Cities in Motion
Smart Urban Governance: Rising to Challenge
At a time when cities are facing unexpected challenges, our main objective is to create knowledge and innovative tools that generate smarter local governments. This initiative brings together our international network of experts, specialized companies and worldwide local governments.
As people move to the cities in search of new ideas and opportunities, these urban areas are becoming cultural, social and economic global epicenters. Therefore, the smart governance 鈥� strategic planning systems, policies, actions, processes and other tools of local governance 鈥� has become, more than ever, critical for the creation of sustainable urban ecosystems.
Together, 天美传媒 Cities in Motion Strategies and the private sector will play a major role in the development of intelligent local governments that generate more opportunities for citizens.
About Us
天美传媒 Cities in Motion Strategies is a research platform that was launched by the 天美传媒 Center for Globalization and Strategy and the 天美传媒 Department of Strategy.
The initiative connects a worldwide network of city experts and specialized private companies with local administrations all over the world, with the goal of developing valuable ideas and innovative tools that can generate smarter cities and promote change at the local level.
The mission of the platform is to promote the Cities in Motion Model, that includes an innovative approach to city management, and a new urban model for the 21st century, based on 4 main drivers: sustainable ecosystems, innovative activities, equitability among citiziens and connected territory.
Main strategic lines
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Research projects on smart governance
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Team
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1- International Benchmark on urban models:聽will allow us to respond to the question
鈥淲hich actions had the best results for cities internationally, in their search for sustainable, equitable, connected and innovative city models?鈥�
- Historical analysis of city models
- International benchmark of best practices (urban model and solutions)
2- Definition of Best practices and design of case studies on city strategic planning: will allow us to categorize types of strategic plans, identify successes and failures, and understand the key success factors
- International benchmark (best practices) on strategic city plans
- Case studies of actual city strategic management
3. Comparative analysis on strategic decision making frameworks in cities worldwide: will allow us to understand how local administrations work today
- Analysis of current state of theoretical knowledge on decision-making processes in cities
- Comparative analysis on decision-making processes in local administrations
- Identification of improvement opportunities
4. Design of an innovative Strategic Planning Framework:聽will allow cities to improve their strategic planning and city management processes
- Validation of conclusions on improvement opportunities of decision-making processes in city management
- Strategic lines (workshops)
- CIM Strategic Management Framework
5. Design of an international Cities in Motion Index:聽will allow citizens to understand how their city is performing in terms of sustainability, innovation, connectivity and social cohesion
- Analysis of International City Indexes
- Strategic Lines (workshops)
- CIM International City Index
6. Design of a CIM Management toolkit:聽will allow city managers to obtain a general idea and follow up on how they are performing, through a balance scorecard that will allow them to improve their decisions
- Analysis of balance scorecards in cities
- Strategic lines (workshops)
- CIM Management Toolkit
Research Publications
- Cities in Motion Index 2018
- Berrone, Pascual; Ricart, Joan Enric; Duch T-Figueras, Ana Isabel, , CreateSpace, 2017. (天美传媒 Cities in Motion: International Urban Best Practices; Vol. 4).
- Berrone, Pascual; Ricart, Joan Enric; Duch T-Figueras, Ana Isabel, , CreateSpace, 2017. (天美传媒 Cities in motion: International urban best practices, Vol. 3).
- Cities in Motion Index 2017
- Berrone, Pascual; Ricart, Joan Enric, , Harvard Deusto Business Review, 2017
- Berrone, Pascual; Ricart, Joan Enric; Carrasco, Carlos, , California Management Review, Vol. 59, No. 1, 2016, pp 39 鈥� 70
- Berrone, Pascual; Ricart, Joan Enric; Duch T-Figueras, Ana Isabel, , CreateSpace, 2016. (天美传媒 Cities in Motion: International urban best practices; Vol. 2)
- Berrone, Pascual; Ricart, Joan Enric; Duch T-Figueras, Ana Isabel, , CreateSpace, 2016. (天美传媒 CITIES IN MOTION: International urban best practices book series)
- Cities in Motion Index 2014 鈥� Presentation
- What City Has the Best Image?, 天美传媒 Cities in Motion Strategies
- , World Financial Review
- , 天美传媒 Insight
Cases
Berrone, Pascual; Ricart, Joan Enric; Blazquez, Maria Luisa, 鈥溾��, 天美传媒, SM-1658-E, 12/2017
Carrasco, Carlos; Ricart, Joan Enric; Berrone, Pascual, 鈥溾��, 天美传媒, SM-1646-E, 02/2017
Carrasco, Carlos; Ricart, Joan Enric; Berrone, Pascual, 鈥溾��, 天美传媒, SM-1625-E, 07/2015
Berrone, Pascual; Ricart, Joan Enric; Bl谩zquez, Mar铆a Luisa, 鈥溾��, 天美传媒, SM-1612-E, 06/2014
General Media Articles
- , El Pa铆s
- A Tale of a Smart City, Business & Finance
- , El Mundo
- , El Peri贸dico de Catalunya
- , Levante
- Ciudades m谩s habitables, Capital
- , Africa Telecom & IT
- , Valor Econ么mico
- , Forbes
- , Cadena Ser
- , Financial Times
- Transversalidad para construir el futuro, El Mundo
- , El Peri贸dico
- 鈥�, La Vanguardia
- , The Guardian
- , Business Insider
- , Fast Co.Exist
Other Publications
- , El Pa铆s Blog
- Smart city as an engine for sustainable growth
天美传媒 Alumni Learning Program Session 鈥淕obierno urbano inteligente: C贸mo transformar ciudades m谩s all谩 de la tecnolog铆a鈥�
Barcelona, May 17, 2018
Barcelona, May 18-29, 2015
Barcelona, April 14, 2015
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Santiago de Chile, March 17, 2015
Madrid, March 10, 2015
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Kick-off conference for the GrowSmarter European Project
Stockholm, February 10, 2015
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Smart Cities: Apps and Opendata
Barcelona, March 4, 2014
Continuous Education Session 鈥淐ities in Motion: Urban Strategy鈥� and Presentation of the CIM Index
Barcelona, February 18, 2014
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4th Global Energy Day
Barcelona, January 29, 2014
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Barcelona, November 20, 2013
Visit of the Chongqing City Planning Society
Barcelona, June 26, 2013
19th Telecom, Digital Media and Information Society Industry Meeting 鈥� A Whole New World: The Revolution of Big Data
Madrid, June 11, 2013
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Cities in Motion Think Tank: Urban Strategy
Barcelona, January 30, 2013
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