Huế City, Viet Nam's ancient capital, aspires to become the country's first smart city.

Luang Prabang City, home to the first World Heritage Site in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic and a renowned tourist destination, seeks to achieve a long-term, sustainable urban growth trajectory that protects its built, natural, and intangible cultural heritage.

Makassar City, the capital of South Sulawesi and Indonesia’s 5th largest city, aims to be at the forefront of smart cities in Indonesia.

The ASEAN Australia Smart Cities Trust Fund (AASCTF) and The Asia Foundation held the final inclusive cities event of the AASCTF Smart Cities–Inclusive Cities Program online on 26 October 2022, called ‘At the Intersection: Smart Inclusive Cities in Southeast Asia’.

The ASEAN Australia Smart Cities Trust Fund (AASCTF) completed the Guided Learning Program (GLP), which aimed to assist cities in managing increasing amounts of data and enhancing urban planning and services.

This home exercise, which was part of the AASCTF Guided Learning Program course provided an introduction to data collection methods and key steps in case development to define data collection to improve urban living, as well as the barriers that cities face in collecting and storing urban data.

This home exercise, which was part of the AASCTF Guided Learning Program course provided an introduction to data governance in a city setting and how it can be applied in an organization, highlighting the challenges cities face in making accurate data available and maintaining it in a secure environment. It aimed at giving an understanding of the significance of data governance and security in smart cities; concepts and principles of data protection; and security and methods for meeting data protection and security requirements.

This home exercise, which was part of the AASCTF Guided Learning Program course focuses on data collection and storage and introduces collecting data methods. It also discussed key steps in case development to define data collection to improve urban living, as well as the common barriers that cities face in collecting and storing urban data.