Developing an urban innovation ecosystem for sustainability and climate - A Toolbox
Welcome to the toolbox for developing and establishing an innovation ecosystem for sustainability and climate in your city. This kit is designed to provide you with clear and measurable tools. Whether you are an authority official or a stakeholder who wants to drive change in partnership with a local authority, the toolbox will provide you with the insights, tools and strategies needed to foster a thriving ecosystem of environmental innovation.
By understanding the principles of a natural ecosystem and applying them to create an innovative ecosystem, local authorities can turn the unique environmental challenges they face into opportunities.
The task is complex but vital, and this toolbox serves as a guide, bridging the gap between the ideals of sustainability and the practicality of innovation.
The Innovation Ecosystem Toolbox is a product of the SME4SMARTCITIES project - Mediterranean SME working together to make cities smarter. SME4SMARTCITIES is designed to connect local authorities in the Mediterranean basin with businesses and small and medium-sized enterprises, in order to promote, strengthen and support economic, social and environmental development. Organizations and municipalities from Spain, Italy and Israel participate in the project. The project created tools and guides for the use of both municipalities and small and medium-sized innovative companies (SMEs). Learn more about the project here.
A step-by-step toolbox
The toolbox has five stages. Each step stands on its own, but it is advisable to follow and complete them in sequence, thus ensuring that the entire development and establishment of the toolbox reaches its optimal results.
| Capacity Building | Mapping of Current Situation | Formulating Goals and Objectives | Work Plan and Implementation | Monitoring and Evaluation |
Anchors and Tools
The anchors and tools are designed to mark for you the main players and options that will help you develop and establish the environmental innovation ecosystem
| Anchors: Corporate, Academia, Civil | Shared public space | international networking |
Case Studies
For learning from the experience and knowledge of other cities and to learn how did they solved challenges and achieved breakthroughs, the following pages present case studies across all the domains that are discussed in this toolbox.
| Tel Aviv - Israel's Start-Up City | London - strategic planning that breeds innovation | Copenhagen - a model of creativity and tolerance | Hamburg - an inter-sector partnership that produces achievements |
| Freiburg - academic leadership to establish abilities | Curitiba - the municipality and the community that changed the face of the city | Toronto - Achievements through international partnership |
The Project team
Aviad Oren - ContenLab
Dr. Orli Ronan - Porter School of the Environment and Earth Studies, Tel Aviv University
Avigdor Sharon - Porter School of the Environment and Earth Studies, Tel Aviv University
Dr. Ronit Purian - Porter School of the Environment and Earth Studies, Tel Aviv University
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