Smart and Sustainable Cities – Knowledge Sharing with Indonesian Cities

Delegations from Nusantara (left) and Jakarta (right) in Singapore for knowledge exchange.

Focusing on Smart and Sustainable Cities, the two knowledge exchange workshops took place from 27 – 29 January for the officials from Nusantara; and 11 – 13 February for the delegation from Jakarta which also included officials from Jakarta City Hall, Sub-district heads in Jakarta, MRT Jakarta, as well as the Special Staff to the Governor of Jakarta.

Focused discussions on policy and case studies with the Jakarta officials.

Both workshops featured experts from both public and private sectors who shared a diverse range of knowledge and technical experience gleaned from Singapore’s urban development journey. The programmes also included an exchange of ideas for implementation and possible cross applications.

(Left) The Nusantara delegation at the Singapore-ETH Centre’s Future Cities Lab; (right) the Jakarta delegation at the Bishan Ang Mo Kio Park.

Alongside lectures and discussions, participants also went on site visits which had been curated to align with the respective delegation’s thematic interests. These facilitated applied learning through dialogue with experienced practitioners in urban greening, water management, and digital planning tools. The delegations had the opportunity to view real-world applications, and exchange and explore ideas in addressing complex urban development challenges.

Some of the site visits incuded in the programmes were:

• Marina Barrage and the Sustainable Singapore Gallery;

• Singapore Botanic Garden and the orchid culture laboratories;

• Singapore-ETH Centre’s Future Cities Lab for its digital simulations that aid urban planning; and

• Bishan Ang Mo Kio Park for its river naturalisation and urban flood management design.

Conclusion

CLC’s Executive Director, Hugh Lim, who opened both workshops, noted the close ties between Singapore and both Indonesian cities, and that such knowledge sharing sessions contribute to the deepening of this relationship.

CLC looks forward to more such exchanges in the future and also extends our appreciation to the various agencies and partners whose expertise, and contributions were instrumental in the successful delivery of the two programmes.

Contributed by Christopher Soon, Senior Assistant Director, Capability Development.