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SUSTAINABLE CITIES UN PROGRAMME
Innovation
Innovation thrives when a group – formal or informal – of interested, dedicated and creative people focus on an issue and think ‘outside the box’. Often, such groups operate on the fringes of the day-to-day business structure. Innovation can be encouraged and facilitated by ensuring that such groups are supported by their institutions, and are allowed to establish links and to cooperate both within and outside their institutions. It is important that their ideas are given enough attention by decision-makers. It is also important to recognize that the lessons learned from failed innovations are as important as success in the learning process. When assessing the role of SCP and LA21 in the partner cities, the meeting participants must ask whether or not conditions for innovative thought and action are in place. Are the projects consciously selecting specific areas (e.g. urban planning, urban management, environmental management, urban governance, poverty reduction) on which to focus innovative efforts?
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