The City of Genova is a local authority. The challenge of the City is to build instruments and strategies for a different concept of local administration, focused on quality of development and economical revival.

Genova is experimenting a new method of city government and governance through a creative exercise in steps, with new forms of social co-operation involving the whole community, with the idea of integrating public (local Institutions, all the authority levels) and private sectors for projects of economic, social and environmental transformation scheduled in the period from 2004 (when Genova was the European Capital of Culture) to 2010. City of Genova is actively involved in many research projects focused on education and solidarity, quality of life, economy and employment, communication and promotion of the City, Port and infrastructures, city management.

Comune di Firenze is the political body and administrative power of the city of Florence. Its duties, as provided for in the national legislation, include policy making on mobility, social welfare, economic development, tourism, environment, education and others. Comune di Firenze has also a relevant experience in European policies communication, arising from hosting an E.U. Network Antenna since 1999.
In 2010 the Mayor of Florence joined the Covenant of Mayors with the aim to go beyond the objectives of EU energy policy in terms of reduction in CO2 emissions through enhanced energy efficiency, intelligent mobility and cleaner energy production.

BCNECOLOGIA CONCEPTUAL MODEL

BCNecologia is a nonprofit public consortium dedicated to rethink cities in key of sustainability by developing the necessary instruments in order to take urban planning and urban strategies in that direction.

AVMap GIS SA, member of AVMap Group, was founded in 2003 with the scope of offering geoinformatics services and data security solutions, exclusively for public sector. So far, AVMap GIS S.A., has been trusted by more than 280 public authorities in Greece (municipalities, prefectures, regions and ministries).

Skopje is a capital of the Republic of Macedonia with a population more then 600.000 inhabitants on an area of 1,818 km2. As the largest city in the Republic of Macedonia, it represents a political, administrative, economic, cultural, educational and research center. Skopje has seen significant progress encouraged by the shift from production to service activities and because of large foreign investments. Skopje’s vision is being a developed cultural, historical, conference and sporting-recreational tourist center, inhabited by people of high ecological awareness. 

Exacto is a Portuguese consultancy firm, specializing in transport planning, with relevant know-how in traffic and transport models, both in urban and non-urban areas. Established in 1986, the company has 27 years of experience in transportation solutions, covering the following expertise areas:

• Traffic Studies

• Urban Traffic Planning & Management

• Accessibility and Parking Plans

• Multimodal Studies

• Regional Transport Impact Studies

• Economic Evaluation of Transport Infrastructures