Gesa Ziemer

Brief summary: Cities rely on data collection to measure several parameters. But collecting data without any meaningful action doesn’t lead to smartness. A data-driven smart city offers benefits to its citizens and creates safe, resilient, and sustainable urban environments thanks to data-driven strategies and decisions. Join our talk to hear from MinebeaMitsumi Group about their full-scale solutions to tackle several urban challenges and enable smart cities to make data-driven decisions.

Living Labs serve as essential innovation platforms bridging the gap between technology and people. In this keynote session, 4P(People-Public-Private Partnership) based Living LAB that leverages urban data will be introduced with citizen empowerment practices. The outcomes of data-driven Living LAB with some critical success factors how urban data can foster Living LAB Practices.

Data-driven urban policies and decision-making are revolutionizing cities. With the transformative potential of data analytics, integration, and management, cities can optimize services, enhance urban planning, and improve resource management. Embracing open data initiatives can foster transparency and public engagement in urban governance. How can data management be implemented efficiently and ethically to create significant value for cities?

This panel will discuss uses of data for planning in cities and informal settlements, in different contexts, with examples from the real operational experience of cities. Cities worldwide are striving to organize urban processes more efficiently and sustainably through the digital collection, processing, and analysis of data and urban governance has become increasingly dependent on flows of data, information, and the knowledge derived from them.