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On November 5th -6th a new ‘Future City Game’ will take place in The Latvian Association of Local and Regional Governments, Riga, Mazā pils street 1, 4th floor. Every city, especially in the time of economic recession takes every advantage to strengthen its positions, including attracting and not loosing cities human capital. Crisis is the best time to reevaluate the previous and current activities and develop and implement future oriented and interdisciplinary approaches, based on good partnerships. The game will focus on Liepaja city example.
Architects, city planners, economists, entrepreneurs, students, artists, municipal clearks, sociologists and other practitioners, local government and national politicians and 4 experts from various backgrounds will be looking for the best ideas, efficient and crisis relevant solutions and projects for Liepaja city to attract economically active people and not to loose those who are living there. During the game the key barriers and opportunities will be also identified.
The game is co-organized by Culture department of Liepaja City Council and The Latvian Association of Local and Regional Governments.
Riga’s FCG Games master: Ieva Hmielevska
This will be the 8th ‘Future City Game’ run in Latvia in 2009 within the project ‘Creative Cities’. More info about the project, current and past activities: http://www.britishcouncil.org/latvia-projects-creative-cities.htm
On September 10th -11th a new ‘Future City Game’ will take place in Riga City council. The game will focus on enhancing the networks of flows and cooperation between Riga and the cities of Helsinki and Stockholm in the fields of logistics, education and tourism.
Practitioners in the fields of logistics, education, and tourism, Riga City Council officials, entrepreneurs and experts from various backgrounds will be looking for the best ideas in new projects that would benefit the local fields of logistics, education, and tourism in working with regions of China and India.
The game is co-organized by the Department of Development of the Riga City Council, BASAAR INTERREG IVA.
Riga’s FCG Games master: urban sociologist Viesturs Celmins
This will be the 7th ‘Future City Game’ run in Latvia in 2009 within the project ‘Creative Cities’. More info about the project, current and past activities: http://www.britishcouncil.org/latvia-projects-creative-cities.htm
On September 10th -11th a new ‘Future City Game’ will take place in the regional city Valmiera, in Valmiera’s Integrated Library, Cesu Street 4. The upcoming game will be devoted to finding creative solutions to new uses for the unique area of Valmiera Recreation Park, which is closely connected to the city centre.
The game will bring together experts, representatives of Valmiera City Council, NGO’s, students, local businesses and communities to gather information about the present situation in the Valmiera Recreation Park, explore new methods to solve crucial problems at the local level, and to rethink already accepted solutions. The participants will also discuss the role of the municipality in fostering local competitiveness (in areas such as entrepreneurship, education, culture, sports, etc.) by using Valmiera Recreation Park land.
Future City Game in Valmiera will be lead by Games Master Anda Saka from the Association of Major Cities of Latvia.
Players: employees from Valmiera City Council, students from Vidzeme University of Applied Sciences, representatives from Active Tourism Center „Eži”, Valmiera Youth Council, Association „Seniors of Valmiera City”, Student’s Union of the Vidzeme University of Applied Sciences and also representatives from the local NGO’s (Valmiera Region Community Foundation, Youth Idea Laboratory) and local communities.
The game is co-organized by the Valmiera City Council, Vidzeme University of Applied Sciences, and the Association of Major Cities of Latvia.
This will be the 6th ‘Future City Game’ run in Latvia in 2009 within the project ‘Creative Cities’. More info about the project, current and past activities: http://www.britishcouncil.org/latvia-projects-creative-cities.htm
25 – 26 August, 2009
In August 25 -26 ‘Future City Game’ will take place in Riga, Maskavas 322 in the facilities of the ex–factory „Red Square“. The purpose of the game is to create detailed suggestions for the content and functions of the prospective Latgale’s district multi-functional centre pertaining to the fields of culture, arts, sports and education.
The game will gather 25 players related to the field - inhabitants of local area (Latgale district), artists and creative industries’ managers, Riga City Council officials, students, entrepreneurs.
‘Future City Game’ partners: Department of Culture of the Riga City Council, INTERREG IVC, Baltic Metropoles.
‘Future City Game’ FCG will be lead by urban sociologist Viesturs Celmins.
This will be the 5th ‘Future City Game’ run in Latvia in 2009. More info about the ‘Creative Cities’ project and its activities: http://creativecities.britishcouncil.org
Creative city is a better place to live, work and play!
14 – 15 May, 2009
Future City Game (FCG) in Jelgava aims to rethink the already accepted solutions and to gather information about the present situation in the Pasta Island and the territory next to the river Lielupe. FCG will also help to find a new way of thinking and new methods to solve crucial problems at the local level.
