Helsingborg

Sweden

Mission city Pilot city
Sweden National Platform
Helsingborg Mission City Label
Population 150k
City Area 38.6 km²
City active since June 2022

The City of Helsingborg has a long track record of working to decrease its climate impact and improve the local environment with benefits to public health and economic development.

 

It is a city at the forefront of innovative approaches to urban development and improved services for local people and business. The city has a policy focus on Quality of Life which drives an integrated development agenda with a strong focus on environmental issues for a more sustainable city. Helsingborg has committed to be climate neutral by 2030 and is an active partner in both the Swedish Viable Cities initiative and Net Zero Cities.

Key Learnings

Helsingborg - Safe and Active School Mobility

Helsingborg increased its cycling rate for school commutes by creating a school-focused digital platform and using behavioural science and nudging techniques.

Innovation Portfolios: Examples from Practitioners

This article by the OECD Observatory of Public Sector Innovation (OPSI) interviewed pioneers in this field of innovation portfolios in various organisational contexts. Those interviewed include various city-level organisations (city of Helsingborg, Chicago, Lund), regional or national-level (10X investments in the US, Mexiro in Mexico) and those operating internationally (Democratic Society, EIT Climate KIC). They conducted a series of interviews with these organisations to ask them for insights they would like to share with the community. https://oecd-opsi.org/blog/innovation-portfolios-examples/   What we mean by innovation portfolios Portfolio management is an analysis and sense-making activity connecting innovation practice – specific projects, initiatives, and programmes – to the intent and purpose behind those activities as well as the strategic goal of the organisation. It should connect problem framing to operations and continuous learning. Effective innovation portfolio management does not only look at the composition of the portfolio (list of innovation projects, initiatives, or investments) and problems, but it analyses what in the system and the organisational structures allows the organisation to be successful in the long term.  
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Pilot project spotlight
Visit Helsingborg City Website Read Helsingborg Climate City Contract Kronoby City Profile (Twin City)

External projects

City involvement in related European initiatives