creating opportunities for the next generation: setting up collaborations between businesses and schools to discover and develop talented young designers in order to invigorate regional industry; and promoting partnerships between citizens and the design sector;
expanding the city’s environmental efforts: Nagoya has overcome major environmental issues through the restructuring of its garbage disposal system and through extensive awareness raising campaigns developed in cooperation with civil society. In the future, Nagoya will implement a variety of projects aimed at the creation of a “recycling society” and the development of an eco-friendly city; and
networking with diverse cultures: Cooperating with other members of the Creative Cities Network, Nagoya is determined to establish a global perspective with young designers, and engage in new projects together.