ANNUAL REPORT 2016 ANNUAL REPORT 2016

Published by the City of Torino INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES Mayor’s Cabinet - International Affairs and European Projects OF THE CITY OF [email protected] www.comune.torino.it/relint Torino ANNUAL REPORT 2016

INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES OF THE CITY OF Torino In 2016 the City of Torino underwent a change of government following Mayor’s foreword 5 local elections. Therefore, reference is made here both to the newly elected Mayor Chiara Appendino and to former Mayor Fassino and his council. Highlights 6

International Affairs and Cooperation 12 Twinnings and agreements 14 Missions abroad 26 Foreign delegations 32

European projects 34 OF CONTENTS TABLE MAECI projects 40 International networks 42

International Organizations 46

Honorary Citizens 52

Culture 56

Sport 62

Appendix 68 European projects details 70 MAECI projects details 80 Public utilities companies 82 Consulates 86 Torino in figures 88

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Outlining a city’s borders, especially in the era of globalisation, is not an easy task. This holds true also for the City of Torino, which has been both the political and industrial capital of Italy. Torino, through its local administration bodies, has chosen to be a City open to the world, constantly growing, importing and exporting its know-how, and working in order to attract to its metropolitan area huge

investments aimed at opening new research FOREWORD MAYOR’S centres and businesses and at developing local economy. This strategy gave rise in 2016 to the Open In 2016 the City of Torino carried out for business programme, conceived together several international activities, hosting the with Piedmont Agency for Investments, celebrations for the 150 years of diplomatic Export and Tourism, Piedmont Region, relations between Italy and Japan, the Unione Industriale, Chamber of Commerce, Interparliamentary Conference on the University and Politecnico of Torino, in order European Social Charter and the World to foster the creation of new businesses and Congress of Landscape Architects, just to the attraction of foreign investments, as name a few. Moreover, the City took part in well as to promote the well-established top the Global Islamic Economy Summit held in level production activities already working the United Arab Emirates, in the World Travel in the aerospace, automotive, biomedical, Market of London, and in several missions telecommunication and food sectors. abroad, for instance in the Palestinian The international vocation of the City of Territories to develop cooperation projects. Torino is supported by the relations it Torino is definitely a city open to the holds with Cities, institutions and bodies all world, able to build and maintain long- over the world and by the services it offers lasting relations in the five continents. to people coming to Torino from other Its international relations strengthen the countries. The tourism and cultural offer, leading role, widely recognized, that the City for instance, are two of the key assets of its of Torino has created over time and that it economy, as well as the top level universities will keep on promoting and boosting as one enrolling every year thousands of foreign of its key features. students. Chiara Appendino, Mayor of Torino

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FOCUS Metropolitan Area of Barcelona, organized the forum entitled Towards a common European Agreements metropolitan agenda. Representatives from In 2016 the City of Torino increased its network the Metropolitan Cities of Barcelona, Oslo, of international relations, signing four new Akershus, Budapest, Lyon, Hannover, Poznań, agreements with Tirana, Fortaleza, Kirkuk and Paris, Porto, Florence, Lisbon, Nice, Bilbao, Kharkhorin. Torino has agreements with 48 Thessaloniki, Milan, Vienna, Warsaw and Cities in the five continents. Tirana discussed the role the metropolitan FOCUS areas should have in supporting economic Italy and Japan: 150 years of activities, jobs, innovation and investments. Italian-German High Level Dialogue 53rd World Congress of Landscape Architects relations 27 February 12 - 13 April The convention was organized by Urban HIGHLIGHTS The City of Torino joined the celebrations for Ten years anniversary of the Center Metropolitano, Politecnico of Torino, HIGHLIGHTS the 150th anniversary of the relations between What future for Myanmar? On the occasion of the presentation of the Professional Association of Architects of Italy and Japan with several events organized to 2006 Torino Winter Olympics book Myanmar. Where China meets India, the the Province of Torino and Foundation for pay homage to the cultural heritage of the Land Ten years after the event that changed the image readers’ club Circolo dei Lettori welcomed Architecture/Torino, with the support of the of the Rising Sun: exhibitions, movies, operas, of Torino, several celebrations were carried the historian Thant Myint U. The Burmese City of Torino. dancing and artistic performances, concerts out to bring back the exciting atmosphere the author also met the students of the Albertina and labs on Japan enriched the city’s cultural city lived that winter: the White Night of the Volunteers, the tour of the Olympic flag, the Academy of Fine Arts and of the University of 20 - 22 April life. The events were hosted at the Museum of rd Torino to talk about Myanmar’s and ASEAN 53 World Congress of Oriental Art, the Cinema Massimo, the readers’ exhibition of the Olympic mementos at the countries’ future. club Circolo dei Lettori and in the squares and Museo della Montagna, the visits of winter sport Landscape Architects Around one thousand experts coming from 76 streets of the city. champions and Mayors of other Olympic cities. 13 April countries gathered in Torino for the 53rd edition of 7 - 14 February 17 - 18 March Italian-German High Level the congress organized by the World Federation Interparliamentary Dialogue IFLA, the Italian Association AIAPP and the City Terre del Nord Torino Festival of Torino. Tasting the Landscape was the main The festival devoted to Northern European Conference on the European The President of the Italian Republic Sergio Mattarella and the President of the Federal theme of the event, opened by the off session culture and traditions, in its third edition, was Social Charter and Forum on Metropolitan Landscapes, realized to attract the characterized by conferences, concerts and the Social Rights in Europe Republic of Germany Joachim Gauck took part in the final session of the second edition of the citizens’ attention towards the topics dealt by photo exhibition Terre del Nord. Intensity, held at Torino hosted the Interparliamentary Conference the conference. the central library - Biblioteca civica centrale. on the European Social Charter at the City Italian-German High Level Dialogue held at the Teatro Regio. The conference was organized Hall and the Forum on Social Rights at the 3 - 4 May 12 February Cavallerizza Reale, both organized with the to promote the relations between the two countries and to foster dialogue on migratory The Angels of Peace European Metropolitan support of the Council of Europe and the Italian Chamber of Deputies. The Greek Minister of pressures, digital economy and international A group of 18 children aged 10-15 coming from Authorities Forum Labour Georgios Katrougalos and the Deputy security. Moscow performed at the City Hall and at the Following the first edition held in Barcelona Secretary-General of the Council of Europe Casa del Teatro Ragazzi e Giovani a traditional in 2015, the City of Torino, together with Gabriella Battaini-Dragoni attended the forum. 18 - 19 April singing and dancing show, to spread a the Metropolitan City of Torino and the Beyond the border. Portraits message of brotherhood among peoples. of 4 European cities for Torino 9 - 12 May The best practices developed by the Cities of Copenhagen, Marseille, Lyon Myanmar Business Forum and Rotterdam on urban development The Torino Incontra Congress Centre played and regeneration policies were presented host to the forum organized within the during the international congress held at framework of the cooperation agreement the Holden School. The virtuous cases of between the Chamber of Commerce of physical transformation and socio-economic Torino and the Chamber of Commerce Italy- development were combined with several Myanmar, to promote commercial relations 150 years Italy-Japan Torino Winter Olympics - 10 years anniversary specific focuses on Torino metropolitan area. between local and Burmese companies.

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The event was supported by the Piemonte 27 June Agency for Investments, Export and Tourism and Australia Business Forum the Honorary Consulate of Myanmar in Torino. The event, organized by the Chamber of Commerce of Torino, in cooperation with the 14 - 30 May Italian Chamber of Commerce in Sydney, the Romanian ethnographic City of Torino, API, Unione Industriale of Torino exhibit and the Piemonte Agency for Investments, The Romanian Institute of Culture and Export and Tourism, presented opportunities Humanistic Research of Venice, the Dimitrie for trade and economic cooperation between Gusti National Village Museum of Bucharest the two territories. Women, We Can Festival of Education and the International Affairs Department of the 28 September 23 - 27 November City of Torino organized the last stage of the 22 - 26 September HIGHLIGHTS Romanian ethnographic exhibition Femininity Women, We Can Festival of Education HIGHLIGHTS Terra Madre Salone del Gusto The Torino City Hall hosted the exchange Torino hosted the second edition of the Festival and Decorations. On its 20th anniversary, the international between Jessica Grounds, US expert in of Education focusing on change and building of event dedicated to quality food and small- women’s leadership and Director of Hillary knowledge with 2 plenary sessions, 34 seminars, 26 May scale producers was held for the first time in Clinton’s 2016 presidential run, and Chiara 45 workshops, 15 round tables, as well as labs the heart of the city, particularly in the large Zambia Business Forum Appendino, Mayor of Torino, moderated by and visits to museums and cultural institutions The event, organized by the Chamber of market set up in the Valentino Park, Piazza Maurizio Molinari, Director of La Stampa. of the city. The Festival was opened by Mayor Commerce of Torino, with the support of the San Carlo, Via Roma and many more streets. The debate, organized together with the US Chiara Appendino, Deputy Mayor for Education Honorary Consulate of Zambia in Torino, the Over 1,300 exhibitors from 100 countries General Consulate in Milan, was attended Federica Patti and by the Rector of the University Embassy of Zambia to Italy and the City of presented their products, connecting the by female local representatives of university, of Torino Gianmaria Ajani. Torino, aimed at presenting to local companies large audience of visitors with the 7,000 politics, business and civil society. delegates from 1,000 food communities the business opportunities, as well as the tools 12 December needed to work on the Zambian market. from around the world. Terra Madre Salone del Gusto was organized by the City of 12 - 14 November Round table on migration 22 - 26 June Torino, Slow Food and the Piedmont Region. Migration Matters policies A dozen international experts gathered in Torino Deputy Mayor for Social Policies Sonia The Children’s World for the conference Migration Matters to share The second edition of the festival, within the 24 September Schellino attended the round table Voci del their visions on migration, asylum, inclusion project Tutta mia la Città, took children and Verbo Accogliere, organized by the Goethe Défilé of Torinodanza and anti-racism. The event was organized by adults on a journey from Torino to the borders of The centre of Torino was animated by the Institut in Torino with the support of FIERI and the Forum for the EU-Russia Civil Society (CSF), the world thanks to a wealth of events covering Défilé of Torinodanza, the great urban parade comparing the different practices carried out with the support of the City of Torino and the art, literature, music and drama with performers that every two years opens the Biennale de in Germany and in Italy on migration policies. participation of the Deputy Mayor for Youth, coming from Denmark, France, Italy, Kenya, la Danse of Lyon. 150 Italian-French amateur Delegates from the Cities of Hamburg and Integration and Equalities Marco Giusta. Romania, Spain and the US. The event was dancers, after having inaugurated on 18 Cologne attended the event. September the most important international organized by the City of Torino and by Fondazione 18 November Teatro Ragazzi e Giovani Onlus, with the support dance festival in Lyon, performed again in 14 December of Fondazione per la Cultura Torino. Torino their spectacular choreography. Italy-Russia: the art of UNICRI Partnership Forum innovation for Action Mayor Appendino opened the third Italian- UNICRI simultaneously launched in Rome and Russian Workshop, held at the Piccolo Regio Torino a forum centred on the promotion of social Puccini, meeting the Ambassador of the cohesion and sustainable development to reduce Russian Federation to Italy, Sergey Razov, who vulnerabilities among the poorest segments of attended the event. The space, automotive the population, addressing representatives from and tourism industries were the main topics of institutions, civil society and the private sector. the conference. Deputy Mayor for Social Policies Sonia Schellino took part in the debate.

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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS 14 TWIN CITIES AND COOPERATION 29 COOPERATION AGREEMENTS 5 LETTERS OF INTENT 61 FOREIGN DELEGATIONS AND 26 EUROPEAN PROJECTS 22 INTERNATIONAL NETWORKS OF CITIES

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1 Bacau ROMANIA 2007 Agreement 2 Barcelona KINGDOM OF SPAIN 2005 Agreement 3 Bethlehem PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES 2015 Agreement 4 Buenos Aires ARGENTINE REPUBLIC 2010 Agreement 5 Campo Grande FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL 2003 Agreement 6 Cannes FRENCH REPUBLIC 2000 Agreement 7 Chambéry FRENCH REPUBLIC 1957 Twinning 8 Cologne FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY 1958 Twinning 9 Córdoba ARGENTINE REPUBLIC 1986 Twinning 10 Detroit USA 1998 Twinning 11 Ekaterinburg RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1998 Agreement Twinnings and agreements Kharkhorin 12 Esch-sur-Alzette GRAND DUCHY OF LUXEMBOURG 1958 Twinning 13 Fez KINGDOM OF MOROCCO 2010 Agreement 14 Fortaleza FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL 2016 Agreement 15 Gaza PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES 1999 Twinning In 2016 the City of Torino signed four new On 17 February, Mayor Piero Fassino 16 Gjakova REPUBLIC OF KOSOVO 2015 Agreement cooperation pacts with foreign cities, welcomed a delegation led by the Mayor of 17 Glasgow UNITED KINGDOM 2003 Twinning strengthening the bilateral relations already , Ali Sardar, and by the President of the Kirkuk 18 Haifa STATE OF ISRAEL 2005 Agreement existing, and totalling twinnings, partnerships Kirkuk Chamber of Commerce Sabahaladain 19 Harbin PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA 2003 Letter of Intent and cooperation agreements with 48 Cities in Mohammed S. Tawfek Al Salihi. The two Cities 20 Hebron PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES 2013 Agreement 32 countries overall. signed a Cooperation Pact which could benefit 21 Ho Chi Minh SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM 2015 Agreement from cooperation activities with the Museum TWINNINGS AND AGREEMENTS 22 REPUBLIC OF TURKEY 2012 Letter of Intent On 26 January, within the framework of the of Oriental Art, the Research and Excavation Izmir Torino Living Lab project, the Mayor of the City Centre of Torino and the Conservation and 23 Kharkhorin MONGOLIA 2016 Agreement of Torino Piero Fassino and Alexandre Pereira, Restoration Centre of Venaria. 24 Kirkuk REPUBLIC OF IRAQ 2016 Agreement on behalf of the Mayor of Fortaleza, signed 25 Liège KINGDOM OF BELGIUM 1958 Twinning a Cooperation Pact aimed at encouraging The Mayor of Torino Chiara Appendino and 26 Lille FRENCH REPUBLIC 1958 Twinning the exchange of good practices in the field of the Mayor of Kharkhorin Enkhbat Lamzav 27 Lisbon PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC 2012 Letter of Intent smart cities, in particular on mobility, energy, signed on 9 November a Cooperation Pact 28 Luxor ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT 2015 Agreement innovation and social cohesion, environment, to promote mutual activities in the field 29 Lyon FRENCH REPUBLIC 2007 Agreement security and circular economy. of tourism and culture, with historical, 30 Maputo REPUBLIC OF MOZAMBIQUE 2015 Agreement archaeological and inter-religious projects 31 Nagoya JAPAN 2005 Twinning On the occasion of the participation of the and training courses. On the occasion of the 32 Nantes FRENCH REPUBLIC 2013 Letter of Intent Mayor of Tirana, Erion Veliaj, in the European signing of the pact, the Museum of Oriental 33 Nice FRENCH REPUBLIC 2015 Letter of Intent Metropolitan Authorities Forum, the two Cities Art opened the photo exhibit A treasure in 34 Praia REPUBLIC OF CABO VERDE 2003 Agreement signed on 12 February a Cooperation Pact the Steppes. The Erdene Zuu Monastery in 35 Quetzaltenango REPUBLIC OF GUATEMALA 1997 Twinning to promote mutual collaborations in the Mongolia. 36 Rosario ARGENTINE REPUBLIC 2011 Agreement economic, cultural and academic fields. 37 Rotterdam KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS 1958 Twinning 38 Saint Petersburg RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2012 Agreement 39 Salt Lake City USA 2006 Twinning 40 Salvador de Bahia FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL 2003 Agreement 41 Shenyang PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA 1985 Twinning 42 Shenzhen PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA 2007 Agreement 43 Skopje FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA 2012 Agreement 44 Tirana REPUBLIC OF ALBANIA 2016 Agreement 45 Tunis REPUBLIC OF TUNISIA 2015 Agreement 46 Volgograd RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2011 Agreement 47 Yangon REPUBLIC OF THE UNION OF MYANMAR 2015 Agreement 48 Zlín CZECH REPUBLIC 2004 Agreement 14 15 Saint Petersburg Ekaterinburg

