Concept of Knowledge City

Posted: August 28th, 2003 | 1 Comment »

Interesting document written by the city of Barcelona and reported in “The Knowledge City” that defines the attributes (check-list) for any city claiming to be a knowledge city:

  • A city that has instruments to make knowledge accessible to citizens.
  • A network of public libraries that is compatible with the European standards.
  • Access to the new communication technologies for all citizens.
  • All cultural facilities and services with a central educational strategy.
  • A city that has a newspaper- and book-reading level that is similar to the average European level.
  • A city that has a network of schools connected with artistic instruction throughout its territory.
  • A city that is respectful of the diversity of cultural practices of its citizens.
  • A city that places the streets at the service of culture.
  • A city that simplifies, through the provision of spaces and resources, the cultural activity of the community collectivities and associations.
  • A city with civic centres that are open to diversity and that foster face-to-face relations.
  • A city that makes available to citizens from other territories all the tools required for them to express themselves.

One Comment on “Concept of Knowledge City”

  1. 1 soumyen mukherjee said at 3:57 pm on April 17th, 2006:

    we are an industrial house in india we looking for foreign collaboration to start up the business on knowledge city.interested party should communicate immediately.