E-waste and cities: the cost of progress is distributed globally, but unfairly
Africa’s new poor suburbs form conurbations of mountains of technological and electronic waste in the process of being incinerated to recover the valuable metals they contain. What is the impact of electronic waste on cities?
Chinese cities and the mystery of electric car graveyards
China has spent more than a decade working on becoming the undisputed leader of electric mobility. Its success has exceeded all expectations, but it has also left huge electric car graveyards in urban areas.
ICLEI EUROPE. Local Governments for Sustainability
At ICLEI, we adopt data-driven approaches, crucial to driving environmental and climate action forward. We advocate utilising digital infrastructures and smart solutions to address environmental and climate challenges
CEMR. How to create inclusive, democratic & trustworthy societies free from inequality and discrimination?
CEMR will be engaging with participants in discussions and workshops this year to share insights and best practices to promote equality and inclusion. The Smart City Expo World Congress provides a unique opportunity for local and regional officials, policymakers, experts, and practitioners to join forces to build societies where everyone can thrive without fear of bias or exclusion.
C40 Cities
C40 is a network of nearly 100 mayors of the world’s leading cities working to deliver the urgent action needed right now to confront the climate crisis and create a future where everyone, everywhere can thrive. Mayors of C40 cities are committed to using a science-based and people-focused approach to help the world limit global heating to 1.5°C and build healthy, equitable and resilient communities. Through a Global Green New Deal, mayors are working alongside a broad coalition of representatives from labour, business, the youth climate movement and civil society to go further and faster than ever before.
At Smart City Expo World Congress, C40 is showcasing innovative approaches to climate action including Zero Emission Areas, 15-minute cities, 24/7 carbon-free energy and more.
MASTERCARD – POWERING ECONOMIES AND EMPOWERING PEOPLE
Mastercard leverages its technology and trusted network to build highly collaborative and productive partnerships across the public sector to solve pressing government challenges with a focus on inclusion, innovation and trust.
UN-Habitat. International Guidelines on People-Centred Smart Cities
With its extensive knowledge on urban development, UN-Habitat supports national and local governments to harness digital technologies by acquiring new skills and developing additional capacity, and advocates for the inclusion of marginalized and vulnerable groups to be included in smart cities and digital transformation processes. The International Guidelines on People-Centred Smart Cities, which will be developed by 2025, will serve as a non-binding framework for developing national and local smart city regulations, plans and strategies to ensure that digital urban infrastructure and data contribute to making cities and human settlements sustainable, inclusive, prosperous and respectful of human rights. Member States agree on the need to fill global normative gaps in the domain of smart cities and digitalization and have committed to supporting the development of international guidelines. With Resolution HSP/HA.2/Res.1, UN-Habitat has been mandated to initiate the development of International Guidelines on People-centred Smart Cities through an inclusive consultative process. UN-Habitat is conducting a global assessment on smart cities – the World Smart Cities Outlook – to serve as a factual bedrock for the upcoming guidelines. A global Expert Working Group, composed of experts nominated by Member States, serves as the primary advisory body for the development of the guidelines.
Dell Technologies. Designing Future-ready Urban Environments at Scale
The world’s largest sports venues, airports, cities, schools, police departments, and hospitals rely on Dell Technologies Computer Vision solutions. We focus on industry centric customer outcomes to deliver workflows with our partner eco-system, that are tested by our dedicated engineers in extreme real-world scenarios in one of our three global computer vision labs. Our award-winning Validated design process addresses our customers unique requirements by providing a comprehensive workflow strategy that brings together a full range of scalable computer vision components from edge to core to cloud.
Dassault Systèmes – science based virtual twin for sustainable cities
Dassault Systèmes provides business and people with virtual universes to imagine sustainable innovations capable of harmonizing product, nature and life. With the 3DEXPERIENCE Platform, a virtual experience platform, the company allows more than 290,000 customers in almost 140 countries to create innovative new products and services capable of improving the real world.
World Economic Forum. Centre for Urban Transformation
The Centre for Urban Transformation advances public-private collaboration in cities, enabling more resilient and future-ready communities and local economies.