Volgograd Kharkhorin Harbin Detroit Shenyang TWINNINGS AND AGREEMENTS TWINNINGS AND AGREEMENTS Salt Lake City Lisbon Izmir Tunis Kirkuk Nagoya Fez Haifa Bethlehem Gaza Hebron Shenzhen Luxor

Quetzaltenango Praia Yangon Ho Chi Minh

Fortaleza Glasgow

Salvador de Bahia Rotterdam

Campo Grande Liège Cologne Maputo Lille Córdoba Zlín Rosario Buenos Aires Nantes Esch-sur-Alzette Bacau Agreement Lyon Chambéry Nice Twinning Cannes Gjakova Letter of Intent Barcelona Skopje Tirana

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BACAU – Romania followed a Letter of Intent expressing the will to In 2007 the two Cities signed a Memorandum reinforce cooperation between the two Cities. of Understanding in order to promote urban, Activities in 2016 social and cultural development and to Vice Mayor Guido Montanari met the support initiatives of integration addressed to Mayor of Bethlehem Vera Baboun during the large Romanian community in Torino. an institutional mission to the Palestinian Territories in the framework of the BARCELONA – Spain Palestinian Municipalities Support Program. A rich history of academic, cultural and economic relations has been developed Technical mission of the City of Torino and SMAT for the Bethlehem Smart Water project. between Torino and Barcelona. In October Chambéry Cologne 2005 a Memorandum of Understanding was signed to promote cooperation between the BUENOS AIRES – Argentina of Cologne, took part in the European In 2010 the City of Torino and the Government CHAMBÉRY – France respective city markets, Porta Palazzo and La Torino and Chambéry are bound by a historical Metropolitan Authorities Forum. of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires signed Boqueria. twinning signed in 1957. In 2015 the two Cities a Cooperation Agreement based on art, culture, Deputy Mayor for City Planning Stefano Lo Activities in 2016 signed a Letter of Intent to further support tourism and science dissemination. This Russo met at the Urban Center Metropolitano The City of Torino took part in the seminar on the several activities, exchanges and projects a delegation of architects, in Torino for a agreement was renewed in 2013 by extending carried out every year in different fields. Metropolitan areas international strategies the areas of cooperation to economic study visit on urban regeneration projects. having as main objective fostering the development, mobility and transport. Activities in 2016 Frieder Wolf, Head of International Affairs debate among professionals from Europe, Deputy Mayor for Development, Innovation, North America and South America on the Department of Cologne, met the Torino City TWINNINGS AND AGREEMENTS TWINNINGS AND AGREEMENTS CAMPO GRANDE – Brazil Environment and Green Space Enzo Lavolta Manager Gianmarco Montanari to discuss TWINNINGS AND AGREEMENTS internationalisation strategies implemented met a delegation from Chambéry, visiting by cities and local governments. In 2003 a Cooperation Agreement was signed the ongoing projects between the two Cities. in the academic, cultural, social and economic Torino to address the issue of smart city. Paola Pisano, Deputy Mayor for Innovation fields. A group of bikers from Cologne took part in A French-Canadian delegation led by Alain th and Smart City Project, attended the Smart the 4 Tour de l’Amitié, a bike trip from Torino Chassot, Deputy Mayor for Sustainable to Barcelona, both Cologne’s twin cities. City Expo World Congress and met delegates CANNES – France Development, Innovation, Energy and coming from different cities at the forefront Cannes and Torino, bound by historical Communication and by Nathalie Colin- Participation of Cologne in the round table Voci of smart urban innovation. cooperation relations, signed a Friendship Cocchi, Deputy Mayor for International Affairs, del Verbo Accogliere organized by the Goethe The City of Torino attended technical meetings Agreement in 2000, seeking to promote was welcomed by Mayor Chiara Appendino. Institut in Torino and also attended by Deputy for the EU projects SETA and SiforAGE. common projects on culture, sport and youth. During their stay, the delegates visited the Mayor for Social Policies Sonia Schellino. Activities in 2016 Smart City Foundation and the incubators of The City of Torino went to Cologne for a meeting Politecnico and University of Torino. BETHLEHEM – Deputy Mayor for City Planning Stefano Lo to discuss future cooperation activities in the The Palestinian Territories Russo represented the City of Torino at the Agreement between the City of Chambéry field of culture and European projects. In 2015 a Cooperation Pact was signed to annual meeting of the MIPIM, the largest and Turismo Torino e Provincia providing The Albertus Magnus Gymnasium of Cologne support local development in the field of international event dedicated to real estate French tourists with a bus service and reduced took part in Languages on Stage!, the European water management and commerce. The Pact market. price admissions to Torino’s museums. student festival of multilingual theatre. The mutual promotional exchanges through advertisement posters of the two Cities CÓRDOBA – Argentina went on. Córdoba has historical relations with Torino due to Piedmontese emigration. The Twinning COLOGNE – Germany Agreement dates back to 1986 and on its 30th Twinning signed in 1958 to promote the path anniversary the two Cities signed a Letter of Intent. to European integration. Activities in 2016 Activities in 2016 Signature of a Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Torino, the City of Barcelona Cannes Andreas Wolter, Vice Mayor of the City

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Córdoba, the Politecnico of Torino and the FEZ – Morocco Universidad Nacional de Córdoba in order to The Cooperation Agreement, signed in 2010 develop a programme of mutual cooperation and renewed in 2014, deals with heritage and training. protection, e-government, ICT in Local A group of engineering students came to Government and culture. Torino for study visits on automotive issues. FORTALEZA – Brazil DETROIT – USA Cooperation Pact signed in 2016 aiming to The two Cities have been twinned since 1998. encourage the exchange of good practices in The agreement is aimed at strengthening the field of smart cities, within the framework of Haifa Kharkhorin relations by promoting cultural, social and the Torino Living Lab project. On the occasion economic exchanges. of the signing ceremony, Mayor Fassino met a HAIFA – Israel Vice Mayor Guido Montanari met the Mayor of delegate from the City of Fortaleza. In 1996 the City of Torino started a twinning Hebron during an institutional mission to the EKATERINBURG – process with both an Israeli and a Palestinian Palestinian Territories in the framework of the GAZA – city, and Haifa and Gaza were chosen. A Palestinian Municipalities Support Program. The Russian Federation Memorandum of Understanding was signed The agreement was signed in 1998 in order to The Palestinian Territories with Haifa in September 2005. support and develop the cooperation between In 1996 the City of Torino committed itself to HO CHI MINH – Vietnam Friendship and Cooperation Agreement signed local management and economic institutions attempting a twinning with both an Israeli Activities in 2016 in September 2015 to foster exchanges in trade, of both Cities. and a Palestinian city. Upon suggestion of A delegation of young students and academic, scientific, technological, cultural and the respective national authorities, Haifa and professors from the Tiltan College - School environmental areas. Activities in 2016 Gaza were chosen. The Twinning Agreement of Design and Visual Communications of TWINNINGS AND AGREEMENTS TWINNINGS AND AGREEMENTS TWINNINGS AND AGREEMENTS A delegation led by the Head of the City between Torino and Gaza was signed in 1999. Haifa took part in the seventh edition of the Administration Alexander Yacob met Iaad Turin Design Workshop. IZMIR – Turkey Mayor Chiara Appendino and had several GJAKOVA – Kosovo In 2012 a Letter of Intent was signed to start institutional meetings. Cooperation Pact signed in 2015 to promote HARBIN – China cooperation on cultural, economic, academic and urban development issues. economic, academic, cultural and e-government The relations with Torino arose in the industrial ESCH-SUR-ALZETTE – cooperation. field but were also extended to the two Luxembourg municipalities, which signed a Letter of Intent in KHARKHORIN – Mongolia Twinning signed in 1958 to promote the path GLASGOW – 2003. The City of Torino and the City of Kharkhorin to European integration. signed on 9 November 2016 a Cooperation The United Kingdom Activities in 2016 Between Glasgow and Torino, twin cities since Pact to promote mutual activities in the Activities in 2016 A delegation led by Vice Mayor Wanping 2003, exchanges are based on urban renewal, field of tourism and culture, with historical, The International Affairs Department of Zhang was welcomed by Francesca Leon, art and culture. archaeological and inter-religious projects the City of Torino met a delegation from Deputy Mayor for Museums, Libraries and and training courses. Esch-sur-Alzette to discuss its candidacy as Historical Archive. European Capital of Culture 2022. Activities in 2016 HEBRON – On the occasion of the signing of the pact, the Museum of Oriental Art opened the The Palestinian Territories photo exhibit A treasure in the Steppes. The Cooperation Agreement signed in 2013 to Erdene Zuu Monastery in Mongolia. improve services in the field of environment, renewable energy, culture, education and vocational training, youth and health policies. KIRKUK – Iraq Cooperation Pact signed in 2016 in the field of Activities in 2016 trade, culture and university. On the occasion Mayor Piero Fassino welcomed the Mayor of the signing ceremony Mayor Fassino of Hebron, Daoud Zatari, visiting Torino for welcomed the Mayor of the City of Kirkuk, several meetings in the framework of the and the President of the Kirkuk Chamber of Commerce. Ekaterinburg Glasgow HITEC project.

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LIÈGE – Belgium Participation in a meeting organized by the Twinning signed in 1958 to promote the path European project TRIBUTE. to European integration. The activities focus on youth exchanges in the framework of European projects. LUXOR – Egypt Cooperation Pact signed in 2015 between the City of Torino and the Governorate of Luxor Activities in 2016 to promote mutual activities in economic, Luca Cassiani, Chairman of the Culture academic and cultural areas. Commission of the Torino City Council, went to Liège for the inauguration of the exhibition Nagoya Nice The Worlds of Primo Levi, successfully staged LYON – France in 2015 in Torino, at Palazzo Madama. In 2012 Torino and Lyon renewed the The IED of Torino attended the Telt Contest NANTES – France Cooperation Agreement signed in 2007, held at the Musée des Confluences of Lyon In 2013 Nantes and Torino signed a Letter of LILLE – France supporting the rich history of academic, where students from the Graphic Design Intent to promote mutual cooperation on Twinning signed in 1958 to promote the path cultural and economic relations. course were awarded. cultural and environmental issues. to European integration. The Nino d’Introna company of Lyon co- Activities in 2016 produced with the Fondazione Teatro NICE – France Activities in 2016 Deputy Mayor for City Planning Stefano Ragazzi e Giovani Onlus of Torino the play The two Cities signed in 2015 a Letter of Intent A volunteer from the City of Torino joined a Lo Russo and Deputy Mayor for Investee Paracadute|Parachute on stage at the Casa to start cooperation on tourism and culture. project of the European Voluntary Service Companies, Security Policies, Municipal del Teatro Ragazzi e Giovani. for media promotion of the UEFA European Police Force and Civil Protection Giuliana Activities in 2016 TWINNINGS AND AGREEMENTS TWINNINGS AND AGREEMENTS Championship. Tedesco met a delegation led by Deputy The mutual promotional exchanges Alberto Sacco, Deputy Mayor for Commerce, TWINNINGS AND AGREEMENTS Mayor for Public Security Jean-Yves through advertisement posters of the two The Lycée Louis Pasteur of Lille took part in Labour and Tourism, welcomed at the Urban Sécheresse. Cities went on. Languages on Stage!, the European student Center Metropolitano a delegation from Nice for an exchange on urban transformations. festival of multilingual theatre. Jean-Yves Sécheresse, Deputy Mayor of Lyon, took part as a speaker in the European MAPUTO – Mozambique A delegation headed by Alberto Sacco, LISBON – Portugal Metropolitan Authorities Forum. The two Cities signed in 2015 a Cooperation Deputy Mayor for Commerce, Labour and Pact to promote projects on culture and Tourism, took part in Nice in the meeting In 2012 the two Cities signed a Letter of Intent The centre of Torino was animated by the tourism, trade, academic cooperation and organized by the EUROMED network. to promote mutual cooperation on economic, Défilé, the great urban parade of Italian- environment. academic and cultural issues. French amateur dancers, as a result of the Participation of the City of Torino in the cooperation between the Biennale de la seminar of the CESBA MED project. Activities in 2016 Danse of Lyon and the Torinodanza festival. The Portuguese capital played host in July to NAGOYA – Japan Torino and Nagoya have been twinned since the first edition of ParaLisboa, attended by Participation in the convention Beyond the PRAIA – Cabo Verde 2005. The agreement focuses on mutual over 350 artists. A selection of them had the border. Portraits of 4 European cities for Torino In 2003 the Cities signed two Cooperation promotion and exchanges in the fields of chance to exhibit their works at Paratissima12. held at the Urban Center Metropolitano. Agreements, a general one and a specific one economy, culture, environment and design. for the Tira Chapeu district. The latter was supplemented in 2004 by a Protocol with ANCI Activities in 2016 – National Association of Italian Municipalities. Participation of Torino in the Sister and Friendship Cities Children’s Art Exhibition with QUETZALTENANGO – drawings made by students of the Leone Sinigaglia and Eugenio Montale Primary Guatemala The origin of this twinning, signed in 1997, goes State Schools, and exchange of drawings back to 1991 when Torino awarded the honorary with schools in Nagoya. citizenship to the Nobel Peace Prize Rigoberta Menchú, to sustain the campaign against the Liège Lyon discrimination of the Mayan people.

