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)