Where innovation is produced for the city’s services, urban spaces, and sustainable territorial development through a collaborative and multi-stakeholder approach.

The Urban Economy Clust-ER is an association accredited by the Emilia-Romagna Region that brings together universities, research centres, training institutions, companies, trade associations, third-sector organisations and local authorities. It pools expertise, ideas and resources to enhance the competitiveness and innovation of the regional economy by promoting urban and rural regeneration, social innovation, the digital transformation of services and sustainable mobility.

The cluster focuses on key areas of innovation, including:

• Digital transformation of services, through data-driven approaches that monitor how urban spaces are used and function;
• Proximity-based infrastructure, with particular attention to the sharing economy and sustainable mobility;
• Equity, sustainability, and inclusion, as the core values of new collaborative business models that generate positive impact across communities.

Clust-ER Urban Economy is structured around five dedicated working groups:

• Mobility and Territory
• Urban Markets
• Regional Law on Urban Economy
• Just and Inclusive City
• Tourism and the City