The Time Use Initiative (TUI) kicked off 2026 with meetings of its Regional and International Expert Councils on 22 and 27 January, where the 2026-2027 strategy was approved.
The new period focuses on the creation of a time use data observatory, which will analyse the results of the new European time use surveys with the aim of promoting evidence-based time policies that guarantee everyone’s right to time.
The councils, made up of more than 60 experts from various fields and countries, will continue to advise the TUI on the development of these time policies at local, national and international level.
The new members were welcomed at the respective meetings. The Regional Council welcomes José Rodríguez (UGT Catalonia), M. Àngels Benítez (PIMEC), Roger Galdón (La Salle-URL), Gabriel Ginebra (Slow Management Revolution) and Aylén Rodríguez (World Bank). Nicholas You (Guangzhou Institute of Urban Innovation), Marta Galceran (CIDOB) and Keri Facer (University of Bristol) have joined the International Council, reinforcing TUI’s global role as an international benchmark for the right to time.
During the sessions, the main milestones achieved in 2025 were also reviewed, including:
- The success of Time Use Week 2025, with more than 4,000 participants.
- The consolidation of Catalonia as the global epicentre of time policies.
- The expansion of the Local and Regional Time Network, with more than 50 active members.
- The collaboration agreement between TUI and UN Women Latin America and the Caribbean.
- The presence of the right to time and time policies in the main international forums on urban and democratic innovation.
