¿Te has sentido insegura en el transporte público? No estás sola. En muchas ciudades del mundo, las mujeres enfrentan inseguridad y acoso a diario cuando se mueven por la ciudad. En #Madrid, preguntamos directamente a las mujeres: ¿Hay algún caso en el que preferirías coger otro

We are pleased to announce the 2025 International Thought Leaders’ Workshop in Guangzhou, taking place from June 3-6. This event will focus on the role of digital technology in advancing global agendas and driving urban innovation at the local level. Metropolis

How can cities harness digital technology to accelerate the local implementation of global development agendas? Metropolis and the Guangzhou Institute for Urban Innovation (GIUI) are proud to announce The 2025 International Thought Leaders’ Workshop, taking place in Guangzhou

📢 La movilidad con enfoque de género es el futuro. Conocer el testimonio de las mujeres que están realizando este proceso de recategorización en su quinta versión, nos confirman el gran paso que juntos estamos dando para que las mujeres en tengan oportunidades de crecimiento

Un paso clave hacia la inclusión 🚍 Lina Marcela nos cuenta por qué el Proyecto AVANTIA cofinanciado por la @ueencolombia y en articulación con el @sectormovilidad de Bogotá, @sdmujerbogota y @equilatera_eq, es tan importante en su vida y en la de su familia. Seguimos

Digital technology is transforming our cities—but how can we ensure it drives progress where it’s needed most? From June 3–6, Metropolis and the Guangzhou Institute for Urban Innovation (GIUI) will convene global urban leaders for the 2025 International Thought Leaders’ Workshop

The digital revolution is redefining cities. Join the 2025 Metropolis Workshop for Thought Leaders (June 3-6) to decode Guangzhou Award-winning SDG solutions, share tech-driven governance models, and co-design urban futures. Innovators worldwide, unite!💡 #UrbanInnovation

Calling all urban innovators! The #SeoulSmartCityPrize 2025 is now open for entries 🏆🌍 Are you working on inclusive, sustainable, and tech-driven urban solutions? This prestigious international award celebrates initiatives that make cities smarter, more equitable, and

Today, we are thrilled to announce that Freetown (Sierra Leone) and Nairobi (Kenya) have been selected to receive 100,000€ from the International Fund for Metropolises to support their programs of care and caregivers. Freetown's project focuses on establishing a Care Block in

¡Seguimos promoviendo la equidad de género en el transporte público! 🟪Con el ‘Proyecto de Calificación y Cualificación en oficios no convencionales para el transporte de Bogotá’, 99 mujeres recategorizaron sus licencias para conducir camiones rígidos, buses y busetas en el

On June 6, the #2025InternationalThoughtLeaders’Workshop successfully concluded at the Guangzhou Library. Representatives of workshop participants shared their reflections on the four-day learning journey. Read more: guangzhouaward.org/a/3633.html?la…

#Guangzhou | 🌍🌆 "Guangzhou is a #global #urban innovation leader!" says Jordi Vaquer, Secretary-General of Metropolis. With 150+ member cities, Metropolis partners with Guangzhou to tackle sustainable development and tech transformation. 🚀 Delegates saw Guangzhou’s smart

🚨 The Seoul Smart City Prize 2025 deadline has been extended! Now you have until this Friday, June 13, 2025 to submit your people-centered smart city project. Seoul, in collaboration with WeGO, champions inclusive digital transformation that improves quality of life —

Let’s rethink the “Smart City.” At the Guangzhou Workshop in Guangzhou this June, a new vision emerged: the "Citiverse" - a digital future for citizens, not just infrastructure. Coined by Nicholas You, it flips the script: 🔄 From efficiency → to empathy 🔄 From control → to

Estamos en el El Rule Comunidad de Saberes, donde se realiza el diálogo: La Ciudad de México y las metrópolis mexicanas: retos locales y proyección global Participan representantes del Gobierno de la Ciudad de México (Alejandro Encinas, #Metrópolis y Rocío Lombera, Internacionales CDMX); Jordi Vaquer de la Red Metropolis;

Hay un debate metropolitano que se configura en lo local, lo nacional, lo regional y lo global. Las metrópolis tienen un metabolismo dinámico, afirmó Jordi Vaquer, Secretario General de Metropolis. 5/6

📸Recap the 2025 International Thought Leaders’ Workshop! Check out how the “#Guangzhou Experience” sparked creative thinking and innovative solutions to the urban governance problems. Metropolis

What if digital tools helped people—not just systems? In Guangzhou in early June, Metropolis co-hosted the 2025 Thought Leaders’ Workshop: “Digital Technology: Accelerating the Local Implementation of Global Agendas.” 80+ voices—from city halls to civil society, academia to the

Energy communities are playing a pivotal role in the energy transition, but they also require support to thrive. Over the last three years, the EU funded @COMANAGE project has worked with Metropolis to co-develop an a governance framework dedicated to enabling public

No city has all the answers, but every city has something to teach. At the Guangzhou Thought Leaders’ Workshop, one idea stood out: collaboration beats competition. The Guangzhou Award for Urban Innovation proves it: 📍 1,600+ projects 📍 650+ cities 📍 100+ countries From