General @ 19 May 2008 08:27 am by Robert Schmidl
Our world is rapidly ageing. According to the United Nations, when the percentage of population of people over 65 years old is more than seven percent, such a society will be called "ageing society”. Therefore, as the number of the elderly people increase, the demand for medical care and welfare services will increase, and it will be necessary to provide those services properly.
In our fast ageing world, older people are increasingly playing a crucial role - by volunteering work, transmitting experience and knowledge, helping their families with caring responsibilities or in paid work. These contributions can only be ensured if older persons enjoy good health and if societies address their needs.
But how can cities of tomorrow handle the challenges of an ageing society?
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General @ 12 May 2008 08:01 am by Eurohypo
City of Frankfurt and Eurohypo AG announce pupil competition "PerfectFrankfurt2020" on PerfectCity.
How will people live, work and spend their leisure time in Frankfurt by 2020? What will Frankfurt’s urban face look like? Will Frankfurt remain a tolerant and cosmopolitan city? Answers to these and many other future questions still need to be found, so that the Main metropolis remains a modern, liveable city within the next twenty till thirty years.
To contribute to this discussion, the German city Frankfurt/Main and Eurohypo AG have created a pupil competition called “PerfectFrankfurt 2020” on PerfectCity. This competition challenges young people to generate ideas for the city of tomorrow. Pupils in the fifth grade and up, from any school in Frankfurt can take part individually, in a group or as an entire class. Frankfurt mayor Petra Roth says “Within our competition it is not urban planners, architects or politicians that are in demand, but young people. They have a lot of imagination, creativity and are not afraid to take risks to find solutions." Bernd Knobloch, CEO of Eurohypo, regards Frankfurt as an ideal environment for the competition: "Frankfurt is an international, cosmopolitan and innovative city - that is exactly the right place to create new ideas."
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General @ 26 Apr 2007 01:06 pm by Irina Pleva
Megacities… urban phenomenon of 21th century, settlements and homes for huge amount of global population, the places of inspiration and opportunities, of technological development and industrial growth, locations of poverty and urban culture, centers of knowledge and leadership, spots of attracting financial and human resources, engines for economic growth and prosperity … and at the same time creators of huge and complex social, environmental and infrastructural challenges that requires innovative, efficient and rational solutions, and new approaches to governance!
Being interested in those issues, it was my pleasure to attend the World Business Dialogue in Cologne, and together with great people from all around the world - scientists, management leaders, entrepreneurs and international students - to discuss about the population dynamics, the opportunities and challenges of ageing societies and megacities in our today’s world. We were united to share experiences and ideas, with common efforts to find solutions for the future, that will ensure sustainability of our economies, society and environment.
I believe those topics are under the pressure of Your interest and attention as well 
, therefore responding on the invitation of PerfectCity.net team, it is my pleasure to share with you some of the key issues i found interesting and sensitive when talking about megacities and their urban challenges!
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General @ 27 Mar 2007 09:16 am by Benjamin Hartmann
Now it’s time for dialogue in Cologne: The World Business Dialogue is a platform for distinguished leaders from business, politics, and science who will meet with enthusiastic students from over 70 nations to discuss current issues surrounding relevant topics in business and society. Important aspects this year are visions and scenarios for the perfect city, population dynamics and ageing societies.
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General @ 10 Jan 2007 09:00 am by Philipp Raedle
The 11th World Business Dialogue will focus on the revolutionary development of “Population Dynamics”. On March 28, participants will discuss the strategic and operational implications of the population shift in industrialized countries. On March 29, the program will evolve under the title “Megacities” around the rising economic metropolises in developing and newly industrialized countries.
Among the confirmed speakers you will find international executives like Scott E. Carson (The Boeing Company), Dr. Hans-Joachim Körber (Metro Group), Paul A. Laudicina (A.T. Kearney), J. Pedro Reinhard (The Dow Chemical Company) as well as Erich Sixt (Sixt AG). (more…)
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