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Activities in 2016 complements the Protocol of Cooperation The City of Torino met the representatives between the Fondazione Torino Musei and of the Guatemalan municipality during a the Hermitage Museum signed to allow the technical mission led in the framework of exchange of collections. a project of decentralised cooperation on water resources. SALT LAKE CITY – USA The twinning with Salt Lake City was signed ROSARIO – Argentina in 2006, aimed at exchanging experiences In 2011 a Cooperation Protocol was signed, and encouraging meetings between the two Tirana Yangon further strengthened in 2013 by a Letter of communities. Trajanovski, the Minister of Culture Elizabeta Intent aimed at supporting mutual cooperation VOLGOGRAD – Kancheska Milevska and the Italian on urban planning and development. Ambassador in Skopje Ernesto Massimino The Russian Federation SALVADOR DE BAHIA – Brazil The friendship between the City of Volgograd Bellelli. ROTTERDAM – The historical presence of Piedmontese and the City of Torino started during the sixties nonprofit organizations in Salvador de 25 Italian artists took part in the third edition and was ratified in 2011 with a Cooperation The Netherlands Bahia led the two Cities to sign, in 2003, a of Paratissima Skopje. A selection of artists Agreement on economic, academic and Twinning signed in 1958 to promote the path Cooperation Agreement to be added to the displaying in Skopje then had the possibility to cultural issues. to European integration. twinning agreement between the Piedmont exhibit their works at Paratissima12 in Torino. Region and the State of Bahia. Activities in 2016 YANGON – Myanmar Participation in the convention Beyond TIRANA – Albania The signing of the Memorandum of

TWINNINGS AND AGREEMENTS TWINNINGS AND AGREEMENTS the border. Portraits of 4 European cities SHENYANG – China Cooperation Pact signed in 2016 by the Mayor Understanding in 2015 formalized the many TWINNINGS AND AGREEMENTS for Torino held at the Urban Center The twinning between Torino and Shenyang of Torino Fassino and by the Mayor of Tirana ongoing activities of cooperation, including Metropolitano. dates back to 1985. Over the years, several Veliaj to foster exchanges in the areas of trade, exchanges in the field of trade and services, institutional meetings have strengthened the culture and university. The pact witnesses the tourism, social services, environment, local Participation of the City of Torino in the bond between the two Cities. long-established cooperation between the democracy, culture and art. annual conference of the Polis network in two cities, already confirmed by a Letter of the framework of the Citylab project. Activities in 2016 Intent signed in 2009. Activities in 2016 Flic, the circus school of Torino, created Mayor Piero Fassino welcomed a delegation A technical delegation from Yangon met the performance TWINS together with the headed by Jiang Hong, Chairperson of the Activities in 2016 Deputy Mayor for Mobility and Transport Codarts Circus Arts of Rotterdam to pay Chinese People’s Political Consultative Erion Veliaj, Mayor of the City of Tirana, Claudio Lubatti in the framework of the homage to the twinning between the two Conference Shenyang Municipal Committee. took part as a speaker in the European European project SUMP. Cities. Metropolitan Authorities Forum. SHENZHEN – China ZLÍN – The Czech Republic SAINT PETERSBURG – In 2007 the two Cities signed an agreement TUNIS – Tunisia Agreement signed in 2004 to develop The Russian Federation called The Two Bulls. In 2015 the two Cities signed a Cooperation exchanges on cinema and audio-visual In 2012 the two Cities signed a multidisciplinary Pact promoting relations in the field of trade, projects. Cooperation Agreement. This agreement SKOPJE – The Former culture and urban development. Yugoslav Republic of Activities in 2016 Macedonia The Director of the Bardo Museum, Moncef In 2012 the two Cities signed a multidisciplinary Ben Moussa, met Mayor Fassino during Cooperation Agreement. the opening ceremony in Torino of the International Book Fair. Activities in 2016 A technical delegation headed by the City of Torino and by the Torino Chamber of Rotterdam Commerce met the Mayor of Skopje Koce

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21 - 23 March described with different languages the journey that made Primo Levi one of the authors that Skopje most influenced people’s consciences during A technical delegation led by the City of Torino the XX century. and by the Chamber of Commerce went to the Macedonian capital to discuss new common 28 - 29 May projects on culture, design and training in order to implement the Cooperation Tokyo Agreement signed by the two Cities in 2012. The Marketing, Promotion and Tourism The delegation was welcomed by the Mayor Department of the City of Torino led a mission of Skopje Koce Trajanovski, by the Italian to Tokyo on the occasion of the event Italia, Missions abroad Ambassador Ernesto Massimino Bellelli and amore mio!, organized by the Italian Chamber Barcelona by the Minister of Culture Elizabeta Kancheska of Commerce in Japan for the celebrations of Milevska and took part in several institutional the 150 years of relations between Italy and 14 January 7 March meetings with representatives of the Chamber Japan. The City of Torino, with the support of of Commerce, universities, museums and local Turismo Torino e Provincia, organized several Vence Strasbourg companies. activities including a press conference, the ABROAD MISSIONS Jacques Vallée, Deputy Mayor for Culture Vice Mayor Elide Tisi participated in the event promotional stand Torino, amore mio! and of Vence, welcomed a group of delegates CROSS meeting with EP organized in the video-music performances. A meeting with from the International Affairs Department framework of the European project Citizen the Italian Consul General in Osaka Marco and the Marketing, Promotion and Tourism Reinforcing Open Smart Synergies in order to Lombardi was also held. Department of the City of Torino to discuss discuss the role of local institutions and their future common projects in the field of culture contribution to new social innovation policies. and promotion. The debate, held at the European Parliament, was attended by the Cities of Manchester, 14 - 16 February Rome and Seville. Moscow Skopje A delegation led by the Deputy Mayor for City 16 March Planning Stefano Lo Russo went on a mission 19 March to Moscow to meet representatives of the Cannes Lima Municipality and of the University in order to Stefano Lo Russo, Deputy Mayor for City Deputy Mayor for Development, Innovation, Tokyo develop cooperation activities in the field of Planning, attended the annual world’s leading Environment and Green Areas Enzo Lavolta 7 - 8 July city planning. property market event, the MIPIM conference took part in Peru in the 4th edition of the in Cannes, gathering over 20,000 professionals UNESCO World Congress for Man and Biosphere Barcelona from 90 countries. During his stay he met Reserves. On that occasion the Territory and The City of Torino took part in the seminar İbrahim Karaosmanoğlu, Mayor of the Protected Areas of Collina Po were awarded Metropolitan areas international strategies Metropolitan Municipality of Kocaeli and Enver the important international designation of aimed at stimulating a debate among Yılmaz, Mayor of the City of Ordu in Turkey, as UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. professionals from Europe, North and South well as Gérard Collomb, Mayor of Lyon and America on the role of international affairs Christophe Ferrari, President of Grenoble- 9 May within local authorities. The City of Torino Alpes Métropole. presented the internationalisation strategies Liège developed in the last 15 years and outlined in Luca Cassiani, Chairman of the City the Strategic Plans of the City. Council Cultural Commission, attended the inauguration of the exhibit The Worlds of Primo Levi, successfully staged in Torino at Palazzo Madama in 2015. The exhibit, hosted at the Cité Miroir and curated by the Centro Internazionale di Studi Primo Levi of Torino, Moscow

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4 - 5 August 11 - 12 October 3 - 4 November 23 - 25 November Amsterdam Dubai Nice Aarhus The LGBT Service of the City of Torino attended Mayor Chiara Appendino took part in the A delegation headed by Alberto Sacco, Deputy Deputy Mayor for Environment and European the conference entitled Proud in Europe Global Islamic Economy Summit in Dubai, Mayor for Commerce, Labour and Tourism, took Funds Stefania Giannuzzi led a technical organized by the Amsterdam Research Center giving a speech in the session entitled Today’s part in the meeting organized by the Euromed mission, with the support of the Embassy of for Gender and Sexuality (ARC-GS) of the youth, tomorrow’s leaders: scalable solutions to network. The Deputy Mayor was welcomed by Denmark to Italy, to deepen the good practices University of Amsterdam presenting the city’s empower the next generation. During her stay, the Italian Consul General Raffaele De Benedictis implemented by the Danish city in the field of good practices on LGBT asylum seekers. The the Mayor met a number of local officials and and met his French counterpart Christian Tordo environment policies, energy efficiency and delegates also took part in the annual meeting businesspersons and signed a Memorandum of during a visit to the CEEI - Centre Européen renewable energies. of the Rainbow Cities Network. Understanding with the Dubai Green Economy d’Entreprises et d’Innovation. Partnership to promote and adopt green economic models. 28 November - 3 December 7 November San Francisco London Deputy Mayor for Innovation and Smart City

MISSIONS ABROAD MISSIONS 10 - 13 October Mayor Chiara Appendino, Deputy Mayor for Project Paola Pisano had several meetings with ABROAD MISSIONS Commerce, Labour and Tourism Alberto Sacco delegates of the STIR programme of the San Brussels and Turismo Torino e Provincia attended the Francisco Mayor’s Office of Civic Innovation In the framework of the European Week World Travel Market taking part in the opening and the University of Berkeley, to start new of Regions and Cities, Deputy Mayor for ceremony of the Italian stand and presenting cooperation projects. The Deputy Mayor also Social Policies Sonia Schellino took part in the cultural and tourism offering of Torino. attended a learning expedition on innovation, Amsterdam the workshop Creating inclusive cities and collaboration and positive disruption. combating urban poverty while Deputy Mayor 11 - 12 September for Environment and European Funds Stefania Los Angeles Giannuzzi attended the event on Urban The City of Torino, together with the Innovative Actions, the European initiative Conservation and Restoration Centre La awarding the City of Torino for the CO-CITY Venaria Reale, participated in the International project. Institute for Conservation Biennial Congress making the city’s candidacy official. In 2018 the international event for professionals in the 28 - 29 October field of cultural heritage preservation will be Tokyo held in Torino. Vice Mayor Guido Montanari attended the London San Francisco Forum Japan/Italy: Design and Territories. The value of cultural differences giving a speech in 15 - 16 November 29 November - 4 December 14 - 19 September the panel on Identity and Urban Development. Barcelona The Palestinian Territories Chengdu The forum, organized by the Italian Institute Paola Pisano, Deputy Mayor for Innovation Vice Mayor Guido Montanari led a mission to Accepting the invitation of the Chinese of Culture in Tokyo, with the support of the and Smart City Project, represented the City of Hebron, Bethlehem, Jericho and Jerusalem Association of Museums to the MPT-EXPO Politecnico of Torino and the Piedmont Torino at the Smart City Expo World Congress, together with the University of Torino, SiTI, Museums and Relevant Products and Region, was a great opportunity to exchange the international summit linking urban reality the Conservation and Restoration Centre La Technologies Exposition, the City of Torino knowledge on architecture and design. and technological revolution. During the event Venaria Reale, the Chemists Association of had the opportunity to present a selection the Deputy Mayor had several b2b meetings Torino, AI Engineering and SMAT to follow the of its museums and the International Culture with cities at the forefront of smart urban ongoing projects of decentralised cooperation Platform, scheduled in October 2017. innovation and met the Italian Consul General within the Palestinian Municipalities Support in Barcelona Stefano Nicoletti. Program. The delegation met the Palestinian Minister of Local Government Hussein Al Araj, the Mayors of Bethlehem and Hebron as well as several local authorities and the Italian diplomatic and consular missions. 28 29 31 Foreign delegations Sergey Razov

Several foreign delegations come every year Moreover, 44 Ambassadors and Consuls to Torino, thanks to the various international General coming from around the globe were relations that the City has established and received in the City Hall to plan common to its cooperation with Consulates and activities in the field of trade, culture, academic Embassies. The meetings carried out promote cooperation and tourism. a continuous exchange of experiences and are an opportunity to plan and develop cooperation agreements and projects. In 2016 Torino played host to many world- famous events such as the second edition of the Italian-German High Level Dialogue, attended In 2016 the City of Torino hosted 61 foreign by the President of the Italian Republic Sergio coming from . It had delegations 30 countries Mattarella and by the President of the Federal the honour to welcome, among several foreign Republic of Germany Joachim Gauck, the 53rd guests, some outstanding personalities: the World Congress of Landscape Architects with President of the Federal Republic of Germany around 1,000 participants coming from Joachim Gauck, the Chairman of the State 76 countries and the second edition of the Duma of the Russian Federation Sergey European Metropolitan Authorities Forum, Naryshkin and the Minister of Culture of the which involved 18 European cities. Moreover, Republic of Albania Mirela Kumbaro Furxhi. as in 2014, the Council of Europe chose Torino for the Interparliamentary Conference on the As a confirmation of the strong and fruitful European Social Charter and for the Forum on relations established with friend and twin Social Rights in Europe. cities, Torino hosted on the occasion of institutional meetings Daoud Zatari, Mayor of Hebron, Ali Hassan Sardar, Mayor of Kirkuk, Erion Veliaj, Mayor of Tirana and Enkhbat Lamzav, Mayor of Kharkhorin, as well as several representatives coming from the Cities of Barcelona, Chambéry, Cologne, Córdoba, Esch-sur-Alzette, Harbin, Lyon, Nice, Shenyang, Tunis and Yangon.

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In 2016 the City of Torino took part in 26 projects funded by the EU, with a network of partners covering almost the whole of EU territory.

1. PRODIGE - Alcotra 2. SOLEZ - Interreg Central Europe 3. CESBA MED - Interreg Mediterranean 4. BSINNO - Urbact III 5. URB-INCLUSION - Urbact III 6. CROSS - CIP 7. INNOCAT - CIP 8. PROBIS - CIP 9. PROLITE - CIP 10. ALMANAC - VII Framework Programme 11. OPTICITIES - VII Framework Programme 12. SIFORAGE - VII Framework Programme 13. TRIBUTE - VII Framework Programme 14. FOOD SMART CITIES FOR DEVELOPMENT - EuropeAid 15. JOVENS CONTRA A VIOLÊNCIA DE GÊNERO - EuropeAid 16. SUMP - SUSTAINABLE URBAN MOBILITY PLANNING - EuropeAid 17. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: IMPROVING LOCAL EXPERTISE ON THE MANAGEMENT OF SOLID WASTE IN MYANMAR - EuropeAid 18. 100% YOUTH CITY - Erasmus+ 19. INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGES - Erasmus+ 20. EUROPEAN VOLUNTARY SERVICE - Erasmus+ 21. NOVELOG - Horizon 2020 22. SETA - Horizon 2020 23. SOCIALCAR - Horizon 2020 24. SUITS - Horizon 2020 25. URBAN WINS - Horizon 2020 26. WEGOVNOW - Horizon 2020

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BoostInno INNOCAT PRO-LITE SUMP In the framework of the project activities, the The City of Torino attended the Sustainable Torino played host to the fifth project meeting A technical delegation from Myanmar City of Torino joined CLIMATHON, the most Catering Forum held in Ghent. During the to discuss the outcomes of procurement participated in Torino in several meetings important global hackathon on urban climate project final event, the municipal school specifications for innovative lighting and workshops together with CESVI, ITHACA

challenges taking place simultaneously catering service aiming at reducing CO2 technologies and solutions. and 5T in the framework of the project on in 121 cities in the world. The event was emissions was presented. sustainable urban mobility. The delegation an opportunity to develop and produce SETA was also welcomed by Claudio Lubatti, Deputy integrated solutions on the theme of recycling JCVG Mayor for Mobility and Transport. and reuse. The City of Torino hosted the third partners The City of Torino, lead partner of the project, meeting of the project, having as main hosted the final seminar which gathered objective the creation of a technology and TRIBUTE CESBA MED officers and peer educators coming from methodology that will change the way During the meetings held in Lisbon and The City of Torino, as lead partner of the project, Brazil, Mozambique, Cabo Verde, Italy, Spain mobility is organised, monitored and planned Brussels the City of Torino shared with the took part in the seminar organized in Nice by and Romania sharing the results of the in large metropolitan areas. Further meetings project partners the achievements obtained the Interreg Mediterranean programme. activities carried out during the last phase of were held in Sheffield and Barcelona. in the development of a smart system for the project. buildings energy monitoring and control. One of the buildings monitored is the civic Library

