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PLACES declaration on the European city of scientific culture

  • March 2014
  • EU and governance
  • Practical guide or toolkit

The project Platform of Local Authorities and Communicators Engaged in Science (PLACES) resulted in EU-level blueprints for the European City of Scientific Culture.
The essence of a European City of Scientific Culture is that it supports science-informed strategies in cities involving society’s major drivers for economic growth, innovation and structural change.

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PDF icon PLACES declaration on the European city of scientific culture

Keywords

  • city of scientific culture
  • PLACES
  • science governance

Project

PLACES

Visions for the cities of scientific culture. PLACES facilitated a three-way conversation between science, policy makers and society in Europe. It resulted in a vision for science policy at city level and hundreds of interconnected local networks.