2024
Within the framework of the cooperation agreement between Torino and Praia, the activities of the Sabor Cabo Verde project continued, aimed at strengthening territorial planning capacity in the green sector. The first co-training session was devoted to the creation and management of urban community gardens.
The City of Torino attended the final work of the European project APPRAISE in Brussels, which will integrate new generation technologies to improve safety in major events.
Chiara Foglietta, Deputy Mayor in charge of Ecological and Digital Transition, Environment and Innovation met students of the Artevelde University of Ghent. She introduced what has been done by the City of Torino towards the Climate City Contract, the REACT Project and the Torino Food Metrics Report.
Mayor Stefano Lo Russo attended the "Conference of Scientific and Space Attachés and Agricultural Experts" of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, on "Technological Italy, engine of internationalization", aimed at promoting the growing role of scientific and technological research for the competitiveness of the country.
The City of Torino hosted a public meeting on Nature Based Solutions combined with a visit to the Orti Generali, as part of the NetworkNature project, funded by the European Commission. Torino is home to the Italian Hub for Nature Based Solutions, which aims to create cooperation between public bodies, companies and citizens to promote the development of natural solutions.
The City of Torino participated at the Digital Forum of the Eurocities network held in Rotterdam entitled "Inclusion in digital cities", an opportunity to present use cases and exchange good practices on digital transformation, social inclusion and ecological sustainability.
A delegation led by the Mayor of Gwangju City traveled to Torino for the signing ceremony of the Cooperation pact Torino - Gwangju, held at the City Hall in the presence of the Consul General of the Republic of Korea in Milan, as well as the main local authorities. On the same day, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed at MAO between the Gwangju Art Museum and the Fondazione Torino Musei.
The City of Torino attended the meeting of the EMERITUS project in Brussels, which aims to combat illegal waste disposal by using new generation technologies.
Vice Mayor Michela Favaro met the Consul General of Georgia Natalia Kordzaia, as part of an institutional visit at the City Hall.
The General Manager of the City of Torino Alessandra Cimadom met at the City Hall a delegation from the City of Detroit to strengthen relations in the framework of the twinning signed in 1998.
Dalia Kreivienė, Ambassador of Lithuania to Italy and Fabrizio Valentini, Honorary Consul, were received at the City Hall, as part of an institutional visit.
The City of Torino, in collaboration with the Staff College of the United Nations, welcomed a delegation of students of the Master in International Development of the IE - Spanish Instituto de Empresa, presenting them the city’s projects on sustainable mobility, smart city, innovation and environment.
A group of students from several high schools in Nagoya was welcomed at the City Hall as part of an exchange with the Convitto Umberto I High School, in the framework of the twinning between the two cities signed in 2005.
The City of Torino, as part of the IcARUS project, took part in the eighth edition of the event organised by the EFUS network in Brussels to discuss the security challenges facing local authorities.
Michèle Pranchère-Tomassini, Ambassador of Luxembourg to Italy and Remo Maria Morone, Honorary Consul, were received at the City Hall, as part of an institutional visit.