EUROPEAN PROJECTS CHUMS SIforAGE Italo Calvino in Torino. EUROPEAN PROJECTS The final conference of the project, held NOVELOG The City of Torino, member of the working The partners carried on the research and field in Leuven, presented the results obtained group on scientific research and training test works on innovative systems for urban by the implementation of its approach in 5 addressed to policy makers, took part in freight distribution in pilot cities already Urban_WINS European cities and disseminated the project Brussels in the session on active aging held The City of Torino attended the kick-off started in 2015. The City of Torino attended good practices. Torino attended the event as at the European Parliament, and attended meeting of the project held in Cremona. Core the partners meetings held in Bologna and in follower city. the end-of-project international conference of the work is the development of innovative Rome. hosted in Barcelona. and sustainable plans and solutions aimed at improving waste prevention and management. Citylab OPTICITIES Torino, as follower city of the project, took part The City of Torino joined the political SocialCar in the Innovative Urban Freight Management debate organized in Brussels by GranLyon in The project, funded by the H2020 programme, URB-INCLUSION Systems workshop held in Paris and in the cooperation with the EUROCITIES network. involves the City of Torino as partner and as Participation of the City of Torino in the annual conference of the Polis network in test site of shared mobility. The City took part meeting held in November in Paris where the Rotterdam. in the partners meetings held in Lugano and in partner cities shared ideas and projects to PROBIS Brussels. Moreover, it played host to a meeting implement solutions to fight social exclusion During the final meeting of the project, held in on innovation in mobility models and to a and poverty in urban areas. CROSS Torino in November, the partners presented meeting for local stakeholders developing the Vice Mayor Elide Tisi took part in the their pilot projects and shared their experiences taxi sharing project. presentation of the project at the European on innovative procurement. WeGovNow! Parliament in Strasbourg. The event and the The City of Torino hosted the consortium following debate were attended by delegates SOLEZ meeting of the project focusing on the local and representatives from the Cities of PRODIGE The City of Torino participated in the kick-off level on green areas and the Parco Dora case The City of Torino took part in several meetings Manchester, Rome and Seville. meeting of the project, aiming at finding low study. Further meetings took place in London in Velaux – Marseille and in the Provence- carbon mobility solutions in order to enhance and Thessaloniki. Alpes-Côte d’Azur region aiming at developing urban strategies and to develop smart services the virtual reality platform associated with a FLOW and products around the LEZ concept in urban system of data collection and communication The City of Torino participated in a workshop of areas. the project in Gdynia, Poland, as follower city. with citizens. Moreover, the City of Torino The project, funded by the H2020 programme, together with SiTI – Higher Institute on aims to put walking and cycling on an equal Territorial Systems for Innovation, partner SUITS footing with motorised modes as a solution to of the project, welcomed a delegation from Participation in the kick-off meeting of the tackle urban congestion. Berlin that also met Mayor Chiara Appendino. project, funded by the H2020 programme, held in Berlin in December. 36 37 Annual Report 2016 - INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

Funding for the 2007-2013 EU Programmes EUROPEAN TERRITORIAL COOPERATION AND OTHER EUROPEAN PROGRAMMES Programme Funding to the City of Torino (€) Alcotra 57,143.00 Alpine Space 527,337.00 Central Europe 285,179.00 Interreg IVC 446,479.00 Med 422,860.00 Urbact II 243,252.00 Total amount 1,982,250.00 CIP - Competitiveness and Innovation 1,749,562.00 Culture 2,016.00 DAPHNE III 41,224.00 Europe for Citizens 56,827.00 EUROPEAN PROJECTS Fundamental Rights and Citizenship 81,468.00 IEE - Intelligent Energy Europe 59,872.00 LLP - Comenius Regio 70,000.00 LLP - Grundtvig 104,612.00 LLP - Leonardo da Vinci 321,137.00 VII Framework Programme 859,084.00 Total amount 3,345,802.00 IPA - Turkey - Civil Society Dialogue 15,000.00 EuropeAid 1,917,902.00 Total amount 1,932,902.00

General total amount 7,260,954.00 Funding for the 2014-2020 EU Programmes EUROPEAN TERRITORIAL COOPERATION AND OTHER EUROPEAN PROGRAMMES I Programme Funding to the City of Torino (€) Alcotra 200,000.00 Interreg Central Europe 203,270.00 Interreg Mediterranean 431,300.00 Urbact III 25,873,00 Total amount 860,443.00 Erasmus+ 7,100.00 Horizon 2020 879,987.00 Total amount 887,087.00 General total amount 1,747,530.00 Detailed outlines of figures and projects with an impact on 2016 are reported in the Appendix of this volume. For further information on previous projects, please consult the website http://www.comune.torino.it/relint. 38 39 MAECI projects

The City of Torino joined the Palestinian Municipalities Support Program established in 2004 by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation with five different projects. Italian local authorities, in partnership with Palestinian administrations, give financial and technical support for the implementation of projects in the areas of Waste Management, Water Management, Cultural Heritage, Social Work and Capacity Building. In 2016 The City of Torino headed a mission to Hebron, Bethlehem, Jericho and Jerusalem together with the University of Torino, the Higher Institute on Territorial Systems for Innovation – SiTI, the Conservation and Restoration Centre La Venaria Reale, the Chemists Association of Torino, AI Engineering and SMAT to follow the ongoing projects of decentralised cooperation within the programme. 1. RENEP – RENEWABLE ENERGIES FOR PALESTINE 2. HITEC – HEBRON INNOVATION TECHNOPARK 3. BSW – BETHLEHEM SMART WATER 4. P.I.E.R.MA.RKET – PLAN OF INNOVATION, ECONOMY, REDEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF GROSS MARKET IN BETHLEHEM 5. ENHANCEMENT AND CONSERVATION OF HISTORICAL HERITAGE IN THE OLD CITY OF JERUSALEM THROUGH TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL YOUTH BSW renewable energies. The delegation was also A delegation made up of representatives of welcomed by Mayor Piero Fassino. the City of Torino and SMAT led a mission to Bethlehem to follow the project, focusing on RENEP the implementation of a water remote control A delegation composed of representatives and delivery system in the municipalities of of City of Torino, SiTI, AI Engineering Srl and Bethlehem, Beit Jala and Beit Sahour. Banca Intesa San Paolo went to Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Masdar City to take part in the Water, HITEC Energy & Technology Exhibition and to meet A technical delegation headed by Daoud representatives of the Dubai Energy & Water Zatari, Mayor of Hebron, came to Torino to Authority and of the Masdar Institute of Science meet the delegates of Environment Park, and Technology. The mission was led to present SiTI, Chamber of Commerce of Torino and to potential donors and investors of the Arab the Torino local offices of the National States of the Gulf the good practices developed Confederation of Craft Industries and SMEs to by the project, having the City of Torino as Italian discuss about technological innovation and lead partner. 40 41 INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS - Annual Report 2016

Délice – Network of Good Pépinières Européennes Food Cities of the World pour Jeunes Artistes In 2012 the City of Torino joined the network Since 1990 the association has provided which brings together more than 22 cities young artists, aged between 20 and 35, with across 4 continents, which are considered top residences within the European territory. gastronomic destinations by virtue of their WEBSITE: http://www.art4eu.net/en/home culinary heritage.

Activities in 2016 The City of Torino took part in Bordeaux in UNESCO Creative Cities International networks the Annual General Meeting on the impact of The network is currently formed by 116 food and beverage venues on local tourism. cities from 54 countries covering seven creative fields: craft and folk art, design, film, WEBSITE: http://www.delice-network.org building a common future of the region. gastronomy, literature, music and media arts. GENERAL NETWORKS The City of Torino in 2014 was awarded the WEBSITE: http://www.euromedalex.org EUROCITIES Emporion – European title of UNESCO Creative City of Design. Since 1992 the City of Torino has been a member Association of Markets Activities in 2016 of the network consisting of 130 partners Art Nouveau European Association founded in 2006 by Barcelona, The City of Torino took part in Paris in the representing over 35 different countries. In 2016 Route Lyon, London, Budapest and Torino to th meeting of the design sub-network, and in the network celebrated its 30 anniversary. The network was established in 2000 and rediscover the economic, social and cultural NETWORKS INTERNATIONAL focuses on the diffusion of knowledge value of food markets. Östersund, Sweden, in the Annual Meeting of the network. Activities in 2016 concerning Art Nouveau in Europe. The City of WEBSITE: http://www.emporiononline.com Representatives of the City of Torino Torino has been part of the network since 2005. WEBSITE: http://en.unesco.org/creative-cities/ attended the Cooperation Platform, hosted WEBSITE: http://www.artnouveau.eu/es/ European Festivals by the City of Porto in May. index.php Association WTCF – World Tourism Cities The City of Torino took part in the General The association, founded in Geneva in 1952, Federation Annual Meeting of the network, held in Milan Association of Cities Hosting nowadays connects about 100 European The non-governmental and non-profit in November and focused on Sharing Cities. an International Exhibition festivals in 40 countries. MITO SettembreMusica organization was established in 2012 in Presentation of the new working group on The City has been a member of the network, has been part of the network since 1988. Beijing to upgrade the cities’ attractiveness as international tourism destinations. It has 174 Public Art during the Culture Forum of Oulu. which operates under the aegis of the Bureau WEBSITE: http://www.efa-aef.eu International des Expositions, since 2002. members and the City of Torino joined it in The City of Torino joined the political debate 2015. organized in Brussels by GrandLyon in the Les Sommets du Tourisme framework of the OPTICITIES European project. Bjcem – International The City of Torino has been a member of the Activities in 2016 WEBSITE: http://www.eurocities.eu Association for the Biennial association since 2000. Alberto Sacco, Deputy Mayor for Commerce, of Young Artists from Europe Labour and Tourism, met the Deputy Secretary General of WTCF Yan Han in the CULTURAL NETWORKS and the Mediterranean LUCI – Lighting Urban framework of the international WTM fair on The network is composed of 56 members from Community International tourism held in London. Anna Lindh 20 Euro-Mediterranean countries. The City of This international association brings together Euro-Mediterranean Torino, founding member of the association 70 cities and 40 lighting professionals engaged WEBSITE: http://en.wtcf.travel/ established in 2001 in Sarajevo, is a permanent in using light as a major tool for sustainable Foundation for the Dialogue member of the Governing Board. between Cultures urban, social and economic development. Activities in 2016 Torino has been a member of the network The institution, which gathers 42 countries of since 2002. the Union for the Mediterranean, works to make The City of Torino attended the International people living in the area aware of mutual respect Meeting of the association held in Athens. WEBSITE: http://www.luciassociation.org between cultures and to support civil society in WEBSITE: http://www.bjcem.org 42 43 Annual Report 2016 - INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS - Annual Report 2016

ENVIRONMENTAL NETWORKS Network of European Cities international youth mobility (Exchanges and XARXA European Voluntary Service) involving over The network’s target is the cooperation on Time Policies 20 regions, municipalities and European Bio Cities The network was created in 2009 to foster between training centres and enterprises, associations. The City of Torino has been part In 2012 the City of Torino joined the association cooperation and exchanges on the issue of through the support of local governments. of the network since 2007. that gathers municipalities promoting organic time policies between European local and Torino joined it in 1999. farming as a cultural project. regional entities. Activities in 2016 WEBSITE: http://www.bcn.cat/xarxafp Activities in 2016 WEBSITE: http://www.diba.cat/en/web/aic/ In 2016 the City of Torino sent groups of The association took part in the 2016 edition tempsxciutats young people to Belgium, Finland, Ireland, of Terra Madre Salone del Gusto. Luxembourg, Germany, Spain, Austria and Sweden. The annual meeting was held in WEBSITE: http://www.cittadelbio.it/ Rainbow Cities Network Olomouc, in the Czech Republic. The network, founded in The Hague in 2013, brings together cities committed to fighting WEBSITE: http://www.platform-network.com CIVITAS discrimination and violence against lesbian, The platform, involving a community of 250 gay, bisexual and transgender citizens. European cities, provides for the exchange of ideas and experiences on clean and Activities in 2016 sustainable urban transport. The City of Torino The City of Torino took part in the fourth joined the network in 2016. Annual Meeting of the network, organized by the City of Amsterdam, and participated INTERNATIONAL NETWORKS INTERNATIONAL NETWORKS INTERNATIONAL Activities in 2016 in the international conference organized by Representatives of the City of Torino the University of Amsterdam for EuroPride attended the Annual Meeting held in Gdynia, 2016. Poland, having as main theme Shaping the Mobility of Tomorrow. WEBSITE: https://www.rainbowcities.com WEBSITE: http://www.civitas.eu EDUCATION AND YOUTH NETWORKS SOCIAL NETWORKS IAEC – International Cities for Sports Association of Educating In 2012 the City of Torino joined the network of cities that work together to promote physical Cities The City of Torino joined the association in activity among children and young people. 1995 sharing the principles and values of WEBSITE: http://www.citiesforsports.eu the Charter of Barcelona. It is a permanent member of the Executive Committee and since 2000 it has been home to the National WHO European Healthy Secretariat of the network. Cities Network Since 2004 the City of Torino has been a WEBSITE: http://www.edcities.org/ member of the network aiming at spreading health culture into local policies, according to Platform Network the principles of the World Health Organization. The network, created in 1986, promotes WEBSITE: http://www.euro.who.int/healthy- cooperation among young people through cities exchanges of experiences, training and

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UNSSC issues of social concern, including emerging OTHER ENTITIES IN THE UNITED United Nations System Staff and often transnational forms of crime. The NATIONS SYSTEM College Institute develops strategies, policies, practical models and systems for crime prevention and Hydroaid The United Nations System Staff College control so as to contribute to socio-economic Water for Development (UNSSC), created by the UN General Assembly development, increased security and the Management Institute in 2002, is a centre of excellence for training and protection of human rights. Not-for-profit association, founded in Torino knowledge management within the UN System. UNICRI employs a broad range of tools to in 2001, providing vocational training on water Each year, the training initiatives offered by the achieve its goals, including rigorous social resource management for developing and Staff College including courses, workshops and science research methods, developing CIF - ILO emerging countries. In 2011 it received the conferences reach over 10,000 beneficiaries. effective educational and training pedagogies; recognition of special consultative member of The programmes focus on the leadership, producing and sharing knowledge and good CIF - ILO ECOSOC, the UN Economic and Social Affairs negotiation and management skills that are practices; assisting Member States and local International Training Council. Centre of the International needed to effectively serve as an international institutions in developing action plans; Labour Organization civil servant as well as on the thematic facilitating partnerships between diverse issues spanning the three pillars of the UN’s The International Labour Organization stakeholders; and creating an environment UNESCO Centre of Torino work: peace and security, human rights and and the Italian Government founded the conducive to cooperation that fosters sustainable development. In particular, since Founded in 1983, it performs activities International Training Centre in Torino in development. 2015 all of the College’s learning and training aimed at fostering human rights awareness 1964 as an institute of advanced vocational Strengthening justice, preventing illicit and supporting exchanges among different activities have been promoting change and trafficking and transnational organized training. innovation within the UN System in order to cultures and generations. It promotes The Centre actively works to strengthen crime, promoting assets recovery, mitigating education and training programmes, manages provide its staff with those specific skills that the risks related to the improper use of capacities and expertise of governments, enable them to better address the challenges an International Documentation Centre open workers’ and employers’ organizations new technologies and chemical, biological, to the public and coordinates the International INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS INTERNATIONAL posed by the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for radiological and nuclear materials; preventing ORGANIZATIONS INTERNATIONAL and other development actors in the field Sustainable Development. Mediterranean Women’s Forum and the of labour, social justice and sustainable violent extremism, counterfeiting, cyber International Ipazia - UNESCO Centre Women development. Every year it offers more than crimes and crimes against the environment and Science. Researches, Studies and Training are among the current priorities of UNICRI. 450 programmes and projects to nearly UNICRI for the Mediterranean and the Balkans. Trafficking in persons, gender-based drug 14,000 people from over 190 countries; from United Nations Interregional prevention and the improvement of prison the beginning of its activity until today, more Crime and Justice Research systems are also issues addressed by UNICRI’s than 220,000 people have been trained at UNESCO Chair in Institute programmes. Moreover, great attention is paid the Centre, in the regions or at a distance. Sustainable Development Established in 1965, UNICRI is an independent to victims of crime, children and young people The residential activities are held at the and Territory Management institute that addresses the needs of the at risk. Torino Campus, built in 1961 and consisting Established in 2010 at the University of Torino, international community, working within the The key to the effectiveness of UNICRI is the of buildings arranged in five groups it promotes an integrated system of research, broad scope of its mandate to formulate and development of strong relationships with a representing the continents of origin of the training, information and documentation in the implement improved policies in the field of wide range of partners. The Institute promotes participants. Cutting-edge teaching premises field of sustainable development and territory justice, crime prevention and control. The knowledge and exchange of expertise among include a modern Conference Center for management, facilitating collaboration among Institute, based in Torino since 2000, has a countries, local institutions, the scientific seminars, workshops and media events researchers and professors coming from all liaison office in Rome and project offices in community, civil society and the private sector organized by the United Nations System and over the world. Abu Dhabi, Algiers, Amman, Brussels, Geneva, for the creation of platforms for dialogue in other institutions. Manila, Nairobi, Rabat, Tashkent and Tbilisi. addressing common risks and needs, enabling Since 2010 the Centre has established the UNICRI promotes, coordinates and conducts the development of joint actions according to Centro Studi Turin School of Development, a partnership research and collaborates with Member a holistic and multidisciplinary approach that Silvia Santagata-EBLA with other UN agencies (UNESCO, WIPO, States and local institutions by supporting leads to positive and sustainable change. Founded in 2008 in Torino, it carries out World Bank, UNCITRAL), the University policy formulation, implementation and intensive research and training activities on and the Politecnico of Torino to offer evaluation, and field activities with the aim contemporary political and economic thought postgraduate courses, gathering every year of establishing a reliable information base, and on cultural and creative economy, in Torino about 250 participants coming and building technical assistance capacity on promoting several events in collaboration with from all over the world. international agencies working in the area. 48 49 Annual Report 2016 - INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

