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High-level Panel: Localizing the people-centered…

High-level Panel: Localizing the people-centered smart cities approach- World Cities Day 2025

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Meetings & Events / Conferences
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Video Length
00:52:24
Asset Language
Chinese
English
Spanish
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Broadcasting UN Entity
DEPARTMENT OF GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS - DGC
Subject Topical
CITIES
INTERNATIONAL DAYS
Corporate Name
UNITED NATIONS CENTRE FOR HUMAN SETTLEMENTS - UN-HABITAT
Summary
On 31 October 2025, the Global Observance of World Cities Day, will be linked to people-centred smart cities. It will showcase how data-driven decision making, technology, and AI can be used to improve urban life and recover from current shocks and crises. It will also focus on promoting smart city initiatives centered on people.
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Moderator:

  • Mr. Elkin Velásquez Monsalve, Director, Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean, UN-Habitat

Panelists:

  • Ms. Vanessa Velasco Bernal, District Secretariat of Habitat of Bogotá, Colombia

  • Ms. Ndeshihafela Larandja, Mayor of Windhoek, Namibia

  • Mr. Claudio Orrego, Governor of the Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile

  • Mr. Lars Weiss, Lord Mayor of Copenhagen, Denmark

Global Awards for Sustainable Development in Cities Ceremony (Shanghai Award) 

  • Video message by Mr. Gong Zheng, Mayor of Shanghai, China
  • Introduction of the Shanghai Award
  • Announcement of 2025 winners
  • Launch of the 2025 Shanghai Manual and Shanghai Adapted Index
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Website - World Cities Day

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