Reading Time: 4 minutesLa economía social y solidaria catalana no nació solo de la ley: desde 2016, catorce “Ateneus Cooperatius” y redes comunitarias han creado más de 1100 cooperativas. ¿Bastará ahora la política para sostener lo que crearon?
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The social and solidarity economy in Catalonia: Secrets to success
Reading Time: 4 minutesCatalonia’s social and solidarity economy wasn’t built by legislation alone: fourteen Cooperative Hubs and community networks came first, creating over 1,100 cooperatives since 2016. As legal recognition arrives, can policy alone sustain what communities already built?
Putting people at the heart of Ukraine’s recovery
Reading Time: 5 minutesIn Ivano-Frankivsk, Promprylad Foundation retrains displaced people, veterans and women for in-demand local jobs, supporting 30,000+ people and 600+ new jobs since 2022. Can community-led models like this reshape how we think about post-war economic recovery?
Can MENA’s digital finance boom close the gender gap?
Reading Time: 4 minutesAsk whether digital finance is helping women entrepreneurs in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) overcome old barriers and the honest answer is: both, at the same time. But is access enough to drive real growth?
Retaining talent in your region
Reading Time: 5 minutesAcross much of Europe, regions are facing a growing challenge: how to attract, develop, and retain talent in an increasingly competitive labour market. How can young people’s horizons be broadened to improve their employment prospects?
Smart Cities Are Not Enough: Cities Need Resilience Systems
Reading Time: 3 minutesFor years, cities have invested in smart sensors, dashboards and digital services. But as shocks cascade across water, energy, transport and social systems, smart cities aren’t enough. What will it take to turn smart infrastructure into real resilience?
Can cities work better for women?
Reading Time: 3 minutesWomen’s movements are often more fragmented due to unpaid caregiving, a pattern known as “trip chaining”, yet cities remain organised around linear home-to-work commutes. If care shapes the everyday reality of so many people, why are our cities still not designed around them?
Smart cities that leave no one behind
Reading Time: 3 minutesSmart city has become shorthand for digital ambition, but it still tends to conjure images of large cities, costly infrastructure and tech-led programmes that feel remote from everyday life. Sunderland’s experience points to a different approach. But what makes it different?