Tag: chile

Magallanes (Chile) carried out a Study Visit in Ostrobothnia (Finland) in March 20-22, 2023

As part of the cooperation activities between the Region of Magallanes (Chile) and the Region of Ostrobothnia (Finland), a delegation of two government officials and a sectoral expert from Magallanes carried out a study visit to Ostrobothnia (Finland) from Monday, March 20 to Wednesday, March 22, 2023. The study visit was attended by Ms. Belén Sapag Muñoz de la Peña,...

Ostrobothnia (Finland) welcomed senior officials from Magallanes (Chile) on March 20

On March 20 Ostrobothnia (Finland) welcomed two senior officials from Magallanes (Chile) as part of  the cooperation between the two regions with the objective of sharing knowledge and identifying areas of collaboration. During the first day, they visited West Energy’s plant, got introduced to Stormossen, and visited Kvarken Ports. In addition, a welcome meeting was held with the regional mayor,...

Watch IURC LA’s webinar #10, on ‘Participatory Planning and Community Engagement’

[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OKvA_S_7VA[/embed] On 12 December 2022, IURC Latin America held its tenth webinar on "Participatory Planning and Community Engagement". The event brought together international experts from Italy and Chile to discuss the role of participatory planning processes and how they build trust between the public, private and civil society sectors, as well as the people involved. The webinar started with the...

A delegation from Ostrobothnia, Finland, begins a study visit to Magallanes and Chilean Antarctica, Chile

On Monday, November 7th, the region of Magallanes and the Chilean Antarctic welcomed the delegation of the Ostrobothnia region, as part of the second phase of the International Urban Cooperation Programme, which aims to lead and develop a form of decentralized international cooperation in matters of regional innovation. This first day had the important participation of the regional government, led...

Early Success Story from IURC Latin America and Much More

As part of the cooperation activities between the Silesian Voivodeship (Poland) and the State of Paraná (Brazil), the regions have found technology transfer and joint R&D&I as opportunities to promote cooperation between their respective institutions and companies in sectors such as automotive, aviation, environment, health, ICT, mining and sanitation. Both regions consider technology as the supporting tool for their regional...

Study Visit Umeå – Punta Arenas, May 27-30

In the framework of the International Program for Urban and Regional Cooperation (IURC Latin America), funded by the European Union, a delegation of three officials from the Chilean city of Punta Arenas, carried out a three-day study visit in the city of Umeå, from May 27 to 30, 2022. The presidents of the Sustainability (Nils Seye), Gender Equality (Charlotta Westerlund)...

Urban Future Conference – Helsingborg

[embed]https://youtu.be/SRkaAxzV0ww[/embed] IURC Latin America participated in the Urban Future Conference (UF22) in Helsingborg, Sweden, from June 1-3, with a delegation of 21 representatives from 13 cities and regions of Latin America and Europe: Malaga, Rome, Cali, Barranquilla, Debrecen, Hermosillo, Punta Arenas, Umea, Essen, Fortaleza, Cantabria, Sao Paulo, and Milan. [caption id="attachment_26539" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] 13 IURC-LA cities and regions attend the...