Glasgow City Council, GB achieves Champion City status with resident upskilling proposal

Glasgow City Council, GB Resident Upskilling Proposal

In Progress

Bloomberg Philanthropies selected Glasgow among 50 Champion Cities with innovative solutions for real-world solutions. City leaders will work with universities and businesses to train low-income residents for design and innovation projects. Participants will work with project partners on neighborhood-level solutions to poverty, climate change, and other persistent challenges. Glasgow will further refine the proposal during a four-month development period.

Economic Development Training & Development Resiliency Equity

Glasgow City Council, GB

Unitary authority in Scotland

United Kingdom

Links

2021 Global Mayors Challenge | Bloomberg Cities

After uncovering the 50 most innovative urban solutions in the wake of COVID-19, the Challenge will award 15 grand prize winners $1 million each—to help cities implement their breakthrough ideas and, ultimately, to spread those ideas to other cities on a global scale.

Newsworthy

Glasgow named as Finalist in Bloomberg Philanthropies 2021 Global Mayors Challenge - Glasgow City Council

Glasgow among 50 Champion Cities Selected to Advance in Global Innovation Competition Uncovering Most Transformative Urban Solutions to Emerge During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Awards

Bloomberg Philanthropies' Mayors Challenge Award - Champion City

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