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At first sight, the developments worked out under the SASMob Project may seem posh entertainment gadgets – but the truth is far from that superficial appearance: as soon as these apps are introduced live, they will be a great support for companies using the apps to improve their cost efficiency and for employees to travel in an easier and more environmentally conscious way.

Like GBG_AS2C, Paris also has its own climate refuge project in schools. There, they are known as ‘climate oases’, but their purpose is the same: turning 10 schools in the French capital into spaces adapted to the high temperatures that will affect the city due to climate change. The Paris project has also been selected by the UIA and is directly linked with its Barcelona-based counterpart. Therefore, various members of the OASIS project in Paris visited GBG_AS2C in Barcelona on 24 and 25 October: they wanted to see first-hand how climate refuges were being developed in schools and establish various partnership links between the cities so that techniques and improvements could be shared.

The construction works have finally started in Bologna, in the area where the old clinic Villa Salus used to stand. Meanwhile, community building activities have also started.

Within the project Aveiro STEAM City, the City of Aveiro is leading the Energy use case, planning to change the combustion engines of the traditional boats “Moliceiros” to electrical alternatives. This municipal investment includes charging points installed by the Municipality in the existing docks (13) which will be combined with the private investment, in the next 2 years, from the private touristic companies, in the replacement of the current engines to electric ones.

As part of the project’s Social Enterprise scheme, MiFriendly Cities is offering refugees and migrants in Coventry, Birmingham and Wolverhampton the opportunity to develop an innovative business idea, with the chance to pitch for up to 5,000 Euros to get a social enterprise off the ground and support it through its first stages. Social enterprises are ethical businesses which trade to solve social challenges. They improve communities, people’s life chances and the environment by selling goods and services to create profits which are re-invested back into their social mission.

The development of a new kind of circulative geopolymer composite material based on side streams of local industries is strongly promoted by the Urban Infra Revolution project partners, especially Lappeenranta-Lahti University and Apila Group Ltd. The first step in researching side streams is called characterisation.

The E-Co Housing project of Zugló, XIV. district of Budapest was presented to the public on 20th September, ready to make a buzz of novelty and innovation in Hungary.

The project of CURANT finishes at the end of October. In this innovative project, 81 young refugees and 77 youngsters shared an apartment or house, for at least one year. The duo’s, partners and stakeholders celebrated together at a grand closing party.

How to set up a city entrepreneurship programme in social, solidarity, and coop economy? Which challenges have been faced and which solutions the city of Barcelona has developed? This are just some of the themes addressed by UIA Expert Laura Colini, in this Journal edition of B-MINCOME project.

The GUARDIAN project has been showcased at Efiaqua, the International Fair for Efficient Water Management, through a dedicated stand and two round table presentations. Efiaqua is a forum in which all sectors for which water is a strategic resource are represented, such as the business world, local administration (cities), irrigation communities, technology companies, laboratories, equipment manufacturers, drinking and wastewater managers or desalination technology providers.