International Cooperation

The General Directorate of International Relations, staffed with a technical team responsible for the design, support, promotion and management of programs, projects and activities manages the action plans and initiatives for International Cooperation developed by the Municipality of Rosario.

Objectives

• Refine the contents, functions and technical skills of the local government.
• Support the role local governments can play as agents of socioeconomic development.
• Enhance the quality of municipal services.
• Enhance the quality of life of city residents.
• Expand the goals and objectives of local managers.

International Articulation Program of Citizenship Education and Training

The “International Articulation Program of Citizenship Education and Training” is a direct consequence of the increasing number of international activities carried out by the Municipality of Rosario.

The Program’s mission is creating a coordination space for citizens’ educational development and training by participating in decentralized cooperation and thus contributing to the internationalization strategy pursued by Rosario.  

Objectives:

• Establish education as a key tool for citizens’ involvement.
• Foster analysis and discussion of educational transversality in official initiatives.
• Coordinate citizenship education and training programs to facilitate a collective production process.
• Obtain technical advice and international assistance to improve management skills.

Functions:

• Articulate citizenship education and training initiatives in the Municipality of Rosario.
• Foster international cooperation mechanisms.
• Disseminate successful experiences gathered in these themes.
• Encourage meetings with experts to compare innovative practices in public policies.
• Potentiate and develop human talent.
• Represent the local State in forums, seminars, conferences and allied summits.

We are currently witnessing a very rapid pace of change and innovation that is leading the diverse institutions and players involved in the education process to discuss pressing issues in depth so as to provide proper answers to the new, impending demands.

Education is considered a dynamic and complex phenomenon, of which the entire society is responsible. Therefore, implementation of extensive educating policies of global scope that can articulate formal and non-formal education with diverse cultural manifestations becomes a requirement.

Local governments have recently started to play a leading role in the management of the public. Their closeness turns them into the most likely government link to implement and foster the construction of citizenship.

The Municipality of Rosario is committed to providing a comprehensive education experience where the public space may become the education sphere and where the significance of democracy, regulations and diversity can be learned.

Citizens’ behaviour should be taught and complemented with activities where neighbours can practice exercise their civic rights and responsibilities.

Citizens’ involvement refers to the links between the State and the civil society, to how state and social actors act in the public sphere with different grades of consultation, negotiation and consensus in order to pursue a better quality of life for everyone.

Such an intervention means widening the frontier of citizens’ rights and providing a bigger support to local authorities, so as to help political culture progress in the city. By developing solidarity and cooperation Rosario citizens can be the leading characters in our city's destiny.

Analyzing citizens' contribution help us reflect on the true changes in municipal government, changes that occur when active citizenship practices multiply in specific actions that face problems by exercising rights.

Expressions caused by citizens’ pluralism bring favourable results which, in turn, become the material for social learning. Because by living a true involvement situation our community can develop skills that will contribute to social coexistence.

Cooperation Sources

Since 1992, the following cooperation sources have contributed to projects (either under negotiations, in progress or completed):

Cooperation developed

The following chart classifies cooperation developed by the Municipality of Rosario by type, based on the international cooperation current criteria and trends applicable to Argentina.

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