Josef Konvitz, Chair, PASCAL International Observatory, has produced a second paper for FONDAPOL, the French Foundation for Policy Innovation. "Paradigm Shifts" is about how and why they are as difficult as they are, at times, necessary. And ours may be such a time.

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This edition of the PIMA Bulletin is guest-edited by researchers at RMIT University, Australia, and presents a snapshot of work being undertaken by members and associates of the European Union-funded Jean Monnet Network, which is based in the European Union Centre of Excellence at RMIT University. The Jean Monnet Network brings together researchers from the University of Glasgow, Australian National University, Nanyang Technical University in Singapore and the University of Canterbury in New Zealand, policy think-tanks and Non-Government Organisations who share a primary interest in enhancing the contribution of the European Union to the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the Asia Pacific.

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Subscribers may be interested in this report from the UNESCO Cities Platform (UCP), which on 25 June 2020 organised an online meeting Urban Solutions: Learning from cities’ responses to COVID-19. The UCP comprises UNESCO’s eight city networks and programmes.

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This report was developed by the OECD Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities (CFE) in collaboration with the OECD Working Party for Urban Policy and the OECD Champion Mayors Initiative for Inclusive Growth. It is an update of the earlier versions released on 27 March and 13 May, which expands the examples of measures taken by cities to respond to COVID-19 and recover from the economic and social crisis.

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This newsletter from the Project for Public Spaces connects people who share a passion for public spaces to ideas and issues, news, quotes, places, and events from the placemaking movement. In this edition, with just over a week left to register for our Walk/Bike/Places conference, we are excited to share some of the interactive events and inspiring stories from the week, courtesy of our virtual host city of Indianapolis, IN!

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The UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL), with DVV International and the International Council for Adult Education (ICAE), cordially invite you to a webinar on Enhancing national capacities for monitoring adult learning and education - Latin America and the Caribbean in support of the data collection process for the upcoming fifth Global Report on Adult Learning and Education (GRALE 5).

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UNESCO is launching international consultations aimed at developing a Recommendation on Open Science for adoption by member states in 2021. Its Recommendation will include a common definition, a shared set of values, and proposals for action.

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The UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL), with DVV International and the International Council for Adult Education (ICAE), cordially invite you to a webinar on Enhancing national capacities for monitoring adult learning and education - Arab states in support of the data collection process for the upcoming fifth Global Report on Adult Learning and Education (GRALE 5).

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