Improving flood management as part of Baguio’s smart city plan Read more about Improving flood management as part of Baguio’s smart city plan This presentation gave an overview of Baguio City's challenges and smart city initiatives with regard to flood management.
Airborne Transmission of COVID-19 and Beyond this Pandemic Read more about Airborne Transmission of COVID-19 and Beyond this Pandemic This presentation discussed mitigation measures against indoor airborne transmission of COVID-19, such as appropriate building engineering controls, such as sufficient and effective ventilation, air disinfection, avoiding air recirculation, and overcrowding. It also emphasized the need for new guidelines for measures on airborne infection transmission for building design, engineering controls, and operations, citing examples of these measures.
Amazon Web Services COVID-19 Data Lake Read more about Amazon Web Services COVID-19 Data Lake This presentation discussed how public data lakes, such as AWS's COVID-19 Data Lake can be an essential source of knowledge to get insights from local communities and cities and to build situational awareness rapidly. It also pointed out how cloud platforms can support customers to speed up the path to modernization without the need for having to build technologies themselves and harness data-at-scale and partner ecosystems.
Spatial Data Analysis of COVID-19 in Makassar Read more about Spatial Data Analysis of COVID-19 in Makassar This presentation discussed how Ur-scape, a GIS-based visualization and data tool developed by the Future Cities Laboratory, was used to perform a cross-sectoral analysis in the Indonesian city of Makassar to identify positive correlations between COVID-19 transmission patterns and population density, land use, main transport hubs, access to water and income level. It also emphasized the need for multisectoral planning, specifically in the integration and combining of data for better urban planning to achieve truly resilient cities.
Understanding the Impact of COVID-19: New Data Sources, New Insights Read more about Understanding the Impact of COVID-19: New Data Sources, New Insights This presentation discussed how big data can be used to support analysis of highly interconnected and complex policy problems, and how a single data source can have multiple applications. It also underscored how COVID-19 has exposed and reinforced the digital divide across multiple dimensions, from livelihood to education.
Malavika Bambawale Keywords Malavika Bambawale Engie Impact clean energy smart cities climate change sustainable agriculture Read more about Malavika Bambawale Malavika leads Engie Impact’s work out of APAC, based out of Singapore. Malavika is a well regarded sustainability professional with over 20 years of experience, including projects in clean energy, smart cities, climate change, and sustainable agriculture. She has worked with the private sector, governments, and the development sector, both in the West (UK, Europe, and US) and in Asia (Southeast Asia, India).
Country Presentations and Projects Read more about Country Presentations and Projects Participants' country reports and projects presented during the Making Cities More Livable—Smart City in Environment, Equity, and Economy (3Es) workshop.
Panel Presentation 4: Perspective of Indonesian City Mayors' Association Read more about Panel Presentation 4: Perspective of Indonesian City Mayors' Association This presentation discussed the Asosiasi Pemerintah Kota Seluruh Indonesia (APEKSI) and their strategy of creating creative and smart cities to promote inclusive urban development. It also outlined APEKSI's various programs that support this strategy.
Realizing Smart Cities Read more about Realizing Smart Cities This presentation discussed the strategies for realizing the Smart Cities, based on the initiative being undertaken ASEAN Smart City Network (ASCN). It focused on the proven strategies of converting a city into a smart city and reviewed what has been done in the major ASEAN cities regarding the energy revolution - energy access, energy resilience; how they conceptualize smart city –depending on the level of development, willingness to adapt and reform.
Gordon Falconer Keywords Urban Development smart cities cities urban infrastructure green buildings clean energy partnerships master plans property development sustainable development chartered surveyor asset management feasibility studies strategy stakeholders real estate Read more about Gordon Falconer Gordon is currently the Chairman of the Advisory Board for the UN United Smart Cities program and is a city developer, city consultant, global thought leader in cities, technology clusters, property& infrastructure developer, chartered surveyor who has been based in Singapore for the last 10 years. He has previously been Head of Masdar City Strategy in Abu Dhabi and Director of Cisco Urban Innovation. He has worked worldwide with governments, NGO’s, the UN, World Bank, and the European Commission.