ETF – European Training Foundation The ETF, founded in 1994, is a decentralised agency of the European Union. It employs approximately 130 staff and its mission is to help partner countries to harness the potential of their human capital through the reform of education, training and labour market systems in the context of the EU’s external relations policy. The ETF works with 29 partner countries in the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean, South Eastern Europe and Turkey, Eastern Europe and Central Asia. It provides assistance to partner countries and supports their efforts to make informed policy decisions, implementing policies to enhance the skills of individuals and the economic and social development of their societies. As in previous years, in 2016 the ETF welcomed the willingness of different actors from the City of Torino and the Piedmont Region to share their good practice with the ETF and its partner

INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS INTERNATIONAL countries. In September 2016, young graduates, apprentices, employers and employment service providers from Piedmont shared practical experiences on young people’s pathways towards employment with policy makers from South Eastern Europe and Turkey. In October 2016, representatives of ETF partner countries learnt about skills needs anticipation including visits to I3P Innovative Enterprise Incubator of the Politecnico of Torino, the Piedmont Region’s Employment Centre and the University of Gastronomic Sciences (UNISG) in Pollenzo.

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HONORARY The City Council of Torino can confer two In 2016 the honorary citizenship was awarded to important honours, the honorary citizenship Ban Ki-moon, UN Secretary-General, by virtue CITIZENS and the civic seal, upon personalities worthy of his personality and constant commitment to of special recognition for the contribution they peace. This honour crowns the well-established provided in different fields, such as the social, relationship between the City of Torino and the political, civil and religious ones. United Nations.

52 53 Annual Report 2016 - INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS Ban Ki-moon

Ban KI-MOON Chai LING

Jorge Mario Bergoglio - POPE FRANCIS Ida NUDEL

Paul RUSESABAGINA Desmond TUTU

International Labour Organization - ILO Nelson MANDELA

Malala YOUSAFZAI Albert SABIN

Johnson SIRLEAF Lech WALESA

HONORARY CITIZENS HONORARY Leymah GBOWEE Andrej SACHAROV

Tawakul KARMAN Neville L. DAREWSKY

Aung SAN SUU KYI John M. STEVENS

Don Pascual CHÁVEZ VILLANUEVA William D. GRAHAM

Marisela ORTIZ RIVERA Andrew J. MALATESTA

S.S.Tenzin Gyatso XIV - DALAI LAMA Hannibal M. FIORE

Taty ALMEIDA Robert P. MARSHALL

Harold KROTO Edgar HUME

Daisaku IKEDA Willis CRITTEMBERGER

Paul David Hewson - BONO VOX L. K. TRUSCOTT

Rigoberta MENCHÚ Mark CLARK

Vytautas LANDSBERGIS

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CULTURE MITO SETTEMBREMUSICA NATALE COI FIOCCHI TORINO FILM FESTIVAL TORINO JAZZ FESTIVAL LUCI D’ARTISTA TORINO CLASSICAL MUSIC CONTEMPORARY ART TORINO FESTIVAL PIEMONTE TODAYS ARTISSIMA & PARATISSIMA THE CHILDREN’S WORLD INTERNATIONAL BOOK FAIR TORINO SPIRITUALITÀ

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presented the exhibition BUSHI - Ninja and The City of Torino confirmed its international Samurai, a collection of manga, drawings and vocation as tourism and cultural destination photographs of Japanese Otaku along with drawing an increasingly high number of foreign works of students from the Albertina Academy visitors. The city gained visibility and relevance of Fine Arts and the Art State School R. Cottini. in the international press which ranked it among the 50 top destinations to visit in 2016. The new Egyptian Museum, which opened Throughout the year, an amazing line-up of in 2015, hosted the temporary exhibition exhibitions and events were successfully held The Nile in Pompei, consisting of over 300 in Torino. objects from 20 Italian and foreign museums:

CULTURE paintings, sculptures and pottery witnessing CULTURE Palazzo Madama - Civic Museum of the great influence Egypt had among the Artissima MITO SettembreMusica Ancient Art hosted the exhibition From civilizations of the Mediterranean. Poussin to the Impressionists, a selection of The Pinacoteca Agnelli continued its research The nineteenth edition of Luci d’Artista, paintings from the Hermitage Museum in St. Palazzo Chiablese hosted Matisse and his project on collecting presenting RIFLESSIONI/ the light artworks collection created by Petersburg, and On the Front Line. Women time, 50 works of art by the French painter and REFLECTIONS. Rosemarie Trockel, an ideal internationally renowned artists and installed Photojournalists in War Zones, 70 pictures other contemporary artists, all coming from collection combining a selection of works from in the squares and streets of the city, was taken by 14 young women photojournalists the Centre Pompidou in Paris. Torino’s museums to the artist’s work. inaugurated with the lighting of #Mosaico working for major international publications Torino conceived by Dead Photo Working and and coming from Italy, Egypt, the USA, Croatia, The PAV - Park of Living Art displayed a one- The National Cinema Museum presented projected on the outer walls of the Fondazione Belgium, France, the UK and Spain. man exhibition dedicated to Joseph Beuys, on the solo exhibition dedicated to Gus Van Sant, Sandretto Re Rebaudengo. the occasion of the thirtieth anniversary of his retracing his artistic career from his early The GAM - Gallery of Modern Art, in death. polaroid images to his watercolours, through The international festival MITO collaboration with the MACBA in Barcelona, his paintings and photographic cut-ups. Core SettembreMusica, in its tenth edition, presented The Passion according to Carol The Castle of Rivoli and the Fondazione of the exhibit was his filmmaking, inspired and proposed 160 concerts in 21 days, covering the Rama, a retrospective devoted to the artist’s Sandretto Re Rebaudengo jointly organized characterized by the worlds of literature, art history of classical music from the Renaissance unconventional work emerging from the a major retrospective dedicated to the English and music. to today. Over 99,600 people enthusiastically cultural sphere of Torino in the thirties and artist Ed Atkins, displaying his texts, videos and participated in the events organized in Milan forties, stretching over the whole century with drawings. The National Automobile Museum and Torino, performed on more than 70 stages passion and vitality. celebrated the creative genius of one of the in the two cities. The Fondazione Merz hosted the exhibition most renowned car designers of the century, The MAO - Museum of Oriental Art hosted Al Araba Al Madfuna, by the Egyptian artist with the exhibition Giugiaro and his journey. The 2016 season of the Teatro Regio was the exhibition 47 Ronin Manga, a comic Wael Shawky, who won the first edition of the characterized by 10 titles, 8 operas and 5 book project with 50 original drawings and Mario Merz Prize, the biennial international 193 galleries coming from 34 countries new productions, co-produced with major 50 digital versions, with the support of the award for art and music. took part in the 2016 edition of Artissima theatres: West Side Story, the famous musical International Manga Museum in Kyoto. It also 23, International Fair of Contemporary Art, by Leonard Bernstein and The sleeping beauty featuring a new section entitled Dialogue. by Tchaikovsky in Nacho Duato’s version, performed for the first time in Italy by the For its twelfth editionParatissima took the Staatsballett Berlin. audience on a journey To the stars. The art fair continued its international expansion programme The Torinodanza Festival, enriched with sister events in Skopje and Lisbon. by cinema, theater, circus and live music performances, hosted 14 companies coming The Others is the first Italian exhibition from 7 countries, among them the Batsheva dedicated to emerging international Dance Company, the Belgian choreographer contemporary art. The 2016 edition, in its sixth Alain Platel and the Italian choreographer year, became an itinerant event, located in Francesca Pennini. unconventional spaces, thus contributing to From Poussin to the Impressionists The Nile in Pompei their revitalization. 58 59 Annual Report 2016 - INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

In the 2016 season the Teatro Stabile Languages on stage! the European Student than 120 professionals, celebrated its ninth Club to Club, international festival of avant- carried out several international cooperations, Festival of Plurilingual Theatre gathered edition. garde music and new pop, hosted about 50 including Tiger Lillies/Theatre Republique, in Torino young people coming from Italy, artists from 15 countries. The sixteenth edition the British-German collective Gob Squad and Germany, France and Poland. The 17th edition of View Conference, was an exciting journey through different the Cracow National Theatre. Moreover, for international event on visual effects and sounds, exploring the most innovative forms the third consecutive year, the Teatro Stabile The Fondazione Teatro Ragazzi e Giovani computer graphics, was characterized by offered by the world’s music scene. performed in Beijing and Shanghai. led the audience through various techniques several meetings, workshops and master of expression, in an artistic path focused on classes attended by experts from Finland, The fifth edition ofKappa FuturFestival, Over 250,000 people attended the longest courage with companies coming from Italy, Spain, France, Norway but also Saudi Arabia, summer festival of electronic music and digital edition of the Torino Jazz Festival: 10 days Belgium, France and Spain. Tanzania, Serbia, Israel, the United States, arts, was enriched by the music legends Carl

CULTURE with 200 events and 530 artists coming from the China and Australia. Cox, Sven Väth, figurehead of the German CULTURE United States, Brazil, France, the UK, Morocco, Incanti, the international figure festival, in techno scene and Skin, leader of Skunk Anansie. the Netherlands, Norway and Ireland, who its 23rd edition, focused on the relationship Film Commission Torino Piemonte offered performed in 30 different locations in the city. between cinema and puppet theatre hosting structures, services and incentives to domestic 4 stages, 12 hours of non-stop music and artists from Denmark, Belgium, Spain, the UK and international film and TV productions, a line-up of over 30 international techno The musical bridge between East and West and Italy. also through its own structure, the Cineporto. music DJs characterized the 11th edition of was the theme of the Torino Classical Music Since 2000 it has hosted over 800 productions. Movement Torino Music Festival. Festival. In six days the festival attracted more The 29th edition of the International Book than 120,000 people, featuring conductors and Fair had as its main theme Visions with a Todays, the festival exploring the many The Pala Alpitour hosted the Anti World Tour artists of international fame, who performed special focus on the Arab culture which, different art forms of our times, proposed 40 by Rihanna and the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ on the stage in Piazza San Carlo and in the from Morocco to Iraq, is at the core of the hours of non-stop music in 3 days and more concert. baroque palaces of Torino. international scene. than 80 artists and bands from around the world, including John Carpenter and M83. 5 The Festival delle Colline Torinesi - Of animal instincts was the main theme of different locations and nearly 30 associations Torino Creazione Contemporanea, in its the 12th edition of Torino Spiritualità, with and start-ups were involved in the festival. 21st edition, was devoted to the work of female dialogues, lectures, shows and exchanges on authors, directors and actresses. Companies the alterity of animals and on their ability to from Greece, Iran, France, Israel, Romania and reveal us something about ourselves and the Argentina attended the event. way we live.

The sixteenth edition of the Festival Teatro The 34th edition of the Torino Film Festival a Corte was animated by 19 international confirmed its international vocation hosting companies from Italy, France, Spain, Austria, films and directors from all over the world, with the United Kingdom and Israel, with dance over 78,000 attendees. The TorinoFilmLab, shows, theatre performances, contemporary the international workshop supporting circus, fireworks and new magic. emerging film-makers and involving more

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SPORT The City of Torino has long been committed integration. Torino has over 200 sport facilities to organizing sporting events at national and including swimming pools, polyfunctional international level, in collaboration with centres and gyms. Federations, Sports Promotion Bodies and In 2016 Torino celebrated the tenth Associations. The annual calendar of sports anniversary of the Torino Winter Olympics, events demonstrates the willingness of the offering again the emotions of a true capital of City to promote sport as a social instrument sport and of a real hub of culture and tourism, facilitating community involvement, at the core of the international scene. improving the quality of life and fostering

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2 - 9 July 4 September International Women’s International long-distance Tennis Tournament – cycling ride IX MA-BO Trophy Outstanding cycling festival, with the World-class event won by the Slovenian tennis participation of more than 1,500 cyclists, many player Dalila Jakupovic in the final match against of which from abroad. the Macedonian athlete Lina Gjorcheska. 2 October 4 - 10 July SPORT Turin Marathon SPORT Pre-Olympic Basket The marathon, in its 30th edition, involved Water Polo World League Giro d’Italia Tournament about 6,000 foot racers running through the The tournament, held in the Philippines, streets of the city. 13 - 14 February 16 - 24 April Serbia and Italy, granted the last three places available for the 2016 Olympic Games in 6 October XXXIII International Regatta Tennis ATP Challenger Rio. The matches in Torino ended with the Italy vs Spain D’inverno sul Po Torino hosted for the second consecutive qualification of the Croatian team. The long distance rowing regatta, dating year a stage of the ATP Challenger circuit, Football match ended in a draw and valid for the back to 1982, runs along the river Po for 6,000 the big tournament featuring international 8 - 10 July qualification for 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia. meters. The race has the third highest number champions and young promising players. of participants in the world. Turin Acro Cup 7 - 9 October 29 April - 1 May Torino hosted for the fourth consecutive TaurHEMAchia year the international event of acrobatic 16 February Fourth edition of the international event International Turin Curling gymnastics with over 300 athletes coming on historical fencing with 140 participants Water Polo World League Cup from 10 countries. Italy vs Russia The fourth edition of the event, which involved in tournaments and workshops. The Italian team beat Russia with a final score registered the participation of teams coming 1 - 6 August of 14 to 9, in the qualifying match for the 2016 from several different countries, was held at 22 October Rio Olympic Games. the Pala Tazzoli. XIV Mole Trophy Torball International Wheelchair tennis tournament featuring Tournament internationally renowned players coming from 27 - 28 February 1 May Football tournament for blind and visually several countries. Judo Turin Cup International Dancing Gold impaired players, with teams coming from The international tournament saw the Master many European countries, including Austria, participation of athletes of all belts, The best Italian and international dancers France and Italy. representing 69 different sports clubs. performed Latin American, standard, Caribbean, rueda and salsa shine dances. 16 April Oktagon 29 May Torino hosted for the first time the renowned Giro d’Italia international tournament of martial arts, in its The final stage of the 99th edition of the most 21st edition. important Italian bicycle tour took place in Torino, running through the city for 7.5 km. 16 - 17 April Torino 24-hour run 5 June - 17 July Many amateur runners had the chance Balon Mundial to compete with the most famous world The tenth edition of the tournament saw the champions in the 8th edition of the 24-hour participation of 38 men’s and 11 women’s race. teams, including Pakistan and Gambia, with more than 1,000 players and 100 matches. 64 Annual Report 2016 - INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

27 - 30 October Kettlebell World Championship Torino hosted for the first time the kettlebell lifting competition with top level world athletes coming from over 30 countries. 11 - 13 November

SPORT Bike Fest Parco Dora Three days for the cycle polo European Championships hosting more than 300 bikers. 12 - 13 November Silver and Kinder Skiff Trophy A time regatta over a distance of 11 Km, with over 700 athletes coming from 19 countries. 2 - 4 December Foil World Gran Prix – Inalpi Trophy Torino hosted for the third time the competition featuring great fencers, medallists at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.

