Senegal is the only African country that was named among the 10 winners of the\u00a0Netexplo Smart Cities 2020. The African state was honored for its innovation in the educational domain.<\/p>\n
The only African project named among the winners was the Virtual University of Senegal in Dakar, the country’s first public virtual university, which uses Information and Communication Technologies to address inequalities in accessing higher education.<\/p>\n
UNESCO and the Netexplo Observatory honored places around the world that have distinguished themselves through innovation in the field of the intelligent, sustainable and inclusive city.<\/p>\n
The other nine winners included Austin of the United States of America (mobility), Espoo of Finland (datasphere), Medell\u00edn of Colombia (attractiveness), Shenzhen of China (transportation), Santiago-du of Chile (Financing), Singapore (zero carbon goal), Surat of India (resilience), Tallinn of Estonia (digital transformation) and Vienna of Austria ( housing).<\/p>\n
In Colombia, Medell\u00edn dedicates one of its districts to the development of innovation in energy and public health. The Indian city of Surat is developing a mobile water quality control and wastewater recycling system.<\/p>\n
UNESCO’s approach to urban development links issues of access and inclusion, global citizenship education, advocacy, economy and employment, innovation and creativity, climate change prevention and resilience. In just five years, cities have become UNESCO’s leading partners in bringing international ambitions closer to local realities in support of the Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development.<\/p>\n
The cities of tomorrow are vying for innovation to address the challenge of sustainable development. As part of the 2019 World Day of Cities, UNESCO gave a platform to local elected officials and other actors and decision-makers in local communities from 24 cities around the world to share their experiences, give examples of success and consider perspectives. These “urban dialogues” portray cities that rely on innovation and collective intelligence to imagine the future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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