IN-HABIT project is aimed at inspiring new co-management models for implementing ideas and actions co-designed by the stakeholders in IN-HABIT partner cities. For this purpose this project supports a mix of innovative co-management schemes to be explored in each city, based on the principle of mutual interest. These can be : (i) Pacts of Collaboration (voluntary work in return to tax breaking); (ii) community bartering such as voluntary work in return for non-monetary incentives; (iii) social public procurement (iv) promotion of new social enterprise initiatives ; (v) new business models involving local (disadvantaged) people to co-manage the public spaces and its services. 

A strong focus is given to labour, training and socialization opportunities to women and young people as changemakers that might engender multiplier effects on local communities.

In this frame TSR Urban Social Research, partner in IN-HABIT,  is organising ad hoc lectures and inputs with external experts, citymakers and practitioners which could inspire the creation of new ideas for co-management schemes: 

• Gender responsive public procurement – webinar with Matthew Jackson EU expert on public procurement  – available below 
• Collaboration pacts for Nature Based Solution – the experience of Kilowatt on education, training and circular economy  – soon to be available
• Social Agricultural Cooperative – the case fo Calafata Lucca  cooperative for labour inclusion for people affected by different vulnerabilities – soon to be available
• Co-management in urban Commons –  lecture by Giuseppe Micciarelli, researcher at the University of Salerno – soon to be available

The video of the first webinar on gender responsive public procurement is available here and on the IN-HABIT’s website – Media and Press page. The material referenced can be found at the following links:

• https://urbact.eu/networks/genderedlandscape
• https://urbact.eu/partnersearchtool/gender-responsive-public-procurement
• https://urbact.eu/good-practices/social-clauses-public-procurement-procedures
• https://urbact.eu/articles/strategic-and-responsible-public-procurement-policy-pamplona-recognized-good-practice (Pamplona)
• https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15309576.2022.2115086
• https://ec.europa.eu/environment/gpp/pdf/news_alert/Issue73_Case_Study_147_BasqueCountry.pdf (Basque country)
• https://www.ihobe.eus/publications/green-procurement-and-contracting-program-of-basque-country-2030
• https://urbact.eu/knowledge-hub/procurement (Online course on public procurement)
• https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/social-value-act-information-and-resources/social-value-act-information-and-resources (Social value Act)
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZftcbhhzVqw (Changing Spending, Changing Lives)

A more detailed article about the event will soon be available.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER:

Email: matthew@mbj.uk.com

Twitter: @mattjackson170

Director of Matthew Baqueriza-Jackson Ltd

Affiliations:

• Associate – Centre for Local Economic Strategies (CLES) – www.cles.org.uk
• Associate – Association for Public Service Excellence – www.apse.org.uk  
• Accredited Expert for URBACT III Programme – www.urbact.eu
• Board Member of Community Enterprise in Scotland – www.ceis.org.uk
• Honorary Industrial Research Fellow at Salford Business School, University of Salford

Watch Matthew Baqueriza-Jackson’s TEDx talk on YouTube.