Key Insights from "Collaborative Governance for a Shared Future" at Smart City Expo World Congress

Here are some key insights:

💚 the materials used to build the Congress were 95% reusable and not a single “single use” plastic was used.

⚖️ “A piece of paper is equally balanced if held by its four corners” is a Korean proverb shared by Incheon Mayor Yoo Jeong-bok

📈”The three things needed in future today are long term productivity, talent and the ambition to work with all stakeholders”, Alfredo Bateman Pinedo

🏗There is a crisis of confidence in institutions. Public ethics isn’t just about not stealing, but creating value. We need endless communication with our citizens”, Claudio Orrego Larraín

🤝”Every city is doing something well and it’s important to learn from each other. Bundle solutions at a national level to build capacity at the local level”, Ellen Hamilton The World Bank

🔋”the metaverse will need 1000 times more power and thus quantum physics is the future. Engage with the metaverse now and be a part of its development”, Dr. Christina Yan Zhang The Metaverse Institute

🗣”if moderating on stage, bring out the diversity of the conversation, prepare well and ask the questions others won’t… sensitively”, Femi Oke

☑️ “the World Economic Forum has built a dynamic tool for cities to test themselves against a benchmark, identify their gaps and learn from specific use cases from other cities who have overcome those very problems”,
Tammy Chellis

💿 “we need open data for universities and businesses to test their ideas and in Belfast, we have a campaign to show people how to make the most of their data”, Deborah Colville

🌍 “some useful datasets go unused. Check out World Resources Institute. Look around the worlds cuties for inspiration for good ideas. London. Chicago. New York. Lots more!” Andrew Collinge Dubai Digital Authority

😌 “as a VC, we want investment to lead to collective good. The SDGs are everywhere!” Andrea Rosen