To this end, focus of the Programme is placed on: 1) improving
capacity of central government to decentralise fiscal and administrative powers and responsibilities in support of local development; 2) improving
capacity of local authorities to transparently define and implement local development strategies, deliver public services and foster local economic development; as well as 3) enhancing capacity of communities to realize improvements in local social, economic and
environmental conditions.
Code for America (CFA) helps city governments become more transparent,
connected and efficient by connecting the talents of cutting edge web
developers with people who deliver city services and want to embrace the
transformative power of the web to achieve more impact with less money. Inspired in part by Teach for America, CFA works with city officials
and leading web development talent to develop web solutions that can then be shared and rolled out more broadly to cities
across America.
On May 25,
2010, the findings to study the
representation of the
top 10 regional centers of Ukraine on the
Internet are published. The winners are Odesa (first place),
Lviv (second place),
Kyiv and Kharkiv (third place).
The research has been conducted as part of the marketing
areasPlaceID
of PRP Group in partnership with American Chamber of
Commerce in Ukraine, British Council in Ukraine
and
Association of Ukrainian Cities.
The Visegrad Group, also known as the "Visegrad
Four" or simply "V4", reflects the efforts of countries of the
Central European region to work together in fields of common
interest within all-European integration. The Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia are interested in sharing cultural and intellectual values, in esteeming diverse religious traditions that they wish to preserve and strengthen.
The League of Historical Cities (LHC) supports borderless and constructive dialogue among historical cities worldwide under the
theme of "Preservation and Development of the Historical Cities”. At the current moment (March 2010), Kyiv, Lviv, Lutsk and Odesa are the members of LHC among the Ukrainian cities.
