{"id":16599,"date":"2022-03-29T14:19:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-29T12:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.genevacitieshub.org\/?p=16599"},"modified":"2022-04-05T14:19:58","modified_gmt":"2022-04-05T12:19:58","slug":"wsis-2022-towards-people-oriented-cities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalcitieshub.org\/en\/wsis-2022-towards-people-oriented-cities\/","title":{"rendered":"WSIS 2022 &#8211; Towards People Oriented Cities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Organized by Intern<a href=\"https:\/\/www.genevacitieshub.org\/en\/international-telecommunication-union-itu\">ational Telecommunication Union<\/a> (ITU) and Geneva Cities Hub, on 29 March 2022, 11:45-12:45 Geneva time.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a rapidly urbanizing world, data, artificial intelligence, and connectivity are shaping the future of our cities and societies.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Digital transformation is increasingly becoming a focus of strategic thinking and planning of many cities and communities, because digital services and applications will change and transform citizens&#8217; experience of life and well-being. Digital technologies have the potential to serve people, improve public services and help cities on their path to becoming smarter and more sustainable. Smart sustainable people-oriented cities can be an inclusive force for good and have a tremendous positive impact on people\u2019s lives.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The World Summit of Information Society (WSIS) and the Geneva Cities Hub co-organized a webinar with a twofold objective: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>to look at how international standards and current practices are helping cities become more people-oriented, while also meeting the ambitious climate targets set out by the 2030 Agenda, the Paris Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals<\/li><li>to celebrate the Francophone Day by focusing on francophone cities, among others<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><br>\u201c<em>To support digitalisation, technology must meet concrete and future people needs<\/em>\u201d said<strong> Mr. Bilel Jamoussi,<\/strong> Chief of Study Groups, TSB, ITU. \u201c<em>Happy to moderate a rich substantive event, showcasing Mayors\u2019 involvement in people-centred digitalization, like the Mayor of Namur did<\/em>\u201d, said <strong>Ms. Kamelia Kemileva,<\/strong> Co-Director, Geneva Cities Hub.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Organized by International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and Geneva Cities Hub, on 29 March 2022, 11:45-12:45 Geneva time. 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