Policy Brief // Promoting Human-Centric Technologies and the Urban Nexus to address the Water-Energy-Food (WEF) Sustainability Challenges of Smart Cities
By Ghadah Aldabbagh, Nikos Dimitriou, Jauad el Kharraz, Hammou Laamrani, Kamal Tumi, Daniela Diegelmann, Majed Mohammed Mustafa Hallawani, Abdullah M Al-Abed, Ziad A Alameddine, Gideon Kofi Agbley. This policy brief elaborates on how G20 countries can support the investment and development of digital infrastructure (smart city technologies and the Internet of Things [IoT]) and appropriate institutions. These instruments will be necessary for the success of the urban nexus.
This policy brief elaborates on how G20 countries can support the investment and development of digital infrastructure (smart city technologies and the Internet of Things [IoT]) and appropriate institutions. These instruments will be necessary for the success of the urban nexus. They can also improve local democracies as catalysts for local effective and inclusive governance. This policy brief also proposes a corresponding sustainability framework integrating human-centric digital technologies, urban nexus indicators, and decentralized decision making. It discusses the applicability of such a framework in critical cases, such as the COVID-19 pandemic.