Urban Governance Collective Possibility Circle

The first U-CAN meeting aimed to discover common grounds for creating an urban collective, articulating the purpose and gaining clarity on the next steps.

Urban Governance Collective: 2nd Possibility Circle

The 2nd U-CAN possibility circle focused on aligning the working definitions of U-CAN, identifying preferred areas of engagement and agreeing on the next steps such as the frequency of subsequent meetings.

Urban Governance Collective: 3rd Possibility Circle

The 3rd U-CAN possibility circle discussed the principles, the ways of working and the goals of U- CAN.

Urban Governance Collective: Meeting Zero

The meeting discussed the emerging charter, goal action plan, and governance plan.

U-CAN Charter

The charter outlines U-CAN’s purpose, principles, goals, themes, and approach. The U-CAN is exploring the possibility of creating a community of diverse but complementary institutional experts across industry, civil society, academia, and government; to build a harmonious and focused ecosystem that can drive collective thought and action at scale.

Peer Learning Session by SEBI ED Pramod Rao on Municipal Bond Market in India

The Peer Learning began with an interactive session by Mr Pramod Rao, ED SEBI about the current status of the municipal bond market in India, regulatory interventions and initiatives by SEBI to expand the size of the market and related challenges and opportunities.

Webinar 1: Digital Citizen Engagement: Opportunities and Challenges in Urban Governance

The policy webinar delved into the opportunities and challenges of digital citizen engagement to harness its full potential towards an inclusive, secure, and effective digital participatory environment.

Webinar 2: Beyond Town Halls: Exploring New Avenues for Citizen Engagement in Urban Governance

The webinar attempted to unfold emerging models of citizen engagement, moving beyond traditional town hall meetings and exploring innovative approaches, including co-creation, artistic engagement and other engaging forms of public consultations in the context of urban local governance.

In-person Steering Committee Meeting

The U-CAN members convened for a steering committee meeting at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi to realign the purpose and goals of the collective, working modalities and collaborative approaches.

Through the course of the meeting, the group discussed the following considerations for the collective:

– Collective reflection on the origin story of U-CAN
– Presentation of the proposed purpose of U-CAN by the CEO and member inputs
– Presentation of the fellowship proposal for inputs
– Session detailing the goals envisioned for the collective including the dynamics of working groups, credibility building in the urban ecosystem and  potential projects and programs the group can undertake and their intended impact

U-CAN Conversation with External Stakeholders /U-CAN Soft Launch

This U-CAN Conversation with External Stakeholders marked the attendance of 20+ esteemed guests from the ecosystem of donors, multi-laterals, think tanks and philanthropic foundations with urban expertise.

The session was structured with the following components, each with a unique purpose:

– Interactive introductory Q&A: Introduction of the Collective and its members through an interactive Q&A round with the audience and to invite their questions pertaining to the vision and working of the collective.
– Group activity: Members and external stakeholders were engaged in a group exercise. They were divided into four groups and each group was presented with a unique problem statement spanning from local to national level urban issues which they were expected to resolve and thereby showcase the collective value of problem-solving.