ICDL:
[Overview]
[Initiative
Model]
[Projected Benefits]
[Candidate Cities]
The
International Community Development Lab [ICDL] sets out to bring
together the key citizenry and stakeholders in business,
education, civic organization, and government from
communities worldwide to discuss and design paths for future
development.
This endeavor is expected to yield
significant information not only as to the community development needs around the world,
but also the possible solutions. This initiative will
prove particularly useful during the recent times of
worldwide economic crisis.
The
ICDL was launched in
2006 after the successful
Community Development Lab [CDL]
model was turned into an international initiative that would
select major cities from around the world to participate in
an international version of the model.
Planning for this international initiative in
conjunction with diverse partners began in March of
2007.
The initiative is expected to be completed in 5 phases.
The first three phases will select cities from different
regions around the world to host the ICDL at a local level.
The fourth and fifth phases will take the ICDL to a regional
and international level by bringing the selected cities
together both regionally and internationally.
-
Phase
1: First Group of Cities (Local Level ICDL)
-
Phase
2: Second Group of Cities (Local Level ICDL)
-
Phase
3: Third Group of Cities (Local Level ICDL)
-
Phase
4: Regional Level ICDL
-
Phase
5: International Level ICDL
To be selected as a host
city of the ICDL is competitive.
Over 250 cities from around the world have
been considered, only a select few have been selected as candidates
to host the first phase of this
endeavor.
The ICDL's goals are:
-
To engage
the various stakeholders of local communities worldwide to analyze
how to best achieve community development
-
•To
utilize the participatory model of the CDL to engage in strategic communication/planning
in communities internationally
-
To effectively
analyze a community's collective future
-
•To
facilitate
a productive exchange of ideas that may evolve and take shape
into community missions
-
To
develop
a strategic plan with measurable benchmarks and provisions for
implementation for communities worldwide
-
To create an international network of
individuals, entities & organizations dedicated to the strategic
development of their communities
Watch
short
documentary on our global
initiative...
