Overview:

This one-day workshop is jointly hosted by the Regional Science Academy (RSA) and the Smart Cities KSB at the World Bank. Professor Ed Glaeser (Harvard Univ.), distinguished RSA scholars and leading practitioners will present and discuss (i) smart cities and sustainable development, (ii) smart city perspectives from the developed, and (iii) smart city applications in developing countries. Professor Ed Glaeser will give a keynote presentation and discuss with panels on smart cities. The workshop aims to promote smart city projects at the World Bank and help Bank staff and clients better understand the concept of smart cities and its cutting-edge applications.

Agenda:

Session1: Smart Cities and Sustainable Development, 9:00am-12:00pm

9:00-9:10am, opening remarks and introduction of RSA

              Sameh Wahba, Director, GSURB, on behalf of World Bank

              Laurie Schintler, Associate Professor, George Mason University, on behalf of RSA

9:10-10:00am, keynote presentation and Q&A’s

Measuring Urban Change: Streetscapes, Infrastructure and Female Entrepreneurship

Edward Glaeser, Fred and Eleanor Glimp Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, Harvard University

10:00-10:15am, coffee break

10:15-11:00am, opening presentations

1. No Words, but Acts: Ten Commandments for Smart City Policy

Peter Nijkamp, JADS (Jheronimus Academy of Data Science), 's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands; Center for the Future of Places, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden; Tinbergen Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

1. To Reform Our Cities and Ourselves

Inhyok Cha, Senior Executive Advisor at SK Telecom, Chair of External Partnerships in the National Smart City Special Committee of Korean Government, Principal Assistant Planner of Busan National Pilot Smart City project, Smart City Advisor, AI/Blockchain, 5G/IoT, Digital Transformation, Biotech, and Angel Investor/Advisor

11:00am-12:15pm, panel discussion

Panel Keynote and Moderator: Sokwoo Rhee (GCTC, NIST)

Panels: Sameh Wahba, Edward Glaeser, Peter Nijkamp, Laurie Schintler, Inhyok Cha

Lunch break, 12:15-1:30pm

Edward Glaeser will join lunch with participants

Session 2: Smart City Perspectives from the Developed, 1:30-2:45pm

1. Designing a Super-Smart City by Way of Analogy

Kingsley Haynes, Visiting Professor and Senior Scholar, The Institute for Public Policy and The Institute for Advanced Studies; Hong Kong University of Science and Technology; Emeritus: Founding Dean and University Professor; Schar School of Policy and Government, George Mason University

1. Welcome to the Korean National Pilot Smart Cities

Inhyok Cha, Senior Executive Advisor at SK Telecom, Chair of External Partnerships in the National Smart City Special Committee of Korean Government, Principal Assistant Planner of Busan National Pilot Smart City project, Smart City Advisor, AI/Blockchain, 5G/IoT, Digital Transformation, Biotech, and Angel Investor/Advisor

1. Microcosmic Dashboards as Smart Decision Support Tools for Intelligent Cities

Karima Kourtit, JADS (Jheronimus Academy of Data Science), 's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands; Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden; Center for the Future of Places, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden

1. Automation of Transportation: Implications for Regional Development

Laurie Schintler, Associate Professor, Director, Data and Technology Research Initiatives, Center for Regional Analysis, Scholar School of Policy and Government

Coffee break, 2:45-3:00pm

Session 3: Smart City Applications in Developing Countries: Practices and Success Cases, 3:00-4:15pm

1. Smart, Climate Resilient and Migrant Friendly Cities: A Focus on Bangladesh

John Carruthers, Director, Sustainable Urban Planning Program, College of Professional Studies, The George Washington University

1. Smart Megacities in Developing Countries: Karachi Megacity Resident Survey and Policy

Roger Stough, University Professor, Scholar School of Policy and Government, George Mason University

1. Leveraging Cities as Hubs of Innovation and Disruptive Technologies

Victor Mulas, Lead of Disruptive Technologies for Development (DT4D) Challenge, Senior Private Sector Development Specialist, GFCMT, World Bank    

1. Data Collaboratives for Public Good

Holly Krambeck, Lead of Data Collaboratives, Senior Transport Specialist, DECCE, World Bank

Sarah Antos, Data Collaboratives, Data Scientist, GGSCE, World Bank

Session 4: Recap and Wrap-up, 4:15-4:30pm

Laurie Schintler, Associate Professor, George Mason University, on behalf of RSA

Hyoung Gun Wang, Lead of Smart Cities KSB, Senior Economist, GSU12, on behalf of World Bank

If you have any questions, please contact: gbasat@worldbank.org