2020
The Mayor of the City of Torino Chiara Appendino and the Chairman of the City Council Francesco Sicari met in online mode the Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Italy Mammad Ahmadzada.
Mayor Chiara Appendino virtually met the Director of UNICRI, Antonia De Meo. They discussed future collaborations in the field of crime prevention and the development of artificial intelligence.
The project aims to create a "network of networks" by encouraging cooperation between existing European networks to maximize the impact, knowledge and information on European policies with a local impact. The City of Torino joined the newly established "Europe in Piedmont" network taking part in the first online meeting.
The City of Torino, member of the LUCI network, participated in the virtual General Assembly for the renewal of the Executive Committee and for a common reflection on future activities and planned projects.
The City of Torino participated in the Annual Conference of the EUROCITIES network, for the first time in online mode, entitled "Reinventing cities-beyond the urban cities". At the end of the conference, the General Assembly elected Dario Nardella, Mayor of Florence, as the new President of the network.
To celebrate the 35th anniversary of the twinning with the Chinese metropolis, Torino hosted the virtual photographic exhibition "Shenyang: a Pearl in Northeast China" presenting the Chinese city through its landscapes, architecture, history and food and wine culinary art.
The City of Torino attended the virtual transnational meeting of the Innovato-R project organized by the City of Porto. The event gathered the 7 European project partners as well as civil servants who found innovative solutions.
The ROCK Open Knowledge Week, a virtual conference with over 20 sessions exploring how cultural heritage can be the driver behind urban sustainability, marked the closure of the ROCK project. The event was also attended by the City of Torino.
The City of Torino attended the online forum organized by the H2020 TInnGO project entitled “Expanding the boundaries of gender smart mobility”. The event focused on four main issues - the gender smart mobility road map, employment, education, and intersectionality - which are critical to creating a paradigm shift towards greater equality and diversity in the transport sector.
In the framework of the PACTESUR project, the City of Torino hosted the European Week of Security. The event agenda included topics such as terrorist threats, crisis management and communication, design and management of urban security, the use of digital tools and the impact of Covid-19 on the management of public spaces.
The City of Torino attended the partner meeting of the GOEASY project aiming at discussing project progress and stakeholder engagement.
The Mayor of the City of Torino Chiara Appendino, together with other 57 mayors from all over Europe, signed a letter addressed to the President of the European Council, Charles Michel, and to the President of the Council of the EU, Angela Merkel, claiming a revision of the EU 2030 energy and climate targets. The initiative was coordinated through the EUROCITIES network.
The City of Torino took part in the Executive Committee of IAEC for insights on the forthcoming International Day of the Educating Cities, on the 2022 International Congress venue and on the Educating Cities Award 2020.
The International Affairs of the City of Torino attended the first online meeting of the City Directors of International Affairs (CDIA) Network gathering European and North American city government staff from 26 cities in 15 countries overall. The initiative, launched by the German Marshall Fund, aims to help cities increase their efforts at transnational cooperation.
The Deputy Mayor of the City of Torino Sonia Schellino attended the online meeting organized by EUROCITIES in the frame of the “Roma Inclusion” working group focusing on the strategic approaches carried out by the City of Berlin.