Time organisation is beginning to be put at the centre of the political agenda, and time policies are attracting the interest from a myriad of actors from all over the world. During 2023, there will be new milestones for advancing in understanding how social time use affects our societies, and what can be done on the issue by different stakeholders.
Upcoming time policies events in 2023 Read More »
From the 24th to 26th October, the ninth Time Use Week —the international meeting point on time policies— was held. Over 150 panellists from all over the world representing universities, companies, and organisations took part in the event. They reflected on the relation between time use and the inequalities —poverty— it creates, and whether the right to time must be a right in the 21st Century.
Right to “free” time, an objective for consensus building Read More »
The Time Use Week is the main global event aimed at promoting the exchange of knowledge and good practices in time policies. It gathers researchers, public institutions, social partners, and citizenry from all over the world. The ninth edition took place from 24th to 26th October in Barcelona, with some events happening virtually also the 27th. The topic was time and (in-)equalities.
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A brief report on the Time Use Week third day, where the organisation of working times was discussed. International experiences were analysed and academic proposals to a future Spanish Time Use Law were made.
Time Use Week 2022: 26th October – Towards a new organisation of working times Read More »
A brief report on the Time Use Week second day, where the Local and Regional Governments TIME Network General Assembly was hold, and local and regional time policies related with sustainability were reviewed.
Time Use Week 2022: 25th October – Local and regional time policies Read More »
A brief report on the Time Use Week first day, where key concepts were discussed and proposals on how to alleviate time inequalities were made.
Time Use Week 2022: 24th October – Reducing inequalities with the right to time Read More »
The European Union Parliament approved the end of seasonal clock changes back in 2019 but the Member States cannot decide on how to proceed. Now, a group of renowned experts have proposed a transition plan showing an easy and beneficial solution for all Member States.
Experts present a Transition Plan to establish permanent natural time zones in Europe Read More »
It has been a pioneering event that enabled the creation of a unique meeting point in the Ibero-American sphere aimed at exchanging experiences and knowledge on time uses.
Time policies are promoted in Latin America due to the 1st Ibero-American Time Use Week Read More »
As part of the Barcelona Declaration on Time Policies strategy towards granting the right to time, the Barcelona Time Use Initiative for a Healthy Society (BTUI) has been working with Catalan institutions towards promoting time policies all over Catalonia. The region’s main institutions (the Catalan Government, the Barcelona City Council, the Metropolitan Area of Barcelona,
The Catalan joint strategy for promoting time policies has been renewed Read More »
The first edition of the Iberoamerican Time and Schedules Week (Semana Iberoamericana de los Horarios y el Tiempo) will take place virtually in mid-September, creating an exchange point of policies, experiences, and knowledge related with time policies. The event will gather Iberoamerican experts, political and social representatives, such as Diego Golombek, researcher at the National
Latin America will host the first ever “Semana de los Horarios y el Tiempo” Read More »
