eThekwini on Creating Data Driven, Smart, Liveable and Caring Cities

<p class="p1"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Sandile Mbatha is a Senior Manager responsible for Research and Policy Advocacy in eThekwini Municipality. We discuss how eThekwini is creating data driven, smart, liveable and caring cities.</span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: 10pt;">Listen or watch to explore:</span></p> <ul class="ul1"> <li class="li2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">His career and background.</span></li> <li class="li2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">How he defines a ‘Smart City’ in the African context.</span></li> <li class="li2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Why data is important for Smart Cities and how it should be used.</span></li> <li class="li2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">How to make sense of large amounts of complex data.</span></li> <li class="li2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Challenges keeping us from data driven, liveable and caring cities.</span></li> <li class="li2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">How these challenges can be tackled.</span></li> <li class="li2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Innovative Smart City projects at eThekwini Municipality.</span></li> <li class="li2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Lessons learned from international experiences.</span></li> <li class="li2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">How a bit of intellectual arrogance can help you move forward.</span></li> <li class="li2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">His vision for the future of cities.</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Visit: www.futurecitiesafrica.com</span></p>