The City of Windhoek (CoW) will launch the Windhoek People-Centred Smart City Strategy (2026-2036), on 15 June, in partnership with UN-Habitat as they enter the initial stage of implementation.
Meanwhile the City said the Mayor, His Worship Sakarias Uunona met with senior UN-Habitat representatives this week, and thanked them and their innovation arm, the United Nations Innovation Technology Accelerator for Cities (UNITAC), for their support in developing the City’s first People-Centred Smart City Strategy. “This landmark roadmap will guide our transformation into a more inclusive, innovative, digitally enabled and sustainable city over the next decade.”
Strategy Advisor for Smart Cities at the City, Clarence Rupingena said the completion of the strategy marks the beginning of the next phase of the their smart city journey. “We started with an idea and now the focus must shift to implementation. This will require investment mobilisation, institutional capacity strengthening, and strategic partnerships to ensure the vision becomes a reality.”
Regional Director for Africa at UN-Habitat, Oumar Sylla described the strategy as an important milestone that will help Windhoek harness technology and data to improve service delivery, urban management and residents’ quality of life. “Housing is a key area for future cooperation, because we stand ready to support efforts to address urban housing challenges and attract investment for sustainable development.”
UNITAC Head, Aline Machado Matta said the strategy has the potential to serve as a model for other cities in Namibia and across Africa. National Officer at UN-Habitat, Tuwilika Shaimemanya described the strategy as a road map that could inspire similar initiatives by other local authorities.
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Autor(en)/Author(s): Mandisa Rasmeni
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