PSI Local and Regional Government (LRG) Global Workers’ Network - Session#2/2022

Geneva, Switzerland - Virtual event

Oct 28 - Oct 28

13:00 - 16:00 CEST

One single virtual session 1-4pm CET

We are pleased to invite you to participate and contribute to the next PSI Local and Regional Government (LRG) Global Workers’ Network (Session #2/2022) that will take place in one single online session for all PSI Regions, from 1 to 4pm CET.

Agenda items

Opening & Agenda (20’)

Rosa Pavanelli, PSI General Secretary

Q&A

Item §1. LRG Workplan & Activities 2022 – UPDATES (60’)

The PSI Secretariat & partners will update the Network on the 2022 activities and will brief it on ongoing and forthcoming work in the LRG sector, followed by a plenary discussion. Affiliates are invited to input, contribute, engage in the activities, and make proposals for future initiatives and actions.

1. Workshops, Activities & Events - Report from 2022 Activities so far + Q&A

2. Influencing Global Policy – Africities, WUF11, UCLG Congress, C40, etc. + Q&A

3. Projects – PSI-EPSU Re-municipalisation

4. Research

● Thomas Hanna – Community Wealth Building

● Dr. Sabrina Comotto - Public Procurement in Cities of the the Global South

Break (20’)

Item §2. LRG Updates & Actions from the Regions (60’)

Affiliates and PSI Regions and Subregions are invited to highlight the current challenges, union actions and activities currently ongoing in the LRG sector in their communities, countries, regions and subregions. They are also invited to make proposals for relevant activities & initiatives for 2023. Because of the wide time zone range, affiliates and PSI Regions and Subregions can send thoughts and proposals in advance to [email protected] so they do not have to attend the live session.

o    Asia-Pacific 

o    Arab-Speaking Countries

o    Anglophone & Francophone Africa & Europe

o    Inter-Americas

 

AOB, Wrap up and Next Steps (20’)

DOCUMENTS FOR THIS SESSION:

  • LRG Brief for the PSI Executive Committee EB 159 No 02 (2022) of 8-9 November 2022: EN I FR I ES I JP I DE, SV

  • World Cities Report 2022, UN Habitat EN

  • UCLG GOLD VI Report, Pathways to Urban and Territorial Equality, “Addressing inequalities through local transformation strategies”, 2022, EN

  • 3rd Report of the World Observatory on Subnational Government Finance and Investment, OECD-UCLG 2022 EN I FR,

BACKGROUND DOCUMENTS AND RESOURCES:

  • The Global PSI LRG/Municipal Workers’ Network Charter available in EN I FR I ES I JP I AR

  • The Action Plan for PSI’s LRG Network 2022-2027 available in EN I FR I ES I DE I JP I SV I AR (1 page summary available here in EN I FR I ES I DE I JP I SV I AR) stemming from last year’s LRGNext2021 global consultation series

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