Technology to fight child exploitation: a tool not to be underestimated
Technologies such as blockchain are being deployed to fight child exploitation by bringing more transparency to supply chains.
Technology in smart cities: from chips to people
Oscar Chamat explains how, perhaps, Latin American cities should focus on aspects such as quality of public spaces over technology
Success story: urban regeneration in the municipality of Gaziosmanpa?a after the earthquake in 1999
Authorities accelerated its reconstruction with the goal of building sustainable cities that show resilience in the event of disasters
Sameh Wahba, World Bank: “Policies that can enable the creation of denser cities may be fiscal but also administrative”
The Global Director for the World Bank’s Urban, Disaster Risk Management, Resilience and Land Global Practice, shares his thoughts on dense and resilient cities.
The Sails of Scampia: when inclusive architecture turns against people
The Sails of Scampia was an urban project in Naples that ended up being demolished after being occupied by the Camorra. Why did it fail?
Robots are already making our lives easier in these three cities
AI and automation are already being deployed in the area of public services in a few cities, paving the road for the rest of the world
Radical inclusion: a new urban paradigm
Cities For All wants to fight the lack of real participation by involving local governments for a global change.
Paraisópolis, Brazil. A city of favelas aiming to be egalitarian, sustainable and accessible
It is not just more humane to integrate the shanty towns into cities’ activities, but it would also be more economically beneficial.
Over-planning and the risk of creating less inclusive cities
Smart cities face the challenge of integrating those citizens without digital abilities or lacking access to the internet
Success story: Smart litter bins in Seoul
Seoul is a smarter city thanks to new bins can that help citizens to recycle, compact their contents and provide real time updates