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Interreg Mediterranean FOREIGN PARTNERS Phase 1: City of Gdansk (PL), City of Braga TITLE (PT), City of Paris (FR) CESBA MED – SUSTAINABLE MED CITIES PERIOD EU FUNDS TO THE PROJECT Phase 1: 6 months (September 2015 - March 3,190,375.00 € (85%), out of which 431,300.00 € 2016) to the City of Torino (for Italy: 85% financed by CONTACT the EU and 15% by national counterparts) Commerce, Labour, Innovation and NUMBER OF PARTNERS Information System Directorate - 12 (9 of which are foreign partners) Development, EU Funds, Innovation and European projects details FOREIGN PARTNERS Smart City Area Envirobat BDM (FR), Rhônalpénergie- DESCRIPTION Environnement (FR), Government of Catalonia The project aims to create a network enabling OBJECTIVE 3 2014-2020: Interreg Central Europe (ES), City of Sant Cugat (ES), University of Malta local authorities to play a new role as boosters EUROPEAN TERRITORIAL (MT), National Observatory of Athens (EL), CESBA and facilitators of public and private social COOPERATION TITLE (AT), Energy Institute Hrvoje Požar (HR), Urban innovation. SOLEZ – SMART SOLUTIONS SUPPORTING Community of Aix-Marseille - associate (FR) TITLE Alcotra LOW EMISSION ZONES AND OTHER LOW- PERIOD URB-INCLUSION – CO-CREATING NEW CARBON MOBILITY POLICIES IN EU CITIES 36 months (November 2016 - October 2019) TITLE IMPLEMENTATION SOLUTIONS FOR EU FUNDS TO THE PROJECT PRODIGE – PROTÉGER LES CITOYENS, CONTACT POVERTY REDUCTION IN DEPRIVED URBAN 1,933,734.00 € (80%-85%), out of which DÉFENDRE LES INFRASTRUCTURES, Mayor’s Cabinet - International Affairs and AREAS 203,270.00 € to the City of Torino (for Italy: European Projects; Territory and Environment GÉRER LES GRANDS ÉVÉNEMENTS EU FUNDS TO THE PROJECT 80% financed by the EU and 20% by national Directorate - Urban Planning Area, Environment EU FUNDS TO THE PROJECT Phase 1: 149,540.00 € (70%), out of which counterparts) Area; Commerce, Labour, Innovation and 1,195,000.00 € (85%), out of which 200,000.00 € 9,120.00 € to the City of Torino (for Italy: 70% NUMBER OF PARTNERS Information System Directorate - Development, to the City of Torino (for Italy: 85% financed by financed by the EU and 15% by national 10 (8 of which are foreign partners) EU Funds, Innovation and Smart City Area the EU and 15% by national counterparts) counterparts)

FOREIGN PARTNERS DESCRIPTION DETAILS APPENDIX - EUROPEAN PROJECTS NUMBER OF PARTNERS NUMBER OF PARTNERS City of Dubrovnik (HR), University of Zagreb The City of Torino is lead partner of the project 4 (1 of which is a foreign partner) Phase 1: 9 (7 of which are foreign partners) (HR), Centrum Dopravního Výzkumu having as main goal the definition of new FOREIGN PARTNERS (CZ), ROPID - Regional Organiser of Prague assessment tools and innovative decision FOREIGN PARTNERS Service Départemental d’Incendie et de Integrated Transport (CZ), City of Graz (AT), making processes to support the development Phase 1: City of Barcelona (ES), City of Cracow Secours des Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (FR) Pannon Business Network Association (HU), of energy efficiency plans for public (PL), City of Trikala (EL), City of Timisoara (RO), PERIOD City of Gdańsk (PL), City of Žilina (SK) buildings in the context of their surrounding City of Glasgow (UK), City of Lyon (FR), City of APPENDICE - SCHEDE PROGETTI EUROPEI Copenhagen (DK) 18 months (February 2016 - August 2017) PERIOD neighbourhoods, testing 10 European projects CONTACT 36 months (June 2016 - May 2019) of the 2017-2013 programming period. PERIOD Phase 1: 6 months (September 2015 - March Municipal Police Force Directorate CONTACT 2016) DESCRIPTION Mayor’s Cabinet - International Affairs and Urbact III Aim of the project is to develop a virtual reality European Projects; Infrastructures and CONTACT platform associated with a system of data Mobility Directorate TITLE Commerce, Labour, Innovation and BSINNO – BOOSTING SOCIAL INNOVATION Information System Directorate - Development, collection and communication with citizens, DESCRIPTION EU Funds, Innovation and Smart City Area in order to increase the effectiveness of risk Aim of the project is to find low carbon EU FUNDS TO THE PROJECT prevention and emergency management at mobility solutions in order to enhance Phase 1: 49,212.80 € (70%), out of which DESCRIPTION transboundary level and to improve training the cities’ strategies and to develop smart 16,753.50 € to the City of Torino (for Italy: Aim of the project is to implement and create of civil protection operators both in Italy and services and products around the concept of 70% financed by the EU and 15% by national new solutions to fight social exclusion and in France. low emission zones (LEZ) in functional urban counterparts) poverty in urban areas, through integrated areas. NUMBER OF PARTNERS strategies of social cohesion. Phase 1: 5 (3 of which are foreign partners) 70 71 Annual Report 2016 - INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS - Annual Report 2016

EUROPEAN PROGRAMMES PERIOD TITLE CONTACT 2007-2013 36 months (March 2013 - March 2016) PRO-LITE – PROCURING LIGHTING Commerce, Labour, Innovation and CONTACT INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY Information System Directorate - CIP - Competitiveness Commerce, Labour, Innovation and EU FUNDS TO THE PROJECT Development, EU Funds, Innovation and and Innovation Framework Information System Directorate - Development, 2,058,766.00 € (95%), out of which 355,761.56 € Smart City Area; Territory and Environment Programme EU Funds, Innovation and Smart City Area to the City of Torino, of which 142,500.00 € to Directorate - Environment Area DESCRIPTION TITLE DESCRIPTION finance the 20% of a contract of innovation The project aims at building a technological CROSS – CITIZEN REINFORCING OPEN The project is aimed at implementing (the municipality co-finances the amount of platform for the development of innovative SMART SYNERGIES coordinated procurement of eco-innovation 17,788.08 € with internal staff) applications to support the services of a smart EU FUNDS TO THE PROJECT in the foodservice industry. NUMBER OF PARTNERS 6 (4 of which are foreign partners) city. 5,473,000.00 € (50%), out of which 565,700.00 € TITLE to the City of Torino, co-financing the amount PROBIS FOREIGN PARTNERS TITLE of 279,000.00 € with internal staff Greater London Authority - Transport for OPTICITIES – OPTIMIZING CITIZENS EU FUNDS TO THE PROJECT London (UK), City of Bremen (DE), Ente Vasco MOBILITY AND FREIGHT MANAGEMENT IN NUMBER OF PARTNERS 2,537,797.00 € (95%), out of which 411,000.00 € de la Energía (ES), PIANOo (NL) URBAN ENVIRONMENTS 9 (5 of which are foreign partners) to the City of Torino PERIOD EU FUNDS TO THE PROJECT FOREIGN PARTNERS NUMBER OF PARTNERS 48 months (September 2012 - September 2016) 13,000,000.00 € (70%), out of which 45,609.00 € Manchester Digital Development Agency (UK), 10 (6 of which are foreign partners) Sparta Technologies (UK), City of Seville (ES), CONTACT to the City of Torino FOREIGN PARTNERS Everis (ES), Tecnalia Research & Innovation (ES) Commerce, Labour, Innovation and NUMBER OF PARTNERS Agencia Andaluza de la Energía (ES), Instituto PERIOD Information System Directorate - Development, 24 (20 of which are foreign partners) Andaluz de Tecnología (ES), SP Technical EU Funds, Innovation and Smart City Area; 42 months (December 2012 - May 2016) Research Institute of Sweden (SE), Nemzeti FOREIGN PARTNERS School Building Department; Educational Communauté Urbaine de Lyon (FR), SPIE CONTACT Innovációs Hivital (HU), Miskolc Holding Services Area; ITER; Mobility Department Disabled People Department - Passepartout; Önkormányzati Vagyonkezelö Zártkörüen SUD-EST Sas (FR), Algoe (FR), Cityway Sas Commerce, Labour, Innovation and Müködö Részvénytársaság (HU), Borlänge DESCRIPTION (FR), Fondation Partenariale Mov’eotec (FR), Information System Directorate - Kommun (SE) The project aims at using public demand to Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique stimulate innovation in the field of public (FR), Ayuntamiento de Madrid (ES), Ingeniería Development, EU Funds, Innovation and PERIOD APPENDIX - EUROPEAN PROJECTS DETAILS APPENDIX - EUROPEAN PROJECTS lighting. y Consultoría para el Control Automático SL DETAILS APPENDIX - EUROPEAN PROJECTS Smart City Area 36 months (September 2013 - September 2016) (ES), Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (ES), DESCRIPTION CONTACT Goteborgs Kommun (SE), Chalmers Tekniska Aim of the project is the implementation Commerce, Labour, Innovation and VII FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME Hoegskola AB (SE), Volvo Technology AB (SE), of social innovation policies, one of the Information System Directorate - Wrocław Miasto (PL), Neurosoft SP Zoo (PL), main pillars of the Europe 2020 Agenda, by TITLE Development, EU Funds, Innovation and Birmingham City Council (UK), Eurocities Asbl promoting non-monetary economy and by ALMANAC – RELIABLE SMART SECURE Smart City Area (BE), Union Internationale des Transports developing social Apps. INTERNET OF THINGS FOR SMART CITIES DESCRIPTION Publics (BE), European Road Transport EU FUNDS TO THE PROJECT The project involves all the phases of a public Telematics Implementation Coordination TITLE 4,000,000.00 € (75%), out of which 217,600.00 € procurement of innovation: identification Organisation Scrl - ERT (BE), HaCon INNOCAT to the City of Torino (the municipality co- of common needs, market engagement Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH (DE), Helmut EU FUNDS TO THE PROJECT finances the amount of 54,400.00 € with and technical dialogue, functional and Berends (DE) 1,045,455.00 € (95%), out of which 262,655.09 € internal staff) performances specifications, award criteria, PERIOD to the City of Torino NUMBER OF PARTNERS legal and regulatory aspects. The main focus 36 months (September 2013 - September 2016) NUMBER OF PARTNERS of PPI is the creation of an innovative Energy 7 (4 of which are foreign partners) CONTACT 7 (5 of which are foreign partners) Management System (EnMS) to manage the FOREIGN PARTNERS Commerce, Labour, Innovation and FOREIGN PARTNERS municipal real estate. Fraunhofer FIT (DE), CNet Svenska AB (SE), In- Information System Directorate - ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability, Jet ApS (DK), Alexandra Instituttet (DK) Development, EU Funds, Innovation and Resah-Idf (FR), Johnson Matthey Fuel Cells PERIOD Smart City Area; Infrastructures and Mobility (UK), Motiva (FI), SP Technical Research 36 months (September 2013 - September 2016) Directorate Institute of Sweden (SE)

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DESCRIPTION NUMBER OF PARTNERS of Antioquia-Medellín (CO), Grain (ES), World TITLE The project aims to support European cities 16 (14 of which are foreign partners) Fair Trade Organization (NL), World Fair Trade SUMP – SUSTAINABLE URBAN MOBILITY in testing services that integrate data on road FOREIGN PARTNERS Organization – Europe (BE), Stichting Fair Trade PLANNING conditions with those of public transport CSEM - Centre Suisse d’Electronique et Advocacy Office (NL), Fair Trade Hellas (EL) EU FUNDS TO THE PROJECT services, cycling mobility and car pooling. de Microtechnique SA - Recherche et PERIOD 884,325.99 € (75%), out of which 305,493.56 Développement - (CH), Scheider Electric 24 months (December 2014 - December 2016) € to the City of Torino (the municipality co- TITLE Industries Sas (FR), Cork Institute of finances the amount of 86,858.13 € with SIFORAGE – SOCIAL INNOVATION ON CONTACT Technology (IE), IBM Ireland Product Mayor’s Cabinet – Cooperation and Peace internal staff) ACTIVE AND HEALTHY AGEING FOR Distribution Limited (IE), Technische SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC GROWTH DESCRIPTION NUMBER OF PARTNERS Universität Dresden (DE), TBC Generateurs 4 (1 of which is a foreign partner) EU FUNDS TO THE PROJECT d’Innovation (FR), Equa Simulation AB The project aims at creating a network of smart cities in which institutions and citizens may 3,484,788.00 €, out of which 270,101.52 € (SE), Communauté d’Agglomeration de la FOREIGN PARTNERS discuss subjects related to food policies and share (100%) to the City of Torino Rochelle (FR), Université de la Rochelle (FR), City of Yangon (MM) good practices to solve problems connected to NUMBER OF PARTNERS Zedfactory Europe Limited (UK), Fundació PERIOD food accessibility, food waste reduction, food 19 (17 of which are foreign partners) Institut de Recerca de l’Energia de Catalunya 24 months (February 2015 - January 2017) education and sustainable production. FOREIGN PARTNERS (ES), Tekever – Technolodias de Informaçao CONTACT Ingema (ES), Gisme (ES), University of SA (PT), NXP Semiconductors Netherlands BV TITLE Mayor’s Cabinet – Cooperation and Peace; Sheffield (UK), Université de Pau et Pays (NL), Amires Sro (CZ) JOVENS CONTRA A VIOLÊNCIA DE GÊNERO Infrastructures and Mobility Directorate de l’Adour (FR), Instituto Universitário de PERIOD EU FUNDS TO THE PROJECT DESCRIPTION Lisboa (PT), City of Cracow (PL), German 48 months (September 2013 - September 2017) 1,021,743.00 € (75%), out of which 280,765.00 € The project aims at contributing to the Research Center for Artificial Intelligence CONTACT to the City of Torino integration of environmental protection (DE), Advanced Social and Political Research Commerce, Labour, Innovation and NUMBER OF PARTNERS principles in the policies and programmes Institute (LV), Universitat de Lleida (ES), Information System Directorate - Development, 14 (10 of which are foreign partners) of Myanmar and at reinforcing the skills of Investornet (DK), Health Care Academician EU Funds, Innovation and Smart City Area Yangon local authorities regarding urban Society (TR), Champagne-Ardenne Research FOREIGN PARTNERS mobility planning and traffic reduction as DESCRIPTION and Innovation Agency (FR), Senior Initiatives City of Bucharest (RO), City of Baia Mare a means to develop a sustainable urban The project aims to minimize the gap between Centre (LT), Santa Casa da Misericórdia (PT), (RO), Asociatia Caritas Bucuresti (RO), environment. predicted and actual energy performances by Xunta de Galicia (ES), Fondo Andaluz de APPENDIX - EUROPEAN PROJECTS DETAILS APPENDIX - EUROPEAN PROJECTS Eurag (AT), Departamento de Saúde Coletiva DETAILS APPENDIX - EUROPEAN PROJECTS (BR), Basque Culinary Center (ES) developing a smart system to monitor and Municipios para la Solidaridad Internacional TITLE control energy in buildings. (ES), Prefeitura Municipal de Fortaleza (BR), PERIOD ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Prefeitura Municipal de Várzea Paulista (BR), AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: 48 months (December 2012 - November 2016) Câmara Municipal da Praia (CV), Conselho IMPROVING LOCAL EXPERTISE ON THE CONTACT EXTERNAL COOPERATION Municipal de Maputo (MZ), PRODES Ong (MZ) MANAGEMENT OF SOLID WASTE IN

