Open themes FOR STRONG LOCAL GOVERNMENT Sign up for the newsletter VVSG National Municipalities Support Center News | | | Calendar | | | Documents | Left Presentations conference and handbook Administrative power for and by rural municipalities Commissioned by the Flemish Land Agency, the Universities of Antwerp, Ghent and Leuven investigated the administrative strength of rural municipalities. No fewer than 57 visitations at voluntarily participating municipalities in the period 2011-2016 provided a wealth of information: about the administrative strength of those rural municipalities, but also insights about administrative strength that are relevant for all Flemish municipalities. The same consortium of universities also supported the supervised self-evaluations of administrative strength on behalf of the Agency for Domestic Governance. The insights and suggestions from this practical research were shared at the Congress of Administrative Staff. You can download the presentations here. The accompanying handbook 'Administrative power: Insights from the countryside' , a source of inspiration for more joining of forces, leadership and policy, close to the citizen and responding to greater social challenges, you can order from Uitgeverij Politeia. Local Food Strategy contact point has started at VVSG Since 1 February, local authorities have been able to turn to the VVSG for support in developing their local food strategy. Thanks to funding from the Flemish Land Agency and in close consultation with the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, the VVSG can focus on this theme until the end of 2019. Lokale voedselstrategieën brengen voedselproducenten en consumenten dichter bij elkaar en bevorderen sociale cohesie en integratie. Waar mogelijk worden in die strategie kringlopen van energie, water en grondstoffen lokaal gesloten. Korte keten initiatieven zijn typerend voor de invulling van lokale voedselstrategieën. De korte keten in de landbouw is een duurzaam afzetsysteem waarbij een rechtstreekse relatie bestaat tussen de producent en de consument. Er zijn vandaag al heel wat steden en gemeenten die initiatieven nemen voor lokaal voedsel. Denk maar aan promotie van hoeveproducenten, boerenmarkten, stadsboerderijen, volkstuintjes, projecten rond voedselverspilling, enz. De VVSG en de Vlaamse overheid slaan nu de handen in elkaar om deze initiatieven verder te ondersteunen. U kunt bij de VVSG terecht voor informatie en advies, begeleiding van lokale projecten of om in contact te komen met relevante lokale partners en organisaties. Meer info krijgt u bij Michael Moulaert, VVSG-stafmedewerker, michael.moulaert@VVSG.be Nieuws Lokale voedselstrategie: één plek voor alle goede praktijken http://www.vvsg.be/nieuws/Paginas/Nieuwe-website-lokale-voedselstrategie.aspx Lokale voedselstrategie: één plek voor alle goede praktijken 1-10-2018 22:00:00 Ook inwoners van het Vlaamse platteland willen autodelen http://www.vvsg.be/nieuws/Paginas/Autodelen-op-het-platteland.aspx Residents of the Flemish countryside also want to share a car 9/24/2018 10:00:00 PM Everyone belongs: inspiration for the administrative agreement http://www.vvsg.be/nieuws/Paginas/VermaatELIJKing.aspx Everyone belongs: inspiration for the administrative agreement 9/24/2018 10:00:00 PM Wanted: local authorities that want to experiment http://www.vvsg.be/nieuws/Paginas/Diverscity-zoekt-lokale-besturen-die-willen-experimenteren-in-hun-LaboLokaal.aspx Wanted: local authorities that want to experiment 9/12/2018 10:00:00 PM Drawing up urban planning regulations becomes much more difficult http://www.vvsg.be/nieuws/Paginas/verordeningenenplanmerwezen.aspx Drawing up urban planning regulations becomes much more difficult 8/20/2018 10:00:00 PM Calendar Practice Day Participation http://www.vvsg.be/kalender/Paginas/burgerparticipatie.aspx Practice Day Participation Brussels 11/12/2018 11:00:00:00 PM Living day http://www.vvsg.be/kalender/Paginas/20181206-Woondag.aspx Living day Mechelen 12/5/2018 11:00:00 PM Documents Left Navigation News Calendar Support center for rural municipalities Administrative power Financing Mobility Open space Publications VVSG-Politeia Other publications E-zine Archive Buitenpost - monthly VVSG ezine about local rural policy Hooray open space! - presentations Local Food Day - presentations Diverscity Data local authorities Service Design Interval Complex city projects SDG Website About VVSG Network and partners VVSG & Flemish policy VVSG & Federal Policy VVSG & Europe Press Publications Extranet practice bench Cookie statement Privacy declaration Association of Flemish Cities and Municipalities vzw Paviljoenstraat 9, 1030 Brussels |  02 211 55 00 |  info@vvsg.be Twitter VVSG on Twitter