Took public transport (MRT) to attend the Smart & Sustainable Cities Engineering Symposium (SSCES 2023) organized by The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia on 9th Sept, 2023.
It was a bright Saturday morning downtown.
Was told in the symposium that KLCC Convention Center is 100% renewable energy powered.
Smart & Sustainability Cities Engineering Symposium (SSCES 2023)
On Affordable Housing and Transit-Oriented Development (TOD)
As presented by Metro Kajang Holdings (MKH):
Is Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) the solution for affordable housing?
Green Funding
Public-Private-Partnership model.
Moody’s report on Digital Transformation through AI and DLT could be a good reference in terms of innovative financing for smart city development.
Comment
- Both the public and private sector work in silos. There is a communication gap.
- While everyone is busy to secure their self-interest or simply to stay afloat, there are still ongoing efforts to make things better.
- We have quite a number of blueprints top down, yet too few are aware and follow.
- We have yet to reach the point of no return when it comes to sustainability, for example from global warming to global boiling.
- Incentivization could be the solution as one way to encourage participation.
- Stakeholder engagement can lead to participatory governance. Citizen-centric smart city development should be the way to go.
- Technology is the enabler. People, process, technology.
Summary
Through this symposium, I found similarities in ideas between what had been presented and what has been written in the book Global Goals: Every Achievement Counts.
There has never been a problem with the resources, the problems lie within distribution.
A citizen-centric, smart, and sustainable city that is resilient should be:
- Socially inclusive,
- Economically sound, and
- Environmentally friendly.
ABCDE the World is the way to go.
- AI
- Blockchain
- Connectivity
- Data
- Ethics
Special thanks to Dr. Lim Seng Boon for the invitation to this meaningful event.
P/S: Another long day for the week, yet a Saturday well spent.
It is always important to have people in mind in any development.
Global Goals: Every Achievement Counts
Links:
Content Structure Preview & Briefing
https://www.slideshare.net/howtze/global-goals-every-achievement-counts-content-structure-preview-briefing
