A Just Transition with Climate and Social Ambition
This session with the fourth Vice-President of the Government of Spain and Minister for Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge, Ms. Teresa Ribera, will focus on the recovery measures taken by the government of Spain in order to drive sustainable and economic growth in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis. In this context, we will discover […]
BRENT TODERIAN: Brainstorming Urban Ideas
Over the last few months, all over the world, cities are being challenged with the COVID-19 pandemic, and they have been forced to devise creative and innovative solutions in order to move forward. Could COVID-19 be an opportunity to rethink how cities work? Throughout this session with Brent Toderian, an urbanist and city planner, we […]
How can Micro-Mobility Support a Green and Sustainable Recovery?
Just a few months ago, cities all over the world were in the midst of a Mobility renaissance. New forms of shared and connected Mobility were taking root, augmenting overburdened public-transit systems and offering convenient, eco-friendly alternatives for commuting and urban travel. The fact is, the need for new modes of Mobility has not changed […]
Adopting Technologies Responsibly: a Global Policy Roadmap for Ethical Smart Cities
The G20 Global Smart Cities Alliance was launched last year to promote cities policies needed in order to adopt smart city technologies responsibly. Over the last year, the Alliance has assembled a global community of cities, institutions and leading experts to develop a policy framework that will guide local authorities with practical, implementable policies. Throughout […]
New infrastructure enabling new Governance
On October 21st of this year, Shanghai city’s “Unified management of Shanghai by one network", -internet of things operation center- was officially opened in the China Electronics Technology Software Information Service Co., Ltd. Focusing on the construction of a shared, open and collaborative ecosystem, the operation center is aimed at solving problems related with Shanghai’s […]
Urban Mobility Trends Post-Lockdown
COVID-19 has made a tremendous impact on people’s everyday lives. Of all the changes the current situation has brought, how we move around and get from one place to another, has been one of the most drastic ones. So, how will urban Mobility change in post-Covid cities? During this session with the RACC, the Mobility […]
Handling the Pandemic with Digital Innovation
Digital technologies are being harnessed to support the public-health response to COVID-19. Which technologies proved best to track, trace and contain the outbreaks? How should city governments deploy these technologies? Has the uptake of digital solutions, tools and services speed up the digital transformation in urban areas? What are the upsides and downsides of the […]
How will the combination of 5G and AI empower smart city development？
The advent of 5G will bring huge changes, while the combination of 5G and AI will establish a new infrastructure. As two important technological development trends in the future and vital components of "new infrastructure", 5G and AI will continue to empower the real Economy and bring revolutionary changes to life and production. With the […]
Chicago’s inclusive response to Covid-19
While the COVID-19 pandemic has caused harm in the health sectors of many cities, it has also brought to light challenges that metropolises faced in other areas. At the same time, it serves as an opportunity to rethink cities’ approaches to innovation and inclusive growth in order to move towards a more inclusive, sustainable society. […]
Economic and social recovery leaving no one behind
The COVID-19 crisis has exposed and exacerbated underlying inequalities in cities, and has shown how deep inequalities make society as a whole more vulnerable as well as how fragile modern economies are. Now, cities have a key role to play in the inclusive and sustainable economic recovery as engines of growth. In the aftermath of […]