What we’re learning about building a new future for government in Europe Read the report What we learned in 2022 In 2021-22, we worked with a range of partners on topics including innovation, digital… Read more
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PRESS RELEASE: Centre for Public Impact announces Natalie Creary as Regional Director for Europe
Centre for Public Impact announces Natalie Creary as Regional Director for Europe 6 June 2024, London – The Centre for Public Impact (CPI), a global not-for-profit, has announced Natalie Creary as the new Regional Director for Europe. With a… Read more
Transformative journeys: How Urva, Azerbaijan is redefining itself through culinary innovation and community empowerment
Foreword by the Mayor “Our municipality is a small municipality covering Urva, Chilegir and Urvaoba villages in Gusar region of Azerbaijan. It is very different from other places participating in the Urban Imaginaries programme, both in terms of territory and… Read more
PRESS RELEASE: Google.org launches new AI Opportunity Fund in partnership with the Centre for Public Impact
€10 million fund will help underserved European workers benefit from AI’s potential 12 February 2024 – This week, Google.org has announced the AI Opportunity Fund: Europe. This AI skilling initiative, delivered in collaboration with the Centre for Public Impact, aims to… Read more
What does the British Post Office scandal tell us about stories and government?
It’s one of the biggest news stories in the UK right now: how hundreds of Post Office staff were wrongly accused of theft and fraud due to the failures of the Horizon computer system. There are heartbreaking tales of… Read more
Embracing Complexity: Lessons in shaping the cities of the future across Eastern Partnership countries
Lessons from the joint EU & UNDP initiative Mayors for Economic Growth “What was interesting is that we’ve changed our initial plan along the programme based on what we heard during interviews with residents. We started this process with a… Read more
Transforming communities: Inside the Hainault Library Hub Pilot
Last year, CPI worked as a learning partner to the London Borough of Redbridge. CPI’s work focussed on supporting Redbridge to develop community hubs in the borough, which are part of the council’s efforts to reimagine and strengthen its relationships… Read more
Can urban waste management be reimagined? The journey of Călărași, Moldova
The Călărași town calmly lies along the banks of the river Bic in the region of the miraculous Moldovan hills of Codru. But not everything is that miraculous, calm, and green. Like many other towns, the town has a waste… Read more
Redbridge Council
Strengthening relationships across Redbridge Communities are at the heart of better government, yet national and local governments often find it challenging to engage residents effectively. One place looking to change that is Redbridge, a borough in outer London. There, the… Read more
Doing change differently: unlocking the potential of children’s social care
20 % social workers spend around 20% of their time with children and families, 80% on paperwork and bureaucracy, (BASW, 2020) 77 % of practitioners felt they could not help people as much as they wanted. 56% said… Read more