Join us for our upcoming SDG Local Solutions webinar on 23 January 2025, at 10:00 AM (New York time). This session will focus on how cities can engage citizens in designing, managing, and utilizing digital tools for local innovation. It will feature insights from Montevideo, Uruguay, and Turin, Italy.
When? 23 January 2025 at 10:00 AM (New York time)
To join the webinar, please register here.
You can access the webinar’s outputs here.
The city of Torino, in partnership with the University of Torino (UNITO), has created First Life, a local civic social network that aims to enhance citizen involvement in public matters, allowing community members to co-design urban areas. UNITO also designed Commonshood, a blockchain wallet app that promotes transparency and community engagement.
The city of Montevideo has pioneered citizen engagement with its platform Montevideo Participa, which aims to encourage residents to debate local issues, vote on budget proposals, and collaborate on public space ideas. Moreover, this platform is part of a bigger initiative, Montevideo Lab (MVDLab), a citizen innovation lab established in 2016, fostering collaboration between the city and residents to tackle urban challenges.
Download the concept note here.
THE SPEAKERS
Guido Boella, Vice Chancellor of the University of Turin for Artificial Intelligence
Andrea Apolaro, Coordinator of the Montevideo Lab (MVDLAB), City of Montevideo
THE MODERATOR
Noor Al Khatib, Project Supervisor of Amman Global Mayors Challenge