Our final short video is packed with reflections by Smart Urban Intermediaries, as well as researchers, and illustrates the value of learning across urban communities of practice. youtu.be/-5jiU8Cndws #community #SmartCities #socialinnovation Citizen Participation - [email protected] What Works Scotland

How do people make a difference in neighbourhoods? What enables or hinders local action in a range of European cities? Take a look at our latest policy and practice briefing - smart-urban-intermediaries.com/wp-content/upl… Citizen Participation - [email protected] School of Social & Political Science Edinburgh Edinburgh Futures Institute P&IR Edinburgh

We wanted to better understand how positive change can happen in our cities and generate dialogue on the role of intermediaries. smart-urban-intermediaries.com/wp-content/upl… The University of Edinburgh Uni of Birmingham Tilburg University RUC #SmartCities #socialinnovation

Our latest briefing sets out the policy implications of the Smart Urbi research project, notably why and how these individuals might be better valued and supported - smart-urban-intermediaries.com/wp-content/upl… The University of Edinburgh Uni of Birmingham Tilburg University RUC

Our latest short video completes a trilogy of films about our Transnational Labs in #Glasgow #Krakow and #Copenhagen youtu.be/-5jiU8Cndws Citizen Participation - [email protected] @SCDC_org Inspiring Scotland involve Edinburgh Futures Institute School of Social & Political Science Edinburgh P&IR Edinburgh #SmartCities #DemocraticCities #socialinnovation

Our research has helped to foster a trans-European learning community, offering the opportunity to learn from others & from elsewhere - buff.ly/2DyosCW #collaboration #workingtogether #SmartCities #socialinnovation Citizen Participation - [email protected] School of Social & Political Science Edinburgh @GrowingYourIdea P&IR Edinburgh

What have we learnt and discovered throughout our project? Alison Gilchrist's blog looks back at the research - smart-urban-intermediaries.com/socially-smart… Uni of Birmingham Citizen Participation - [email protected] What Works Scotland School of Social & Political Science Edinburgh Edinburgh Futures Institute #SmartCities #DemocraticCities #socialinnovation

Our report identifies six inter-related ways to think about the practice of smart urban intermediation. smart-urban-intermediaries.com/wp-content/upl… Citizen Participation - [email protected] The University of Edinburgh Uni of Birmingham Tilburg University RUC #SmartCities #socialinnovation #DemocraticCities

Our research into how smart urban intermediaries ‘make things happen’ and to consider implications for policy - Alison Gilchrist reports from the recent SUI gathering in #Birmingham smart-urban-intermediaries.com/birmingham-res… Citizen Participation - [email protected] Uni of Birmingham Karen Cheney Mahmooda Qureshi David Cusack

New policy brief: The vision of a socially smart city creates the opportunity to develop, amplify and deepen their impact long into the future - buff.ly/2OEJFBf #SmartCities #socialinnovation #community Citizen Participation - [email protected] The University of Edinburgh Uni of Birmingham Tilburg University RUC

Socially Smart Cities: New Publications & Resources! As the SmartUrbi project approaches the final stages, we've released our findings in a report, policy briefing, blog and video - buff.ly/2Rco5WL #community #SmartCities #socialinnovation Citizen Participation - [email protected] What Works Scotland

A fascinating process and a chance to engage in depth over a period of time... James Henderson The University of Edinburgh features in our project video - buff.ly/2DFd0We #community #SmartCities #socialinnovation #policyengagement Citizen Participation - [email protected] What Works Scotland School of Social & Political Science Edinburgh P&IR Edinburgh

Today in #Govan #Glasgow we're launching 3 publications from our European research project Smart Urban Intermediaries where we argue that #SmartCities must be reimagined by balancing technological innovation with social and democratic innovation #demopart. Open access: smart-urban-intermediaries.com/publications/

We're in #Govan #Glasgow today and launching 3 publications from our project. We argue that #SmartCities must be reimagined by balancing technological innovation with social and democratic innovation. buff.ly/2PZjxAC Citizen Participation - [email protected] School of Social & Political Science Edinburgh Govan Workspace #demopart

Getting serious about ‘socially-smart’ urban regeneration: some critical questions for all of us... Pat Cassidy reflects on his learning from the Smart Urban Intermediaries project + 40 years of working for regeneration & social change in #Govan #Glasgow buff.ly/35zZq2H #SmartCities

Our project and the Scottish policy context - buff.ly/2S6kPwm Our Scottish Supplement builds from learning across four European case-sites – #Amsterdam #Birmingham, #Copenhagen #Glasgow SURF What Works Scotland Scottish Government Uni of Birmingham The University of Edinburgh RUC Tilburg University

Delighted that our paper, 'Working the urban assemblage: A transnational study of transforming practices' is now published in Urban Studies Journal! Mark van Ostaijen, Merlijn van Hulst, Citizen Participation - [email protected], Annika Agger. Smart Urban Intermediaries journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.117…

-NEW PUBLICATION- Together with Annika Agger we (Smart Urban Intermediaries) investigated with whom local change agents make a difference in neighbourhoods of Amsterdam, Birmingham, Glasgow and Copenhagen. Published today -online first- in European Planning Studies tandfonline.com/eprint/KY8UUUZ…