Lifelong Training and Education Department PROGRAMMES APPENDICE - SCHEDE PROGETTI EUROPEI PERIOD MYANMAR DESCRIPTION Europe AID 36 months (March 2013 - February 2016) EU FUNDS TO THE PROJECT The overall aim of the project is to strengthen CONTACT 1,200,000.00 € out of which 228,356.57 € to the cooperation actions and work instruments TITLE Mayor’s Cabinet – Cooperation and Peace; City of Torino among the actors involved in active and FOOD SMART CITIES FOR DEVELOPMENT Lifelong Training and Education Department ITALIAN MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS healthy aging, scientists, end-users, civil EU FUNDS TO THE PROJECT DESCRIPTION FUNDS TO THE PROJECT society and local authorities. 2,685,790.95 € (85%), out of which 262,813.67 € to The project is aimed at fighting gender- 210,000.00 € totally given to the City of Torino the City of Torino (the municipality co-finances TITLE based violence by raising awareness of NUMBER OF PARTNERS the amount of 39,422.05 € with internal staff) TRIBUTE – TAKE THE ENERGY BILL young people on issues related to positive 4 (1 of which is a foreign partner) NUMBER OF PARTNERS BACK TO THE PROMISED BUILDING masculinity, violence against women and FOREIGN PARTNERS 17 (12 of which are foreign partners) PERFORMANCE the contrast of discrimination against LGBT Yangon City Development Committee (MM) FOREIGN PARTNERS people through peer education initiatives EU FUNDS TO THE PROJECT PERIOD City of Bilbao (ES), City of Barcelona (ES), City in high schools and the development of 9,914,212.00 € (70%), out of which 298,400.00 € 36 months (March 2013 - February 2016) to the City of Torino of Marseille (FR), City of Bruges (BE), City of communication campaigns. The City of Ghent (BE), City of Utrecht (NL), Department Torino is project leader. 74 75 Annual Report 2016 - INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS - Annual Report 2016

CONTACT TITLE FOREIGN PARTNERS knowledge and understanding of freight Mayor’s Cabinet – Cooperation and Peace EUROPEAN VOLUNTARY SERVICE Fundação Bracara Augusta (PT), City of Cluj- distribution and service trips by providing DESCRIPTION (21 different projects) Napoca (RO), City of Ganja (AZ), City of Riga guidance for implementing effective and The project is aimed at including environment EU FUNDS TO THE PROJECT (LV), City of Valencia (ES), City of Varna (BG) sustainable policies. This guidance will protection into national policies and 637,481.18 €, out of which 11,045.00 € to the PERIOD support the choice of the most optimal and programmes in Myanmar. The City of Torino City of Torino (100%). EU funds are allocated 24 months (May 2015 - May 2017) applicable solutions for urban freight and is project leader. according to the number of volunteers sent CONTACT service transport, and will facilitate stakeholder collaboration and the development, field or hosted and cover the training expenses for Youth Policies Department the volunteers sent abroad testing and transfer of best governance and EUROPEAN PROGRAMMES DESCRIPTION business models. 2014-2020 NUMBER OF PARTNERS The project is aimed at analysing, promoting 21 and giving visibility to the youth policies TITLE Erasmus+ FOREIGN PARTNERS carried out by the partners involved. SETA – AN OPEN, SUSTAINABLE, Austria, Bulgaria, France (2 partners), Finland, UBIQUITOUS DATA AND SERVICE TITLE Latvia, the Netherlands, Poland (3 partners), ECOSYSTEM FOR EFFICIENT, EFFECTIVE, YOUTH INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGES Portugal, England, Norway, Scotland, Spain Horizon 2020 SAFE, RESILIENT MOBILITY IN (24 different projects) METROPOLITAN AREAS (5 partners), Sweden (2 partners) TITLE EU FUNDS TO THE PROJECT PERIOD NOVELOG – NEW COOPERATIVE EU FUNDS TO THE PROJECT 31,522.27 € to the City of Torino. The EU The projects have on average a duration of BUSINESS MODELS AND GUIDANCE FOR 5,565,247.50 €, out of which 220,000.00 € to contribution is based on the activities service of 9 months SUSTAINABLE CITY LOGISTICS the City of Torino (100%) carried out (exchanges and training for group NUMBER OF PARTNERS leaders). A co-funding for travel expense CONTACT EU FUNDS TO THE PROJECT reimbursement is provided Mayor’s Cabinet - International Affairs and 4,413,835.40 €, out of which 36,562.50 € to the 13 (11 of which are foreign partners) European Projects City of Torino (100%) CONTACT FOREIGN PARTNERS Mayor’s Cabinet - International Affairs and DESCRIPTION NUMBER OF PARTNERS University of Sheffield (UK), Knowledge-Now European Projects The European Voluntary Service offers 28 (20 of which are foreign partners) Ltd (UK), The Floow Ltd (UK), TSS-Transport young people aged between 17 and 30 the Simulation Systems SL (ES), University of DESCRIPTION FOREIGN PARTNERS opportunity to perform voluntary work for Cantabria (ES), Software Mind SA (PL), Delft The City of Torino coordinates the relations CERTH/HIT (UK), University of Newcastle APPENDIX - EUROPEAN PROJECTS DETAILS APPENDIX - EUROPEAN PROJECTS a period of 2-12 months in one of the 28 EU University of Technology (NL), Ayuntamiento DETAILS APPENDIX - EUROPEAN PROJECTS with partners, the joint planning and (UK), ERTICO (BE), POLIS (BE), PANTEIA BV Member countries, in EFTA countries (Iceland, de Santander (ES), Sheffield Hallam preparatory visits, the organization of (NL), Maritime University of Szczecin (PL), Liechtenstein and Norway) or in any of the University (UK), Birmingham City Council journeys, the enrolment of group leaders and Technical University of Catalonia (ES), BIM candidate countries. The main areas of (UK), Scyfer B.V. (NL) their training, as well as the meetings with Mobility Consulting and Engineering (AT), activity are environment, art, culture, social groups leaving for a foreign destination. In University of Thessaly (EL), IRU Projects ASBL PERIOD services, youth, civil protection, development 36 months (February 2016 - January 2019) 2016 the exchanges and trainings involved (BE), Renault SAS (FR), TRAINOSE SA (EL), APPENDICE - SCHEDE PROGETTI EUROPEI cooperation, protection of cultural heritage the following destinations: Langenlois and K+N SA (EL), City of Graz (AT), Development CONTACT and sports. The services offered are Yspertal – Austria; Wijgmaal (2 exchanges and Agency of the Municipality of Athens (EL), City Mayor’s Cabinet - International Affairs and counselling and support to candidacy, pre- 1 training) and Oudenaarde – Belgium; Agros of Copenhagen (DK), City of Barcelona (ES), European Projects; Infrastructures and departure training, support during the EVS, – Cyprus; Kokkola – Finland; Neuerburg and London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Mobility Directorate counselling to local NGOs willing to get Rostock – Germany; Galway – Ireland; Poronin (UK), City of Gothenburg (SE), City of Mechelen accreditation as host organizations. DESCRIPTION and Garczyn – Poland; Worcester – UK; Ada – (BE) The projects aims at creating technological Serbia; Timisoara – Romania (2 exchanges); TITLE PERIOD and methodological solutions using the high- Strelac – Serbia; Pécs and Nyíregyháza – 100% YOUTH CITY 36 months (June 2015 - June 2018) volume data on mobility to change the way Hungary; Olomouc – The Czech Republic; EU FUNDS TO THE PROJECT CONTACT mobility is organised, monitored and planned Eve Puhketalu – Estonia; Allerød – Denmark; 130,628.00 €, out of which 6,000.00 € to the City Mayor’s Cabinet - International Affairs and in large metropolitan areas. Colmar – Luxembourg; Jesenice – Slovenia. of Torino (100%) European Projects; Infrastructures and NUMBER OF PARTNERS Mobility Directorate 7 (6 of which are foreign partners) DESCRIPTION Aim of the project is to enable a better

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TITLE TITLE TITLE TITLE SOCIALCAR – OPEN SOCIAL TRANSPORT SUITS – SUPPORTING URBAN INTEGRATED URBAN WINS – URBAN METABOLISM WEGOVNOW – TOWARDS WE- NETWORK FOR URBAN APPROACH TO TRANSPORT SYSTEMS: TRANSFERABLE ACCOUNTS FOR BUILDING WASTE GOVERNMENT: COLLECTIVE AND CARPOOLING TOOLS FOR AUTHORITIES MANAGEMENT INNOVATIVE NETWORKS PARTICIPATIVE APPROACHES FOR EU FUNDS TO THE PROJECT EU FUNDS TO THE PROJECT AND STRATEGIES ADDRESSING LOCAL POLICY CHALLENGES 5,384,645.50 €, out of which 147,125.00 € to 4,111,683.75 €, out of which 129,000.00 € to EU FUNDS TO THE PROJECT EU FUNDS TO THE PROJECT the City of Torino (100%) the City of Torino (100%) 4,966,516.00 €, out of which 111,050.00 € to 4,195,168.75 €, out of which 236,250.00 € to NUMBER OF PARTNERS NUMBER OF PARTNERS the City of Torino (100%) the City of Torino (100%) 26 (19 of which are foreign partners) 22 (18 of which are foreign partners) NUMBER OF PARTNERS NUMBER OF PARTNERS FOREIGN PARTNERS FOREIGN PARTNERS 27 (18 of which are foreign partners) 13 (8 of which are foreign partners) Ethniko Kentro Erevnas Kai Technologikis University of Coventry (UK), Interactions Ltd (IE), FOREIGN PARTNERS FOREIGN PARTNERS Anaptyxis (EL), King’s College Regent Walk Instituto Tecnológico del Embalaje, Transporte y Chalmers University of Technology (SE), Empirica Gesellschaft für Kommunikations- (UK), Scuola Universitaria Professionale della Logística (ES), VTM - Consultores em Engenharia Asociatia Ecotic (RO), Asociatia Ecoteca und Technologieforschung mbH (DE), Mapping Svizzera italiana (CH), Vectos South Limited e Planeamento LDA (PT), LEVER SA (EL), Smart (RO), University of Coimbra (PT), Fundació for Change London (UK), University College (UK), LuxMobility Sarl (LU), Bermag Galkiewicz Continent LT UAB (LT), Technische Universität CTM Centre Tecnològic (ES), Universidade London (UK), London Borough of Southwark i Galkiewicz Spolka Jawna (PL), Fondazione Ilmenau (DE), Signosis sprl (BE), FK Liotopoulos Nova de Lisboa (PT), Global Innovation (UK), Infalia PC (EL), FlexiGuided GmbH (DE), VEL (CH), City of Skopje (MK), South-East of Kai SIA EE (EL), Integral Consulting R&D (RO), Solution Srl (RO), Asociatia Romania Green Universität Heidelberg (DE), Funka Nu AB (SE) Scotland Transport Partnership (UK), City of City of Coventry (UK), Municipality of Kalamaria Building Council (RO), Asociatia Environ (RO), PERIOD Zagreb (HR), Prometni Institut Ljubljana d.o.o. (EL), Fundación de la Comunitat Valenciana ICLEI GmbH (DE), Cooperativa de Estudos 36 months (February 2016 - February 2019) (SI), IBI Goup Limited (UK), Concept Factory para la Promoción Estratégica, el Desarollo y la Investigação e Formação Ambiental CRL CONTACT SA (LU), Strategic Stuff BV (NL), University of Innovación Urbana (ES), MAKIOS SA (EL), LogDrill (PT), City of Bucharest (RO), City of Manresa Commerce, Labour, Innovation and West Hungary (HU), Zight BV (NL), Fundación Informatikai es Szolgaltato Korlatolt Felelossegu (ES), City of Sabadell (ES), City of Leiria (PT), Information System Directorate - Cetemmsa (ES), CPA vzw (BE), Lifshare.com Tarsasag (HU), Contemporary Transport Consorci del Bages per a la Gestió de Residus Development, EU Funds, Innovation Ldt (UK) Solutions Ltd (UK), Wuppertal Institut für Klima, (ES), Seri GmbH (AT), Cree GmbH (AT) and Smart City Area; Major Green Works Umwelt, Energie GmbH (DE), City of Alba Iulia PERIOD PERIOD Department; Urban Design, Urban Renewal (RO) 36 months (June 2015 - June 2018) 36 months (June 2016 - June 2019) and Integration Department; Youth Policies CONTACT PERIOD APPENDIX - EUROPEAN PROJECTS DETAILS APPENDIX - EUROPEAN PROJECTS CONTACT Department DETAILS APPENDIX - EUROPEAN PROJECTS 48 months (December 2016 - November 2020) Mayor’s Cabinet - International Affairs and Territory and Environment Directorate - DESCRIPTION European Projects; Infrastructures and CONTACT Environment Area Aim of the project is to further develop earlier Mobility Directorate Mayor’s Cabinet - International Affairs and DESCRIPTION researches and existing solutions integrating DESCRIPTION European Projects; Infrastructures and The project aims to develop and test methods them within a single community engagement SocialCar is an Intelligent Transport System Mobility Directorate for designing and implementing innovative platform. This platform will allow people to based on an innovative approach to transport DESCRIPTION and sustainable strategic plans for waste report problems and suggest improvements, demand management and more specifically The project takes a sociotechnical approach prevention and management in various to discuss their relevance, explore ways to carpooling in urban and periurban to capacity building in Local Authorities urban contexts so as to enhance urban to fix problems through collective action, areas. Its main objective is to develop a and transport stakeholder organisations environmental resilience and guarantee find solutions to compensate for resource new communication network for intelligent with special emphasis on the transfer of progress towards more sustainable shortages affecting the quality of publicly mobility, sharing information of car-pooling learning to smaller sized cities, making them production and consumption patterns provided services, debate topics of strategic integrated with existing transport and more effective and resilient to change in the together with improvements in waste nature, and develop and vote upon concrete mobility systems. The City of Torino is among judicious implementation of sustainable recovery and recovered materials use. suggestions for local policy action. the 10 European urban sites that will test the transport measures. concept validity and business case.

