"A LONG JOURNEY BEGINS WITH A SINGLE STEP"

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METROPOLITAN ECONOMIC STRATEGY,

SUSTAINABLE INNOVATION, AND

INCLUSIVE PROSPERITY

SUSTAINABLE INNOVATION ZONES 
Porto Alegre
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​The Porto Alegre Sustainable Innovation Zone (ZISPOA--Zona de Inovação Sustentável de Porto Alegre) is the first major implementation step of Global Urban Development's World Bank-funded 2015 Leapfrog Economic Strategy for the City of Porto Alegre and the State of Rio Grande do Sul (RS) to become the most Sustainable and Innovative places in Latin America by 2030.

SUSTAINABLE INNOVATION ZONES 
  Santo Angelo and Panama City
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Currently two more have recently been launched:  1) ZISSAN in Santo Angelo, a smaller Brazilian city in Rio Grande do Sul; and 2) ACTA in Panama City, Panama. 

 London, New York City, and Western Sydney

GUD is working to help organize in other cities, including London (UK), New York City (US), and Western Sydney (Australia).

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