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Bridging the Urban-Rural gap

Under the title "Local Government and the Changing Urban-Rural Interplay" (LoGov), an international research project was launched in 2019, focusing on the challenges faced by municipalities and cities in the context of urban-rural dynamics. During the final conference in Vienna on September 12th and 13th, the key findings were once again highlighted and transferable best practices were jointly discussed. The interdisciplinary project brought together 18 partner organizations from six continents to analyze and improve the conditions and needs of urban and rural municipalities worldwide. As a result, a global network of science, research, and practice was formed, which collaboratively developed solutions and recommendations for local governments.

Key Project Achievements

Continuation of International Collaboration

Although the conference in Vienna marked the official close-out of the LoGov project, activities are set to continue in order to ensure the sustainability of the results. Plans include the creation of a LoGov knowledge hub that will share resources, tools, and best practices for local governance reform worldwide, as well as joint publications and policy advisory services to bring the research findings into the political discourse and to local government practice.

For further details and reports, visit the official project website at www.logov-rise.eu.

The LoGov project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Staff Exchange (MSCA-RISE) programme.

Kelmend Zajazi
Kelmend Zajazi | Executive Director of NALAS
The long-term cooperation with KDZ means a lot to us at NALAS. In KDZ we found a peer that fully understands who we are.
Isabelle Verschuren | Federal Public Service Policy and Support (BOSA), CAF correspondent of Belgium
In the last years Belgium has planned and organised many different CAF activities (e.g. CAF training, Certification of CAF label) together with KDZ.
Josep Medrano | Director of Strategic Planning and Taxation, City of Barcelona
For the City of Barcelona, the collaboration with KDZ through the European "Cities for Sustainable Public Finances (CSPF)" has reached a qualitative advance.

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