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NUMBER OF PARTNERS market. The project includes remote and onsite 5 (1 of which is a foreign partner) training activities, a detailed feasibility study of FOREIGN PARTNERS the market from the architectural, technical, Water Supply and Sewerage Authority - management, health and environment point Bethlehem, Beit Jala, Beit Sahour of view, a campaign addressed to commercial operators as well as two pilot initiatives on PERIOD infrastructures. 37 months (May 2014 - May 2017) CONTACT TITLE Mayor’s Cabinet - Cooperation and Peace ENHANCEMENT AND CONSERVATION OF DESCRIPTION HISTORICAL HERITAGE IN THE OLD CITY MAECI projects details Aim of the project is the implementation of a OF JERUSALEM THROUGH TRAINING AND remote control system for drinking and waste PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL water in order to rationalize the distribution of YOUTH PALESTINIAN MUNICIPALITIES TITLE water resources to the citizens of Bethlehem MAECI-PMSP FUNDS TO THE PROJECT SUPPORT PROGRAM HITEC – HEBRON INNOVATION and surrounding areas. The project includes 109,200.00 € (51% financed by PMSP and 49% TECHNOPARK technical assistance and staff training, as by Italian partners) TITLE MAECI-PMSP FUNDS TO THE PROJECT well as activities aimed at increasing public NUMBER OF PARTNERS RENEP – RENEWABLE ENERGIES FOR 177,427.00 €, out of which 50,050.00 € to the awareness on the right of access to water and 5 on the rational use of water resources. PALESTINE City of Torino (71% financed by PMSP and 29% PERIOD by Italian and Palestinian partners) MAECI-PMSP FUNDS TO THE PROJECT TITLE 14 months (November 2015 - December 2016) 405,023.00 €, out of which 38,300.00 € to the NUMBER OF PARTNERS P.I.E.R.MA.RKET – PLAN OF INNOVATION, CONTACT City of Torino (73% financed by PMSP and 27% 3 (1 of which is a foreign partner) ECONOMY, REDEVELOPMENT AND Mayor’s Cabinet - Cooperation and Peace by Italian and Palestinian partners) FOREIGN PARTNERS MANAGEMENT OF GROSS MARKET IN DESCRIPTION NUMBER OF PARTNERS Municipality of Hebron BETHLEHEM Aim of the project is the building of a hall in the DETAILS APPENDIX - MAECI PROJECTS 5 (1 of which is a foreign partner) PERIOD MAECI-PMSP FUNDS TO THE PROJECT new Terra Sancta Museum in East Jerusalem FOREIGN PARTNERS 35 months (May 2013 - March 2016) 150,000.00 €, out of which 60,523.00 € to the and the exhibition of pots from the Ancient Municipality of Hebron CONTACT City of Torino (74% financed by PMSP and 26% Franciscan Pharmacy. The partners from PERIOD Mayor’s Cabinet - Cooperation and Peace by Italian and Palestinian partners) Torino provide technical and scientific support 44 months (May 2013 - December 2016) DESCRIPTION NUMBER OF PARTNERS needed to study the pots and texts preserved CONTACT The project aims at producing a feasibility 2 (1 of which is a foreign partner) in the Historical Archive of the Custody of the Mayor’s Cabinet - Cooperation and Peace study for the construction of a Technopark in Holy Land. An internship in Jerusalem will FOREIGN PARTNERS APPENDICE - SCHEDE PROGETTI MAECI allow to complete the study of the dosage Hebron, in order to attract existing companies Municipality of Bethlehem DESCRIPTION forms and their curative properties and to Aim of the project is the elaboration of a operating in the field of technologies, PERIOD to support the development of new draw up a feasibility study for the opening feasibility study to realize a more effective 24 months (June 2015 - May 2017) of a didactic laboratory in the Terra Sancta energy management system in the entrepreneurship and to provide innovation- related services to the local industrial system. CONTACT Museum. Municipality of Hebron, also through the Mayor’s Cabinet - Cooperation and Peace; design and implementation of a pilot site. TITLE Trade and Sport Infrastructures Service; The main objective is to strengthen the BSW – BETHLEHEM SMART WATER Innovation and Public Areas Development governance capacity in the field of renewable Service energies, improving the environmental quality MAECI-PMSP FUNDS TO THE PROJECT DESCRIPTION of the metropolitan area of Hebron, increasing 500,000.00 €, out of which 38,000.00 € to the The main objective is to provide technical energy availability to citizens and creating new City of Torino (56% financed by PMSP, 22% assistance to the Municipality of Bethlehem qualified jobs. by ATO3 and 22% by Italian and Palestinian partners) for the reorganization of the local wholesale

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several months. SMAT is the technical partner of the Bethlehem Smart Water project, aimed at planning and setting up a remote control system of the water supply network in the Palestinian cities of Bethlehem, Beit Jala and Beit Sahour. The project involves also staff training and is supported by the Palestinian Municipalities Support Program (PMSP), by the Italian Consulate in Jerusalem, by the City of Torino, by Co.Co.Pa. and ATO3. Public utilities companies SMAT SMAT also joined the UNDP Lebanese Host Community Support Project, funded by ATO3, IREN GROUP for innovation promoted at European level, SMAT having as partners the City of Torino, the IREN Group, one of the main multiutilities in which are being developed through a network SMAT Group manages the integrated water Metropolitan City of Torino and Co.Co.Pa. SMAT the Italian panorama, operates in the fields of of national and international partners. In service of the City of Torino and other 291 is in charge of training Lebanese technicians electricity (production, distribution and sale), particular, in the field of district heating and municipalities of the Metropolitan City. The on the maintenance of pipeline networks and thermal energy for district heating (production energy efficiency, the European projects company, which has only public shareholders, water leak detection with geophones, and of and sale), gas (distribution and sale), DIMMER and PROBIS were carried out and is national leader in the areas of engineering, organizing technical visits to Lebanon. management of integrated water services, ended, while Flexmeter and CELSIUS are still construction and management of diversified Finally, SMAT participated as partner in the environmental services (waste collection and underway. In 2016 the Group was involved water sources, drinking water treatment candidacy for the Human Space Flight for disposal) and services for local governments. in the STORE&GO project on the analysis of plants, sanitation systems and recycling of Research and Technological Demonstrations Since 2015 the Group has been working systems for the production of natural gas from urban waste water. on the International Space Station project, through its Internationalisation and Innovation electric power. As regards user empowering, In 2016 SMAT continued its international along with the Department of Physics of the the EMPOWERING project ended, while in Division to promote and evaluate business activities with projects belonging to the University of Pavia, the University of Rome Tor the field of electric mobility and on-road opportunities abroad. Horizon 2020 programme, funded by the Vergata, ALTEC SpA, AVIOTEC Srl and Thales charging of vehicles IREN participated in Many activities, already started in the previous European Union. In particular, it carried on Alenia Space Italy, submitting the PERSEO

FABRIC and NeMo. In the water sector the APPENDIX - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMPANIES year, continued in 2016. In particular, following the DEMOSOFC project providing for the PErsonal Radiation Shielding for IntErplanetary BlueSCities, Geosmartcity, SmartWaterTech the signing in 2015 of the Memorandum of installation of the first industrial-scale SOFC MissiOns project, which obtained a total and WaterSpy projects are underway, while Understanding with the City of Belgrade, IREN (Solid Oxide Fuel Cell) plant for the production funding of 382,000.00 euros. The project aims in the environmental field IREN is part of the cooperated with Beogradske Elektrane, the of electricity from biogas generated by waste to assess the effectiveness of a wearable BioMethER project. company managing the district heating system water treatment. Aim of the project is to obtain personal radiation protection system, to be of the Serbian city. A strategy of medium- and clean energy, free from the emissions usually used in a pressurized environment, to provide INTERNAZIONALI DELLE AZIENDE DI SERVIZI DELLE AZIENDE PUBBLICI LOCALI INTERNAZIONALI long-term industrial development of the deriving from the endothermic engines. The adequate shielding against Solar Particle À company was conceived and, in the second partnership includes British and Finnish Events (SPE) and to mitigate the effects of half of 2016, the study results were presented companies, as well as the Politecnico of Torino. Galactic Cosmic Rays (GCR) on astronauts. to the City and to investors. SMAT started also the BIOWYSE project, This system will play an important role in the IREN, in partnership with Utilitalia and other foreseeing the development of kits design of inhabited structures to be set in the Italian multiutilities and under the patronage for the instantaneous detection of the lunar Lagrangian points and in future trips to of the Ministry for the Environment, Land and biocontamination level of water. The reach asteroids. These projects are currently Sea Protection and the Italian Embassy in project aims to develop a biocontamination under study by major space agencies. The Beijing, organized a Chinese-Italian forum on control system for water and humid areas, PERSEO project is unique in Europe.

district heating and environmental protection, i.e. surfaces on which water is present as APPENDICE - ATTIVIT which was held in Beijing in April 2016. During condensate. The prototype, designed for the forum, attended by more than 300 Chinese use on the International Space Station, will participants, IREN promoted its know-how and allow astronauts to monitor in real time the presented the Torino district heating system as microbiological quality of water intended for an example of Italian excellence. consumption, which is currently manually The Group is also very active in terms of calls IREN sampled to be sent to Earth and analysed after

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Torino and supported by the European project Bike2Work, to encourage employees to bike to work. Finally, in September and October, two important delegations coming from Warsaw were welcomed: representatives from the mobility agency ZTM (Zarząd Transportu Miejskiego) and representatives from the Transport and Mobility Service of the Polish City. SAGAT Airport GTT 5T Torino Airport is one of the most important SAGAT GTT 5T infrastructures in Piedmont, promoting GTT - Gruppo Torinese Trasporti - is a stock 5T is the in-house providing company of economic activities and job creation in the International scheduled flights increased by corporation wholly owned by the City of Torino the City of Torino, GTT - Gruppo Torinese region. 11.1%. through its subsidiary, FCT Holding Srl, with a Trasporti, Piedmont Region and Metropolitan Equipped with cutting-edge infrastructures, Besides being a place of transit, Torino Airport the airport offers more than 350 weekly has become also a place to be lived, with total staff of about 4,900 employees. City of Torino. It focuses on ITS (Intelligent scheduled flights, ensuring punctuality, comfortable spaces to enjoy before departure, GTT manages an underground automated Transport Systems) solutions for integrated security and comfort. a larger commercial area and exhibition areas line, 100 urban and suburban bus lines, 9 tram management of private and public mobility, Daily connections with the main European and dedicated to culture and to the discovery of lines, 70 out-of-town bus lines and 2 railway offering expertise and services in the areas Mediterranean airports include Amsterdam, the Piedmont region. lines running from Torino to the provinces of of traffic, infomobility, public transport and Barcelona, Brussels, Casablanca, Frankfurt, In 2016 Torino Airport continued its cooperation Asti, Alessandria and Cuneo, with more than ticketing. Istanbul, London Gatwick, Madrid, Monaco, with the National Cinema Museum, advertising 66 million kilometres covered in 2015. During 2016 5T enhanced its international Paris and Rome. Currently scheduled airlines its temporary exhibitions through panels In 2015 GTT served about 265 million relations hosting a high number of foreign serving the airport are Alitalia, Air France, Air installed in the Arrivals Area. Two new artistic passengers, showing a slight increase delegations. Dolomiti, Air Moldova, Blue Air, Blu-Express, collaborations were inaugurated, respectively compared to the number of people served in In February, 5T welcomed a delegation from 2014. The Group also provides the following British Airways, Brussels Airlines, Easyjet, KLM, with Artissima and with Thomas Bayrle, one of

APPENDIX - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMPANIES the City of Yangon to show the ITS systems APPENDIX - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMPANIES tourist services for the City of Torino: the Sassi- Jet2.com, Iberia, Lufthansa, Luxair, Meridiana, the leading exponents of Pop Art in Germany, used in Torino. The visit was organized in Monarch, Neos, Royal Air Maroc, Ryanair, S7 who conceived Flying home, an exhibition of Superga tramway, cruises on the river Po, the framework of the European project and the panoramic elevator inside the Mole Airlines, Tarom, Transavia, Turkish Airlines, pictures related to flight, installed at the Bag SUMP - Sustainable Urban Mobility Planning Antonelliana. Volotea, Vueling and Wizz Air. Drop Area, an unusual place for an artistic coordinated by the City of Torino, with the In 2016 GTT continued its collaboration with During 2016 Torino Airport opened new direct installation. Moreover, Torino Airport started a technical support of 5T, CESVI and Ithaca. In Uijeongbu LRT, the Korean transport company international connections: Athens, Berlin, project with the Teatro Regio in Torino in order March, 5T attended the IT-TRANS international DI SERVIZI DELLE AZIENDE PUBBLICI LOCALI INTERNAZIONALI which since 2012 has been managing the London Luton, Madrid, Menorca and Palma to jointly organize a number of concerts within À fair, together with ASSTRA, the Italian underground line operating in the suburbs de Mallorca with Blue Air, Luxembourg with the airport. association gathering the most important of Seoul, according to the Memorandum of Luxair, Tirana with Blu-Express, Valencia and Promotion activities were also carried out public transport operators. The event, which Understanding signed in 2015. The agreement Ibiza with Ryanair, Corfu and Skiathos with for major international events such as the concerns the synergic search for suppliers took place in Karlsruhe, Germany, is a top level Volotea. International Book Fair, with the Book a Flight providing maintenance of rolling stock and exhibition for new ITS solutions applied to Scheduled flights from London Gatwick and campaign, the Salone dell’Auto, the Salone del staff training. public transport. Manchester by Monarch, Edinburgh by Jet2. Gusto, and the event Spain in Torino, organized Furthermore, GTT continued the activities 5T also met a delegation coming from the com, Moscow by S7 Airlines and Bristol, Luton by the Spanish Tourist Office. linked to the commercial agreement and City of Moscow, visiting Torino to deepen and Manchester by Easyjet were opened for SAGAT – the airport management company – continued to collaborate with Turismo promotional exchange signed with SNCF their knowledge on urban regeneration and the incoming winter season. Moreover, charter APPENDICE - ATTIVIT (French railways) in 2012. mobility projects. In September, 5T joined the flights from Stockholm and Gothenburg and Torino e Provincia to promote the area as a European Mobility Week, opening its Mobility new flights from Oslo and Tallinn increased the tourist destination and their partnership led Center to the public. Moreover, during the offer for the ski season. to the organization of press trips from Berlin, European event, the company participated In 2016 Torino Airport reported record traffic Luxembourg and Valencia. in the Italy Bike Challenge 2016 promoted by growth: 3,950,908 passengers with an increase the City of Torino and the Metropolitan City of of 7.8% compared to the previous year. 84 85 Consulates

Foreign Consulates General in Torino Morocco Peru Romania

Foreign Honorary Consulates in Torino Albania Lithuania Austria Luxembourg Belarus Malawi Belgium Malta Bulgaria Mexico Burkina Faso Monaco Cabo Verde Mozambique Chile Myanmar Colombia The Netherlands Costa Rica Norway Denmark Panama Ecuador The Philippines El Salvador Poland Finland Portugal France Rwanda Ghana San Marino Greece Senegal Guatemala Slovakia Haiti Spain Hungary Sweden Iceland Switzerland Ivory Coast Thailand Jordan Vietnam Kazakhstan Zambia

86 Torino in figures

Population of Torino 888,921 Population of the metropolitan area 1,738,978 in 2015 Resident aliens 132,730 City area 130 km2 GDP of the province of di Torino 60,079 million euros Firms in the province of Torino 225,019 in 2015 Green areas extension 21 km2 Trees 160,000 Cycle routes 190 km Bike sharing stations in Torino and its surroundings 157 Playgrounds for children 277 Sport facilities over 200 Museums 49 Public libraries 19 University departments 38 University students 101, 625 out of which 9,080 foreigners Budget of the City of Torino 1,593 million euros City employees 9,836 City Deputy Mayors 11 City Councillors 40 Next City elections 2021

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