Stories of cooperation

Research & PolicyResearch & PolicyResearch & PolicyResearch & PolicyStories of cooperation

Informed Cities, Naples

26 -27 October 2011

Paul Scherrenberg

City of Tilburg

Content

• Intro Tilburg

• Research:

Why?Why?

What?

How?

Results

Some figures on Tilburg

• ± 200.000 inhabitants

• ± 1800 employees

• 6th largest city in The Netherlands

• Sustainable city• Sustainable city

• Best Climate policy

• Top Rankings Tilburg

University

Location Tilburg

Why do we use research?

• Lack of knowledge

• Long term & trends

• In depth analysis, evaluation, lessons

• New insights • New insights

• Legitimizing (independent authorities)

Classic research cycle

What type of research?

What to do next?

• Piles of reports

• Loads of info, and then?

• Write a new policyplan….?

Social Innovation (wiki uk)

• Social innovation refers to new strategies,

concepts, ideas and organizations that meet that meet

social needs of all kindssocial needs of all kinds - from working

conditions and education to community

development and health - and that extend and

strengthen civil society.strengthen civil society.

• open source methods

• innovative

• social entrepreneurship

• can take place everywhere

• cross-sector collaboration

Partnerships

• Climate alliance

• Midpoint

• TISIL• TISIL

Climate Alliance

Regional cooperation

Social Innovation themes

Sustainability Entrepreneurship

Active ageing

Leisure

Social

Innovation

InnovationTechnology

Security

Labor market

Logistics / maintenance

Midpoint Brabant

Government

Region

Education

Government

Businesses

Development

Board

ChoC

BZWTISIL

Result