Digital Twin: A pathway to new planning horizons

Adam Beck from the Centre for Urban Innovation shared a presentation on the concept of digital twins, one of many emerging tools that can be a powerful platform that can help city planners and governments in planning and renewing cities. He also emphasized the importance of setting specific goals and targets to help determine whether investing in the development of a digital twin can support a city's urban planning practices and make these goals tangible and truly beneficial for the community.

A Smart and Interactive Livable City Plan for the City of Makassar

Professor Ananto Yudono shared the work done by the AASCTF with the City of Makassar, Indonesia in developing the Makassar Livable City Plan (MLCP). The MLCP is a suite of data-driven digital tools that will allow government agencies to collaborate and prioritize investments to pursue smart interventions using an informed, evidence-based approach. The Plan considers a holistic examination of the city’s needs and challenges, as well as the views of citizens, putting forth a strategic framework for smart urban development. ​

Smart, livable and resilient city - Australian perspective

Ms. Katherine O'Regan, Executive Director of the Cities Leadership Institute, who shared some highlights from Australia's smart city journey from the perspective of the cities of Adelaide, Prospect, the Sunshine Coast, and Townsville. She highlighted the bold leadership and cultural change needed within organizations and governments to implement smart city solutions, as well as the reality that not all organizations have the skills and capacity to do so.

Copenhagen – a smart livable and resilient city

Ms. Lykke Leonardsen, City of Copenhagen's Head of Program for Resilient and Sustainable Cities, spoke about the city's work on adaptation and resilience and its journey to becoming a smart and resilient city. She shared Copenhagen's vision of working with all city stakeholders to co-create the most livable city in the world and how the city will deliver this to future generations in terms of climate action, carbon emissions reduction, and resiliency. She further underscored the value of understanding what matters to their city stakeholders and how this influences their planning.​

Peter Frans

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He has experience working as a consultant with the ADB, the World Bank, Japan International Cooperation Agency, Islamic Development Bank, and International Fund for Agricultural Development on various projects for more than 10 years. His expertise is in the areas of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Water Resources, Mining and Energy, Spatial Planning and Settlements, Urban Infrastructure and Buildings, Roads and Bridges, Community Empowerment, Education, and Training.

Milan Thomas

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Milan joined the ADB in September 2020. He has a decade of experience in the design, implementation, and evaluation of development innovations from previous positions at USAID and Results for Development Institute (Washington D.C.). His work includes agriculture, development finance, education, health, nutrition, sanitation, and urbanization projects, with a geographic focus on Southeast Asia. Milan completed a Ph.D. in Economics at Georgetown University and a B.A. in Economics at the University of Cambridge.

High-Level Seminar on Quality Infrastructure Investment in Asia

Cohosted by ADBI and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), back-to-back with the Group of 20 (G20) Investors Dialogue, this high-level seminar provided insights on strengthening the global infrastructure development agenda and convergence between the G20 and developing Asian economies. It brought together senior policy makers and industry representatives and highlighted quality infrastructure development and investment in Asia, and policy tools and recommendations for supporting sustainable infrastructure investment.

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