What works in Bologna
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Evidence snapshot for Bologna
Bologna has implemented three major civic and talent initiatives. The Patti di Collaborazione regulation established a pioneering model for co-managing public spaces that has been adopted by roughly 280 Italian municipalities, with over 400 pacts signed in Bologna itself since 2014, though evaluation found economic sustainability remains uneven. Women on Board offers training for women seeking executive and board positions through a five-meeting course ending in certificates. Bologna for Talent, Italy's first regional talent-attraction law, has engaged 100+ stakeholders and registered talents from 30+ nations through 10 territorial contact points delivering 60+ free English services, though actual retention outcomes remain to be measured beyond 2025.
Drawn from: Women on Board · Patti di Collaborazione — Bologna's Regulation for the Care and Regeneration of Urban Commons · Bologna for Talent — Italy's first regional talent attraction law (Emilia-Romagna L.R. 2/2023)
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Strengths & weaknesses vs peers
Strengths
Efficiency +48 pts 100 here · 52 average
Multi-stakeholder collaboration +22 pts 100 here · 78 average
Innovation +19 pts 83 here · 64 average
Effectiveness +19 pts 100 here · 81 average
Transferability / replicability +18 pts 78 here · 59 average
Impact on gender equality +17 pts 100 here · 83 average
Evaluated outcomes +16 pts 100 here · 84 average
Curator validation +10 pts 85 here · 75 average
Inclusiveness / equity +9 pts 50 here · 41 average
Sustainability +9 pts 89 here · 80 average
Weaknesses
Evidence of impact / measured results -10 pts 50 here · 60 average
Gender-mainstreaming embedding -40 pts 50 here · 90 average
Score profile vs peers
Coloured bar: Bologna. Grey bar: peer average across the corpus. Both on a common 0–100 scale.
Points compare this place's average on each dimension with the average across all evaluated places, on a common 0–100 scale. Know more
Top good practices here
Women on Board · 89
Patti di Collaborazione — Bologna's Regulation for the Care and Regeneration of Urban Commons · 81
Bologna for Talent — Italy's first regional talent attraction law (Emilia-Romagna L.R. 2/2023) · 67
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Recommended to adopt or replicate
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