Smart city and local authorities - Leading the digital transformation

A practical guide to assist local authorities in meeting the challenge of their digital transition with all city stakeholders.

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UnderstandThe challenges of digital technology for local authorities

ActDigital technology in four urban domains

AdaptTransforming local authority organisation

Read about some inspiring initiatives

Accra Mobile: innovative mapping of artisanal transportation

Kathmandu, Nepal

Open Cities Project: risk mapping

Collaborative design of a municipal digital strategy

Mekong Innovative Start-up Tourism

Casablanca, Morocco

DataCity: open innovation system

iTicket: automated transport ticket management

Mbacké, Senegal

YTax for the collection of municipal taxes

Digitalization of the local authorities of intermediate cities

Cape Town, South Africa

The information system of Cape Town: support to public decision-making

Guediawaye, Senegal

Decentralized cooperation and participatory planning

“E-Fes”: dematerialisation of the civil registry

CITIIIS: City Investments to Innovate, Integrate and Sustain

Johannesburg, South Africa

Hackathon Hack Jozi Challenge

CIPMEN: The incubator for start-ups

Montevideo, Uruguay

A working group for opening public data

The national strategy of digital modernisation as a framework for the local authorities

Dhaka, Bangladesh

Dhaka-Innovate: mapping of informal settlements by remote detection

Le Havre, France

The City of Le Havre co-finances the Digital City

WeCyclers: selective precollection of waste

Kampala, Uganda

E-Citie for tax collection and payment

MapKibera: participatory mapping

Smart Tourism Destination: territorial and digital strategy

Clermont-Ferrand, France

TechTown, a European network on the issue of job creation

An open data policy

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Risk management and early warning system

Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Digital contributions to a participatory budget

Community Internet access points implemented by the local authorities

Cartago, Costa Rica

Mi Muni en Casa: online municipal services

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Participatory mapping of precarious neighbourhoods

Urban Lab of “Paris and Co”: how a city guides and stimulates innovation on its own territory

Dematerialisation of municipal procedures

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