
Soft Skills in the O-City Project. Starting with Critical Thinking.
The orange economy has great growth potential that is slowly being squeezed. According to the psychology of color, orange is commonly associated with qualities such as originality, fun, creativity or joy. This color has also been attributed to a term such as 'economy'...
Matera: from shame of Italy to pride of Europe
It is 1960s’, Italy is growing fast after the 2ndWorld War, it is becoming one of the most interesting economies in Europe. The Italian government is looking at a strong promotional campaign to present to the country this new trend and the development which will bring...
The O-CITY Project was presented at the XXXIII Annual Congress of the European Academy of Business Economics
A paper titled “O-CITY Project (Orange: Creativity, Innovation & Technology): innovative tool of the Orange/Creative economy” was presented during the AEDEM 2019 Congress held in Sevilla (Spain) on 4th, 5th and 6th of June, 2019. Written by Cristina Santandreu...
How Business incubator Novi Sad supports the development of Creative Industries in Serbia?
The creative industry sector is as a set of activities dedicated to generating and exploit knowledge and information. It combines creativity (usually determined by some cultural heritage), preferences, and business to support the economy. What does the Business...
Barranquilla is officially the first city in Latin America to enter O-City
Juan José Jaramillo, Secretary of Culture of the District, received the statuette of O-City in the old Fluvial Intendance building. This event represents the official entrance of the city of Barranquilla to the orange world of this project, thus making it the first...
Why is European Capital of Culture title important for a city?
The European Capital of Culture was established in order to emphasise richness and diversity of European cultures, strengthen cultural connections between citizens of Europe, connect people from different European countries, meet other cultures, promote mutual...