The TUI is committed towards rising awareness on time policies and the right to time. As part of such a work, it has published or participated in several publications. They include those related with the Local and Regional Governments Time Network, coordinated by the TUI as its Secretariat.
Sixth chapter of the Local and Regional Time Agenda focused on chronocities — cities designed around human and natural rhythms. It compiles innovative practices implemented by local and regional governments to translate chronobiology into public policies, from circadian-friendly lighting and school schedules to chronotype-based work organisation and time-aware urban planning.
Report of the technical meeting on time use policies in care systems, hosted during Bogotá’s World Capital of Time Policies 2025 events. It analysed policies dedicating at recognising “time for care” by different Latin American institutions.
Fifth chapter of the Local and Regional Time Agenda on working time policies. It compiles good practices implemented by local and regional governments aimed at creating a more sustainable and rational working time — from reduced work weeks to sustainable and staggered commuting.
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.
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
Implementing time policies is one way to contribute significantly to the achievement of SDGs, either individually or collectively. Here are 5 time levers to contribute to the SDGs and improve our health:
The Self-Assessment Tool for Organizations is a diagnostic tool designed to evaluate and enhance time management practices within an organization. It aims to identify strengths and areas of improvement for how an organization manages time, promotes work-life balance and enhances employee well-being.
The Self-Assessment Tool for Municipalities is a diagnostic tool designed to evaluate and enhance time management practices within a local government. It aims to identify strengths and areas of improvement in the way time is managed within public policy; covering various domains such as gender equality, mobility, business time organization, education, night-time policies, democracy and citizen services, leisure and culture and internal municipal policies.
Fourth chapter of the Local and Regional Time Agenda on urban nighttime policies. It compiles inspiration cases of local and regional time policies aimed at governing the urban night — from Night Mayors to granting equal access to night leisure or neighbours’ right to rest.
Third topic of the Local and Regional Time Agenda on participation and democracy. It compiles inspiration cases of local and regional time policies aimed at increasing civic participation in its different forms —digitally, creating a closer public administration, consolidating neighbourhoods, etc.
This publication is only available in Catalan and Spanish.
The ways in which we live and work have undergone profound changes in the last century, and society, and its productive and social fabric, are
In the 21st Century, economic, ecological, and social policies can only become sustainable when systemically enriched with time policies for better care opportunities for men
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