These days of exchanges gathered some 200 participants: elected officials, technical staff, businesses, community groups, NGOs.
The program of these three days responded three objectives:
- develop mutual knowledge systems of decentralization and local governance
- present best practices in potential areas of cooperation
- confirm the commitment of the Indian partners for the future development of cooperation at the local level in France
4 communities of the ANVPAH & VSSP network announced their wish to establish cooperation with Indian cities on the theme of heritage and urban development:
- Paris and Delhi (urban development and transport)
- La Rochelle and Kerala (heritage, culture, tourism, education, port cities)
- Rennes and Bhopal (training, urban development)
- Besançon and Jaipur (Heritage)