Speakers

Smart City – friendly and smart cities

Smart City – friendly and smart cities

• Contemporary cities – their new functions, new needs and new services
• Innovative urban technologies in the street, in the office and in smartphones
• Areas of ‘smart’ idea implementation: transport, ecology, the energy industry, and communication with inhabitants
• One’s own vision of ‘being smart’. Strategies that utilise the best practice
• What is the purpose of this all? The quality of life, sustainable development, and security

The future of the local government in Poland. Politics

The future of the local government in Poland. Politics

• Party affiliated or non-partisan politicians? The importance of party colours to the local government
• The two-term tenure of local government authorities: Is it a way to fight people who have a lot of pull with the officials, or is it an attack on the right to vote?
• Changes to the electoral law and the role of single-member districts
• Direct election of marshals and starosts (district prefects)

The future of the local government in Poland - the system

The future of the local government in Poland – the system

• The division of competence between the government, central administration and local governments
• The role of new metropolises and voivodeship governments after the end of the EU financial framework 2014–2020
• Funding for services for citizens and the manner of providing such services (including schools and hospitals) as well as delegated tasks
• The framework for consultation and responsible dialogue between the government and local governments
• Citizen participation in the local government