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Better Cities | Mar 2023
The Future of Sustainable Mobility
Urban Solutions #22: Building Partnerships
As cities around the world emerge fully from the pandemic, they are faced with more complex urban challenges, such as the growing impact of climate change, ageing societies, supply chain disruptions and economic uncertainty. This edition of Urban Solutions spotlights the role of action-oriented partnerships in helping cities become more resilient against emerging issues.
Urban Solutions #22 | In Conversation with Desmond Lee
Desmond Lee, Singapore’s Minister for National Development discusses the merits of working with different facets of society to tackle cross-cutting urban challenges.
3 min read
The Future of Mobility: Emerging Trends, Disruptive Technologies & Investment Opportunities
Join us for a sharing by The Center for Innovation in Transport (CENIT) on the emerging trends and disruptions that are transforming the mobility sector, including the latest research on electric and autonomous vehicles, emerging technologies, and investment opportunities.
CENIT is a Barcelona-based research institute specialising in sustainable and innovative solutions for urban transportation and logistics.
13 April 2023, Thursday
11.00am – 12.30pm
The URA White Room, 3rd Storey
The URA Centre, 45 Maxwell Road
Singapore 069118
World Cities Summit Mayors Forum 2023
The World Cities Summit Mayors Forum will be hosted by Seoul, the Lee Kuan Yew World City Prize 2018 Laureate, from 24 – 26 September this year.
The annual Mayors Forum is a global platform for mayors and city leaders to discuss pressing urban challenges and share the best practices. The theme for this year is Liveable and Sustainable Cities: Forging an Inclusive and Resilient Future.
How can drivers dislodge their entrenched relationship with cars in Singapore?
Dr Samuel Chng, from the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD), urges us to challenge our relationships with cars, especially when Singapore has made inroads towards achieving sustainable mobility.
The article was first published on 26 March 2023, by Channel News Asia (CNA) Digital. It builds on the insights from roundtable sessions held as part of a project on the future of sustainable mobility, organised by CLC and the Land Transport Authority.
5 min read
Key Takeaways from the World Cities Summit 2022 Science of Cities Symposium: Regenerative Cities
The second panel at the inaugural World Cities Summit Science of Cities Symposium explored how the design of thriving regenerative cities needs to address climate change and urbanisation impacts, which result from human activities. Presenters on this panel discussed the principles and integrated strategies, designs, and innovations to enable a regenerative approach to cities.
8 min read
Integrated Data Systems for Urban Planning and Management – Ho Chi Minh City
In 2018, Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) became one of 26 pilot cities to join the ASEAN Smart Cities Network (ASCN). Since then, its smart city ambitions have grown from strength to strength through its smart city projects and roadmap, for which the city is preparing to enter the second phase in 2021–25.1 Even before this, HCMC’s efforts over the years in the direction of data openness and interoperability helped it build a strong foundation for further smart city development.