The main goal of the FCG is to find creative solutions of how to use unique territory (Pasta Island and the territory next to the river Lielupe) which is closely related to the Jelgava city center.
The game could be also a beginning of annual discussions about crucial development trends in Jelgava.
The game will bring together Jelgava City Council representatives, students from the Latvia University of Agriculture, representatives of Jelgava Innovation Centre, Society Integration Bureau and the Municipality’s Agency “Culture”, local NGO’s and representatives from local communities.
The game is co-organized by The Association of Major Cities of Latvia, Jelgava City Council and Latvia University of Agriculture.
Future City Game`s Master in Jelgava is Anda Saka from The Association of Major Cities of Latvia.
22 – 23 May, 2009
Future City Game (FCG) in Cesis will be played in order to find new solutions to make Cesis city centre more vibrant and thus enhance a sustainable development of Cesis Old town.
The game will bring together Cesis City Council representatives, community leaders, architects, local entrepreneurs, tourism experts, artists, ex-Cesis residents, old town residents, and property owners in the old town.
The game is co-organized by Cesis Culture Centre, Cesis City Council, the Club of Cesis residents and NGO “Culturelab”.
Future City Game`s Master is Ilona Asare from Cesis Culture Centre.
April 14-15, 2009
Future City Game in Liepaja was played in order to raise the awareness among stakeholders about interdisciplinary cooperation as problem issue in Liepaja; to give an opportunity for institutions, organizations, interest groups and individuals of various sectors and fields to meet each other and establish contacts for possible future cooperation; to uncover new means and ways how to engage in interdisciplinary projects; to create project ideas for Liepaja’s 2014 ECOC (European Capital of Culture) program and to create project ideas relevant for implementation as part of “Liepaja Culture Policy Action Plan”.
Future City Game gathered 20 players representing Liepaja City Council, Museum of Liepaja, Music club “Fontaine”, Liepaja regional fund, University of Liepaja, NGO`s and other local communities. It was the first Future City Game played in Latvia.
Future City Game in Liepaja was managed by Ieva Hmielevska from Liepaja City Culture department
Additional information about Liepaja:
Liepaja City Council
Liepaja – European Capital of Culture 2014
23 – 24 March 2009, Latvia
Within this activity 40 urban influencers from Latvia came together to learn and discuss the creation, development and maintenance of creative physical space - creative quarter, creative district, creative house or creative space project.
Click here to see seminar programme
The aims of the seminar were:
- to reveal creative physical space success factors, methodologies and catalysts from perspectives of private, public and NGO sectors;
- to evaluate and analyze the current situation and future vision of Latvia in fostering creative initiatives within the framework of the current economic downturn and post-soviet context;
- to stimulate networking of creative space practitioners and theoreticians locally and regionally.
Seminar moderator was Senior Associate Andrew Erskine from “Tom Fleming Creative Consultancy” (London, UK, http://www.tfconsultancy.co.uk). Seminar guest speakers from Baltic States were Madle Lippus and Marten Kaevats from “The New World Community” (Tallin, Estonia, http://www.uusmaailm.ee) and Vaidas Jauniskis from “Arts Printing House” (Vilnius, Lithuania, http://www.menuspaustuve.lt).
Seminar conclusion points (in Latvian) prepared by Viesturs Celmins (Laboratory of Analytical and Strategic Studies) can be can be seen at the British Council Latvia YouTube homepage - ( Part 1, Part 2)
Photos and Video from the seminar can be seen here
27–29 January 2009, Riga (Latvia)
This event was aimed to train Future City Game masters who will be able to deliver the Future City game in their own cities or localities. Participants include British Council contacts from United Kingdom, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Ukraine, Slovakia, Finland, Czech Republic and Denmark.
From Latvia 4 Future City Games Masters were trained: Anda Saka from Association of Major Cities of Latvia, Ieva Hmielevska from Liepaja City Council Culture Department, Ilona Asare from Cesis Culture Centre (Cesis City Council) and Viesturs Celmins from Laboratory of Analytical and Strategic Studies.
5–6 December 2008, Prague (Czech Republic)
The main objectives of the conference were:
- build a shared understanding about the contribution creativity, entrepreneurship and innovation make to the long-term economic, cultural and social prosperity of cities in Europe
- share what has been learned and what has been achieved with policy makers and with those in a position to support long-term change at city, national and European level
- work in partnership with cities and with organisations driving creativity, entrepreneurship and innovation in cities to strengthen the enabling environment.
Latvia was represented by Ilona Asare from Cesis Culture Centre and Ieva Hmielevska from Liepaja City Council Culture Department. You can read more information.
15 February — 13 March 2008
Innovative and creative people throughout Europe were invited to participate by uploading photos of city-imagery or short video clips that emphasize the creativity of their cities.
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