【Webinar Notice】Advancing SMART Cities and Urban Digital Transformation to achieve Sustainable Development Goals
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1. Organizers

UN DESA,The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs

Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences

Shanghai Big Data Center


2. Theme

Advancing SMART Cities and Urban Digital Transformation to achieve Sustainable Development Goals

*Yijia Jing, Dean of IGPP, will deliver a keynote presentation at the webinar.


3. Date & Time

Thursday, September 9, 2021 8:00 AM (EDT)

Thursday, September 9, 2021 8:00 PM (UTC+8)


4. Venue

Zoom Meeting


5. Language

English


6.Proposed Agenda


Time   (EDT)


8:00-8:30 am

Moderator: Ms. Adriana Alberti, Chief of Programme Management and Capacity Building Unit, Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government, UN DESA

  

Welcome Remarks

Mr.Elliott Harris, Assistant-Secretary-General and UN Chief Economist, UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) (invited) 

Mr.Zhu Zongyao, Deputy Director, General Office of Shanghai Municipal Government 

Mr.Wang Zhen,Vice President of Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences

8:30-10:00am

(15minutes each)   

Moderator: Ms. Adriana Alberti, Chief of Programme Management and Capacity Building Unit, Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government, UN DESA


Keynote presentations

• Mr. Tang Qifeng, General Manager of Shanghai Data Exchange Center

• Mr. Jing Yijia, President of Institute of Global Public Policy, Fudan University

• Mr. Deniz Suzar, Governance and Public Administration Officer

• Mr. Liu Yingfeng, Deputy-Director of Shanghai Big Data Center

• Mrs. Zhu Lin, Vice Director of Urban Perspective Data Hub, from School of Social and Public Administration, East China University of Science and Technology

• Mr. Wang Xingquan, Director, Research Center of Science and Technology Innovation, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences

10:00–10:25 am

Open Discussion

• Q&A from audience

• Panelists

10:25–10:30 am

Closing Remarks

• Wrap up by Ms. Adriana Alberti, Chief of Programme Management and Capacity Building Unit, Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government, UN DESA


7. Registration

Click the following link to register:

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_bVbH0VC3ReGjtSo_HQuGfQ

  

All is welcome!

  

Source information from UN official website: https://publicadministration.un.org/en/news-and-events/calendar/ModuleID/1146/ItemID/3097/mctl/EventDetails