Good practice:

URBAN LAB

The Urban Lab is a part of the Municipality of Rzeszow and it's mission is based on 4 pillars:
1)Cooperation with partners in order to develop solutions for diagnosed urban problems. 2) Providing city data useful for all groups of city stakeholders, which can also be used to create innovative solutions , projects implemented by Urban Lab and its Partners. 3)Running the Urban Cafe, which is a space for meetings and debates of the city's residents with its authorities, local governments, scientists and business representatives, where coffee is only a pretext for discussion
4) The activity of the Innovation Incubator, supporting the process of developing innovative projects submitted by residents
In UL there are Strategic Groups, consisting of representatives of the local government, employees of scientific institutions, experts from non-governmental and business organizations, as well as decision-makers in the most important administration divisions involved in the project. Who can use Urban Lab? Urban Lab is an urban space available to everyone who wants to have an impact on changes in the city and setting directions for its development. It is both a space for exchanging thoughts, views, ideas, and a place where innovative solutions for the city are created. E.g.of activities and events: Hack city for kids – hackatons and workshops Debates on shaping the city by citizens, Seniors and retired in the city- workshops &smart solutions for cities and many more.

Human resources: Project Manager, Project Assistant
Premises: office, coffee space, conference room
Social media
Events and conferences
Total cost of the project: around 680 000 EUR
In the case of URBAN LAB the project is co financed from UE.

First platform for discussion for citizens about new technologies in the city and technologies that shape the city, over 100 events workshops, hackatons and consultations per year gathering participants from all the sectors: citizens, municipal authorities , enterprises and scientific entities, research tech and medical institutions, non profit organisations ect
Positive feedback on organised actions and high interest of participants
Cooperation with relevant institutions from the region

The idea seems to have a relatively high potential for transfer to other regions and cities, and be relatively easy implemented as many cities and communities really aimed to involved their citizens as much as possible and in the other way- citizens wants to be the part of the place where they live and have a voice on relevant discussion and decisions taken.