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How can smart technology solutions help cities achieve their low-carbon ambitions? A range of smart technologies is increasingly available to cities, including big data, Internet of Things, digital twins, and others. However, cities might struggle to identify and prioritize smart technologies that can help reduce their carbon emissions in different sectors. Cities need guidance in understanding which approaches are best suited to their financial and technical capacities. The Global Smart City Partnership Program (GSCP) and the City Climate Finance Gap Fund are supporting cities and World Bank teams to better understand the low-carbon smart city landscape. This webinar, co-organized by the two programs, showcases practical examples from the cities that have pioneered the deployment of smart technologies for carbon mitigation. This session features experts who presented low-carbon, smart solutions from Korea, Spain, Jordan and the Netherlands.  

Opening Remarks 

• Joanna Mclean Masic, Lead Urban Specialist for Cities and Climate Change and Global Lead for the Sustainable City Infrastructure and Services, World Bank 

Moderator 

• Narae Choi, Senior Urban Development Specialist and Lead for the Global Smart City Partnership Program, World Bank 

Speakers 

• Suh-Kyung Shin, Associate Research Fellow, Urban Research Division in Korea Research Institute for Human Settlement (KRIHS) 

• Manuel Valdés López, Manager, Mobility and Infrastructures, Barcelona City Council, Spain (could not join due to the tecnical difficulties)

• Robert Dijksterhuis, Envoy, Sustainable Building, Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Netherlands.  

• Nisreen Daoud, Manager, Sustainable Development and Amman Resilience Unit, Greater Amman Municipality, Jordan 

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How can smart technology solutions help cities achieve their low-carbon ambitions? A range of smart technologies is increasingly available to cities, including big data, Internet of Things, digital twins, and others. However, cities might struggle to identify and prioritize smart technologies that can help reduce their carbon emissions in different sectors. Cities need guidance in understanding which approaches are best suited to their financial and technical capacities. The Global Smart City Partnership Program (GSCP) and the City Climate Finance Gap Fund are supporting cities and World Bank teams to better understand the low-carbon smart city landscape. This webinar, co-organized by the two programs, showcases practical examples from the cities that have pioneered the deployment of smart technologies for carbon mitigation. This session features experts who presented low-carbon, smart solutions from Korea, Spain, Jordan and the Netherlands.  

Opening Remarks 

• Joanna Mclean Masic, Lead Urban Specialist for Cities and Climate Change and Global Lead for the Sustainable City Infrastructure and Services, World Bank 

Moderator 

• Narae Choi, Senior Urban Development Specialist and Lead for the Global Smart City Partnership Program, World Bank 

Speakers 

• Suh-Kyung Shin, Associate Research Fellow, Urban Research Division in Korea Research Institute for Human Settlement (KRIHS) 

• Manuel Valdés López, Manager, Mobility and Infrastructures, Barcelona City Council, Spain (could not join due to the tecnical difficulties)

• Robert Dijksterhuis, Envoy, Sustainable Building, Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Netherlands.  

• Nisreen Daoud, Manager, Sustainable Development and Amman Resilience Unit, Greater Amman Municipality, Jordan 

How can smart technology solutions help cities achieve their low-carbon ambitions? A range of smart technologies is increasingly available to cities, including big data, Internet of Things, digital twins, and others. However, cities might struggle to identify and prioritize smart technologies that can help reduce their carbon emissions in different sectors. Cities need guidance in understanding which approaches are best suited to their financial and technical capacities. The Global Smart City Partnership Program (GSCP) and the City Climate Finance Gap Fund are supporting cities and World Bank teams to better understand the low-carbon smart city landscape. This webinar, co-organized by the two programs, aims to showcase practical examples from the cities that have pioneered the deployment of smart technologies for carbon mitigation. This session invites experts who will present low-carbon, smart solutions from Korea, Spain, Jordan and the Netherlands.  

Opening Remarks 

• Joanna Mclean Masic, Lead Urban Specialist for Cities and Climate Change and Global Lead for the Sustainable City Infrastructure and Services, World Bank 

Moderator 

• Narae Choi, Senior Urban Development Specialist and Lead for the Global Smart City Partnership Program, World Bank 

Speakers 

• Suh-Kyung Shin, Associate Research Fellow, Urban Research Division in Korea Research Institute for Human Settlement (KRIHS) 

• Manuel Valdés López, Manager, Mobility and Infrastructures, Barcelona City Council, Spain 

• Robert Dijksterhuis, Envoy, Sustainable Building, Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Netherlands.  

• Nisreen Daoud, Manager, Sustainable Development and Amman Resilience Unit, Greater Amman Municipality, Jordan  

• Iftekhar Fandi, Member of the Executive Committee for Smart Solutions and Head of Tenders and Contracts Section at IT department, Greater Amman Municipality, Jordan (TBC) 

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Building smart cities in developing countries goes beyond better governance or urban service delivery leveraged by available technology. It also means implementing smart and sustainable strategies for planning, managing, and governing cities in the way to improve the life of all social classes. Interactions and collaborations brought by smart technologies, government-led and citizen-driven initiatives, and Public-Private-Partnerships are key to increasing the efficiency of service delivery for all. The Netherlands offers one of the best examples of research and experimentation on smart, sustainable and low-carbon living scenarios, which can apply to many developing countries in the context of decreasing resources and emerging environmental and social issues. 

Objectives 

The main objective of the Virtual Knowledge Exchange Program on “Smart Cities for Climate Resilience” was to promote knowledge sharing between the key stakeholders in the government, private sector, civil society and academia from the Netherlands and the World Bank client countries on building smart cities for the climate resilient future. This virtual knowledge exchange built on the successful face-to-face knowledge exchange programs in the Netherlands, in 2017 and 2019. Two-day event showcased Dutch innovations which focuses on minimizing the climate impact and maximizing the cities’ potential for the economy, its people, and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).  

The discussions focused on: 

1. Showcasing Dutch expertise and sharing the planning, implementing, and financing initiatives that made smart city projects a success 

2. Facilitating interactive sessions where participants can share inspiring experiences, knowledge 

3. Connecting the World Bank clients with different actors in the Netherlands in the smart city space to tackle their challenges in creating smart cities.

To access materials from this event, please contact Gunes Basat: gbasat@worldbank.org