intercultural cities: innovation and diversity advantage
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INTERCULTURAL CITIES: INNOVATION AND DIVERSITY ADVANTAGE. EUROPE 47.3 million foreign-born residents in the EU ( 9.4% of the total population) 63.4% of the EU residents born abroad come from highly developed countries - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
INTERCULTURAL CITIES:INNOVATION AND DIVERSITY
ADVANTAGE
IMMIGRATION TRENDS
EUROPE
• 47.3 million foreign-born residents in the EU (9.4% of the total population)
• 63.4% of the EU residents born abroad come from highly developed countries
• Citizenship of non-EU foreigners residing in the EU: Turkey, Morocco, Albania (1-2.5 mln. each)
WORLD
• World highest net migration rates: Qatar (40.6), Zimbabwe (23.7), United Arab Emirates (16.8) and Singapore (15.6)
• Europe highest net migration rates: Cyprus (10.7), San Marino (8.96), Luxembourg (8.15) and Spain (5.02).
source: EUROSTAT 2010 source: CIA, 2012
France
“Integration” approaches have reached
their limits
INTEGRATION POLICY MATRIX
Economic rights
Civil & social rights
Cultural rights
Community building & cohesion
Guest worker v
Assimilation v v
Multiculturalism v v v
Interculturalism v v v v
EU-WIDE RESEARCH SHOWS THAT DIVERSITY CAN
• reduce the impact of aging
• contribute to prosperity, creativity and growth
• improve decision-making in small teams
• productivity and wages are higher in regions and cities with a more diverse population
And also that
• diaspora enterpreneurship fosters development both in host countries and in countries of origin
• Immigration increases foregin trade
THE INTERCULTURAL CITY’S IMPERATIVES
• Diversity advantage & empowerment;
• Recognition of differences & emphasis on
similarities;
• Framework of rights and responsibilities: human rights, equality and non-discrimination;
• Governance (policies, institutions and staff) to foster mutual recognition and build trust;
• Incentives for cross-cultural entrepreneurship;
• Places for mixing and interaction;
• Plurilinguism (migrant and host languages alike);
• Conflict = opportunity to move forward;
• Shaping public opinion about diversity;
• Working across silos.
Mexico city
21 members from 19 countries
Understand Learn Communicate
21 Intercultural profiles 300 good practice 21 newsletter issues
examples
Policy review grid 35 thematic events 300 twitter followers
Step-by-step guide 10 study visits 200 Facebook friends
Thematic papers 450 participants 2200 mailing list
internationally 10 videos
Research 1300 participants publications
locally exhibitions
THE INTERCULTURAL CITIES TOOLS
THE INTERCULTURAL CITIES INDEX: 49 CITIES
• Mr. Alberto d’AllesandroHead of Office, Council of Europe Office in Italy
• Mr. Franco CorradiniCouncilor for Cohesion and Security, Reggio Emilia, Italy
• Mr. Michał KarapudaDeputy Head, Cullture Department, Lublin, Poland
• Mr. Keizo YamawakiProfessor, School of Global Japanese Studies, Meiji University, Tokyo, Japan / Visiting Fellow, University of Oxford, the UK
HOW DO THE INTERCULTURAL CITIES REALISE THE DIVERSITY ADVANTAGE?