Smart & Sustainable Cities Forum

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24 Nov 2021 08:30 AM - 04:40 PM Platform: Live via Zoom Register here

Smart & Sustainable Cities Forum

24 Nov 2021

08:30 AM - 04:40 PM

Platform: Live via Zoom

Smart & Sustainable Cities (SSC) Forum

Overview

With over 3.5 billion people living in cities at the moment and a projected 70% of humanity living in cities by 2050, developing smart and sustainable cities is at the forefront of urban development and planning.

RMIT’s Smart & Sustainable Cities Forum’s (SSC) overarching goal is to provide a platform for the sharing of best practices and knowledge to ensure that stakeholders across key industry segments, public sector organisations and local/international NGOs have the information critical for Vietnam’s developing cities.

The key themes of this SSC are of significant importance to sustainably developing Vietnam’s urban centres. Based on the 2020 Vietnam census, the current population of Hanoi and HCMC are about 8.3 and 9.3 million respectively, and both cities are expected to grow further. As such, the SSC seeks to inform participants on key aspects to set the development agenda of the cities in the right direction. The SSC Forum 2021 theme is: Where Sustainability and Smart Cities Meet .

Languages

English / Vietnamese Simultaneous Translation

Topics

Smart Governance and the link to United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals  
Block Chain Innovations 
Liveable Cities from The Australian Urban Observatory 
Government vision for smart & sustainable development 
Benchmarking progress of smart city development 
Moving towards a “Digital Vietnam”  
Smart tourism, governance, and logistics 
Sustainable waste management & plastic pollution 
Smart City solutions for Climate Change

Event Details and Agenda

Guest speakers

The list may change due to the availability of guest speakers.

RMIT key speakers

This list may change due to the availability of RMIT speakers.

Objectives

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Providing a forum to discuss critical issues related to urban smart and sustainable development

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Explore concepts, innovations and technologies that are in line with the UN’s SDG 11: “Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable”

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Examine Information & Communication Technologies (ICTs) and advancements in energy generation to improve living standards in the present while ensuring the needs of future generations are not impacted negatively in respect to the triple-bottom line of economy, social and environment

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Bring together key stakeholders (researchers, industry experts, policy makers, local and foreign business experts and academics) for inter-industry and inter-disciplinary networking and promoting understanding through dialogue.

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Present international best practices related to smart cities & sustainable urban development

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Showcase innovators, entrepreneurs working in the sustainability space and their solutions

Audiences

There will be more than 1,000 attendees at this forum, which includes:  

RMIT students  
RMIT staff and researchers 
Government Leaders 
Local & International NGOs 
Industry Partners  
General Public 
Media

Why attend

For students

Obtain opinions and insights from renowned leaders from prominent organisations to enhance your learning experience and see theories in action  
Listen to senior government officials, advisors outline their vision for the future sustainable development of Vietnam

For organisations

Inform and shape the minds of the business leaders of tomorrow by sharing your experiences and engaging with our students  
Observe the successes of renowned companies, learn about cutting-edge business practices and innovative ideas to enhance the effectiveness & sustainability of your organisation

For government

Inform and shape the minds of future leaders by sharing your experiences with our students  
Articulate the vision that the government has to ensure a prosperous future for Vietnam and its people  
Engage with one of the leading universities in Vietnam and Asia more broadly

For media

Showcase the strides Vietnam is making in Sustainability  
Highlight success stories of Vietnamese businesses to Vietnamese people and the global community  
Highlight challenges facing Vietnamese businesses  
Emphasise the need for SMART & Sustainable development in Vietnam’s urban centres

The forum is organised by RMIT University is partnership with the Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM) and the Digital Transformation Consulting and Support Center (DXCenter) of Ho Chi Minh City.