Okayama provides its experience on celebrating learning to enhance building learning cities. It particularly focuses on celebrating education for sustainable development. Complementing the Guidelines for Building Learning Cities, the video tutorials on ‘How to build a learning city’ illustrate and elaborate on the actions to take. It requires a concrete action plan with strong political leadership and steadfast commitment; a structured dialogue and consensus involving all stakeholders; diverse celebratory events charged with enthusiasm and inspiration; easy accessibility and enjoyable experiences for all citizens; a proper monitoring and evaluation of progress; and sustainable and secure funding.
