Cristiana Scorza Guimaraens
Moderator
In Brazil, the National Program for the Training of Cities - Capacities, established after the re-creation of the Ministry of Cities, in 2003, has established itself as an important tool for the local participation, as well as a channel of knowledge.
The new Capacities aims to think cities in an integrated way, focused on resilience and sustainability through intelligent actions and interactions, with partnerships and dialogues with all instances of action in the urban environment. It is also guided by green, inclusive and non-sectarian solutions, based on nature, diversified in Brazilian territories, municipalities and regions, including the outskirts, peripherical areas, aiming at the social well-being of people. This is done is a way everyone can recognize themselves in this new moment of humanity: digital and organic, integrated and inter-connected, for the current and future generations.
The panel, therefore, intends to present the main developments of the Capacities Program, highlighting: (a) the construction of the guiding concept of integrated urban development and its application, especially in peripheral territories and central areas; and (b) the structuring of a learning path, based on the definition of “core” content and its branches, for the construction of holistic knowledge, including approaches related to diversity, climate change and digital transformation.
The main objectives of the event include:
• To present the Brazilian context and the bases for the relaunch of the new Capacities Program, considering the re-creation of the Ministry of Cities;
• To highlight the importance of establishing partnerships and technical cooperation for the production of updated content connected to the main discussions, issues and challenges in the scope of integrated and sustainable urban development, as well as the development of institutions that implement urban development policy;
• To highlight the importance of coordination with governmental and non-governmental institutions to enable the bases and technological platforms for the dissemination of knowledge, considering the continental dimensions, regional inequalities and the large number of municipalities in Brazil (5,570 local governments);
• To exchange experiences on the implementation of training for public and social agents in urban issues, in their various forms, scope levels and results obtained; and
• To discuss strategies for the continuity and permanent updating of training actions in order to benefit diverse audiences and to adapt to the new content formats available.