On January 26th, ISET hosted discussion on urban mobility in Tbilisi. The event was coorganized with Iare Pekhit, non-profit organization which lobbies, advocates and organizes for the rights of pedestrians. Iare Pekhit is creating space for discussion between urban activists, lawyers, and decision-makers on our city's pedestrian issues to drive the change desperately needed.
The meeting was part of a string of lectures, debates, and video screenings which aims to unite society’s collective intelligence to see what we as community can do to reclaim our urban spaces, and what city hall needs to offer us, Tbilisi's inhabitants. The guest speaker was Mr. Uli Kindermann, a former integrated expert who had supported the Climate Change Office at the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Protection of Georgia.
On Tuesday, January 26th ISET hosted delegation of His Excellency Lukas Beglinger, Ambassador of Switzerland to Georgia and Olivier Bürki, Councellor, Embassy of Switzerland, Regional Director South Caucasus to the Swiss Agency for Development and cooperation SDC and State Secretariat for Economic Affairs SECO. The purpose of the visit was to get to know the new Ambassador and the new Director of SDC and SECO and discuss the strengthening and continuation of the collaboration. After the brief introduction to the history and development of ISET and ISET Policy Institute combined with a building tour, guests had a round table discussion with Eric livny, president of ISET, and other members of ISET and ISET-PI.