Having focused on building people-centered cities by not only investing in technology and infrastructures alone but also engaging smart people who care, respect and pay values to the society – the Smart City Week will be a part of ‘Smart City Campaign’. The week will be inaugurated through a three day (Nov 29 – Dec 1) ‘Smart City Innovation Hub’ at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Novo Theatre.
Apart from the three-day “Smart City Innovation Hub” and a range of events like a hackathon, roundtable discussion, photo exhibition, kite festival, citizen’s forum, “City Day”, children’s art competition and much more are put under the week’s slogan ‘co-creating cities’.
Ride Smart, Live Smart with this theme, a cycle rally is also being organized on 25 November 2017 to kick off the campaign. BD Cyclist will be a partner in this event.
All these events will be showcasing innovative ideas that make cities people-friendly and contribute towards urban development by offering affordable and efficient services. This is first of its kind event, where government and non-government agencies, city corporations, municipalities, public and private universities, urban experts and social entrepreneurs will come under one roof to present their views and plans for developing smart cities.
Partner organizations for “Smart City Week 2017” include government and non-government organizations working on urban issues, BUET, Bangladesh Institute of Planners (BIP), Bengal Institute of Architects, Landscapes and Settlements, Preneur Lab and other participating social organizations.
