Yokohama City’s 9th Asia Smart City Conference
18 January 2021

"Smart City Development” is sustainable city development. It should raise the quality of life of citizens by promoting well-balanced sustainable development and making use of diverse and innovative technologies created by public and private sector partnerships.

Many discussions about Smart Cities have taken place on the international scene. Now is the time to move forward and take concrete actions based on those discussions.

Organized by the city of Yokohama, the Asia Smart City Conference (ASCC) is an international conference that brings together representatives from Asian cities, national governments, international organizations, academic institutions, and private companies, aiming at establishing a knowledge hub for Smart Cities. At this conference, representatives from cities will share their vision for growth as well as their current challenges and needs; private companies and academic institutions will propose innovative solutions; international organizations will offer programs to support efforts by cities and private companies; and various best practices from around the world will be shared. Furthermore, we offer an occasion for participants to find new business opportunities.

Together with the World Bank Tokyo Development Learning Center (TDLC) and the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI), the event will provide a venue to discover new business opportunities for private companies located in Yokohama, allowing them to promote their technologies for cities in emerging economies. Due to COVID-19, this year’s ASCC will be held in a new hybrid format for one full day featuring main online events and an in-person conference in Yokohama.

Register here.

Program and Learning Materials
Session / Activity Title Speaker(s)
Introduction
Yokohama Youth Event
Thematic Session: Energy Management
Message from the Mayor of the City of Yokohama and Keynote Speech
Venue A - ADB and ADBI Session
Venue B - Thematic Session: Solid Waste Management
Venue A - World Bank Session
Venue B - Thematic Session: Resilience (DRR)
Venue A - Smart City
Venue B - Thematic Session: Wastewater Treatment and Climate Change Measures
Closing Session

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Event Coordinator/s

  • Pitchaya Sirivunnabood
  • Sunghoon Kris Moon

ADB Organizer/s

  • ADBI
  • Water and Urban Development Sector Office

Partner Organization/s

Topics

  • Urban Development