Become an Innovating City

1. Become a Global Compact Signatory

All Innovating Cites must be first become signatories to the UN GLobal Compact. This involves the Mayor or most senior representative of municipal government for the City or urban centre committing the city to the Ten Principles of the Global Compact.

If you are not yet a Signatory City please follow this link 

2. Register your interest in becoming an Innovating City

Complete this brief online form to register your interest in becoming an Innovating City.

This does not commit you but gives us the opportunity to support you in the development of your Innovating Project.

We will follow up via email.

3. Design a cross sectoral project

Develop a cross sectoral project that addresses complex urban issues and works to build sustainability in your city or region.

Bring together local actors; representatives of government – industry – civil society

Complete this Detailed Project Design form to demonstrate your Project intentions. 

Form a Local Secretariat
A group is formed to guide and deliver the project with representatives from government, industry and civil society. They become the Local Secretariat.

Nominate an In Country Convenor
You need to appoint an In Country Convenor, this is the Liaison person) (see attached template)