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What’s next for the Smart Cities Challenge finalists?
10 January 2022
What happens next?
Over the next four months finalists will be able to work with city stakeholders to fine-tune solutions, adapt to the city context, and form relationships among other finalists to build towards creating a team of complementary partners.
In June 2022, up to four winning teams will be announced at the World Urban Forum in Katowice, Poland.
The winning teams will share up to 300,000 EUROS in a planning phase to build towards demonstrating their solutions in the cities in 2023, with the ultimate aim of creating solutions that will create better futures in cities around the world.
Cities and communities are central to achieving the necessary climate transition, which is why initiatives such as the Climate Smart Cities Challenge are important to contribute to climate neutrality and reduce greenhouse gas emissions through innovative solutions.
We are delighted to move on to the next stage of the challenge and continue to demonstrate our commitment to addressing the twin challenges of the housing crisis and the climate emergency.
We look forward to working with the finalists in developing innovative solutions for building good quality homes for people to live in, while reaching net zero carbon as quickly as possible in the build process.
The seamless selection process of innovators, presents Makindye Ssabagabo City a realistic opportunity to practically test its ideas and plans regarding affordable carbon neutral smart homes during the upcoming system demonstration phase.
We are very grateful to all those who participated in this important challenge for Bogota. We are proud to see that this challenge underscores the attraction that Bogota holds to those interested in technological innovation against climate change.
Without a doubt, the selected proposals will help to achieve more intelligent management of freight transport, to continue reducing the city’s environmental impact. We wish all the finalists the best of luck and we can assure them that they will have the city’s support throughout the process.
It is in cities that life happens. The best ideas, presented to Curitiba in the Climate Smart Cities Challenge, will reinforce our city’s public policies in favour of urban and human sustainability. Curitiba is a fertile ground for innovation.
