In the next web lecture by Professor Edimara Luciano from  Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, we will discuss:

• The concept of collaborative governance including key concepts and approaches;
• The challenges of collaboration driving collaborative governance in contemporary public administration, as well as
• Their impact on increasing cities’ smartness and sustainability

Main takeaways

• Understanding the challenges of collaboration is important to address complex issues and social necessities.
• Complex initiatives like the Smart and Sustainable Cities demand citizen participation and the engagement of public and private agencies, governmental and non-governmental organizations, cooperation among different government branches and levels, and even international cooperation.
• An important feature that helps distinguish Collaborative Governance from traditional decision-making is that the former establishes mechanisms to balance the formal power of the multiple actors involved in the decision-making process.