Cities are composed of a diversity of elements that interact with each other in an autonomous or induced way, and can be characterized as a means. Cities are given this denomination because they are able to generate knowledge from the daily life and by the interaction of individuals. From this exchange of experience and concern for the improvement in the quality of life of the people, the term “Educating City” appears. This concept is based on the idea that educational cities are fertile ground for implementing Social Innovations, since socially innovative initiatives with new ideas (products, services, and models) satisfy social needs simultaneously. In this sense, the objective of this research is to analyze how an Educating City, acting as a media, acts in favor of the promotion of Social Innovation. For this, the bibliographical review was carried out, with a qualitative approach. It was observed that the members of this movement follow the guidelines of the Charter of Educating Cities, which defines that the city will only be an educator when recognizing, exercising and developing its traditional functions, as well as being actively concerned with the formation and development of all its inhabitants, starting with children and young people. Is concluded that the theme is closely related to the principles of Social Innovation, especially when addressing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDOs). It is also worth noting that within these two constructs, the realization of projects aims to promote the empowerment and sustainability of communities.
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dos Santos Figueiredo, Y. D., Prim, M. A., & Dandolini, G. A. (2021). Educating city: A media for social innovation. In Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies (Vol. 198 SIST, pp. 251–260). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-55374-6_25
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