Building Inclusive Digital Infrastructure for Future-Ready Cities
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Building Inclusive Digital Infrastructure for Future-Ready Cities
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The Forum on Connected by Design: Building Inclusive Digital Infrastructure for Future-Ready Cities will bring together global leaders, city innovators, and digital visionaries for a high-level forum exploring how Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) can transform cities and communities into more inclusive, resilient, and citizen-centric spaces. The Forum will take place on 15 September 2025 in Geneva, Switzerland. Participation is open to policymakers, business leaders and industry experts, representatives, other UN agencies, academia, civil society, other regional organizations, NGOs, private sector, and other relevant stakeholders. Participation is free of charge and open to all interested stakeholders including ITU Member States, Sector Members, Associates and Academic Institutions and to any individual from a country that is a member of ITU and who wishes to contribute to the work. The Forum will be collocated with the meeting of ITU-T Study Group 20 (Internet of Things, digital twins and smart sustainable cities and communities) taking place on 15 to 25 September 2025 and meeting of the Joint Coordination Activity on Internet of Things, digital twins and smart sustainable cities and communities (JCA-IoT, DT and SSC&C), taking place on 26 September 2025.
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Date: 15 September 2025 |
Join our session where LRGs from different continents share their insights. This session highlights successful deployments of DPI-powered city services that improve quality of life, build trust, and support climate resilience and economic inclusion. It will include city-level use cases and explore tools for tech deployment.
11:30 – 12:25 Session 2: From Connectivity to Impact – Scaling People-centred Smart City Solutions
Moderator: Kamelia Kemileva, Co-Director, Programmes and Administration, Global Cities Hub
Speakers:
- Tatiana Roque, Deputy Mayor, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Jojo Mehra, Chief Product Officer, eGov Foundation, India
- Jordi Ortuño Ribé, Directorate of Innovation and City Technologies, Barcelona City Council, Spain and Patricio Reyes, Senior Researcher, Data Analytics and Visualisation Group, Barcelona City Council, Spain
Registration and more information
Registration on ITU’s website.