Time Use Week 2025 concludes its eleventh edition by reaffirming the role of time policies as a key tool to ensure well-being and equality in the digital age. More than 4,600 people from 46 countries have taken part in the main events and in over 85 decentralised activities across Catalonia. More than 40 international experts […]
The Time Use Initiative (TUI) welcomes the Spanish Government’s announcement to support the elimination of the annual clock change from 2026 and to propose this goal to the Council of the European Union, the body responsible for its final approval. The TUI believes that this momentum could reignite a European debate that has been stalled
The Time Use Initiative participated in the Marmara Urban Forum 2025 (MARUF 2025), which brings together the world’s leading urban actors every two years with the aim of exchanging good practices and devising collective solutions to address global challenges at the local level. With the round table discussion ‘Tick-Tock, Tick-Tock, Local Time Policies’, MARUF 2025
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A Catalan delegation comprising the Time Use Initiative and leading institutions in time policy in Catalonia — the Government of Catalonia, Barcelona City Council, Barcelona Provincial Council and the Barcelona Metropolitan Area — took part in the Bogotá Forum. The Forum is part of the celebration of Bogotá as World Capital of Time 2025, designated
Main conclusions of Time Use Week 2024, resulting from the collaboration with Catalonia International, advancing on the right to time. It summarizes all debates, conclusions, and how to conceptualize such a right for everyone, everywhere.
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To contribute to the debate, to the approval processes, and to ensuring an effective and efficient implementation of the law, a cross-disciplinary group of experts from the TUI has developed these proposals so that they may be taken into consideration by political parties in the Spanish Parliament, social partners, and other relevant stakeholders.
This Time Policies Toolkit is a practical guide designed specifically for local and regional government policymakers and practitioners. Drawing on the collective expertise and best practices shared during the Time Academy, it supports institutions in recognising, evaluating, and implementing time policies that put the organisation of time at the heart of public service and urban
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Time Use Week 2025 is the international event for the promotion and exchange of knowledge and success stories about time policies. The main events will be held in Barcelona on October 13, 14, and 15, under the theme “The Right to Time in the Era of Artificial Intelligence”. It invites us to reflect on how the uses of time that are emerging at this moment of digital transformation are impacting the right to time. This will be an opportunity to address the demographic, economic, social, political, and care challenges we face.
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Scheduled for Wednesday 30th April, from 9:30 to 11:30, the event will aim to reflect on the value of time and the need to promote new ways of organising working time. The main topic under discussion will be reducing working time to 37.5 hours per week, a measure which is already being implemented in different organisations with a proven impact on well-being, efficiency, and equality.
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The Time Academy offers a framework to learn and exchange on time policies. Building upon experiences from municipalities and regions, the Academy provides urban officers, decision-makers, and practitioners with a practical training programme designed to implement time-conscious governance within their respective levels of competence. This capacity-building approach guarantees participants not only comprehend temporal governance concepts — but also acquire practical implementation skills.