The Secretary-General of the
Commonwealth Local Government Forum (CLGF), Carl Wright, has called for urgent
and smart use of technology to help address the ever-growing global
urbanisation challenge, reports ITRealms.
In a lecture he delivered on
smart cities at the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (CTO) in
London at the weekend, Mr. Wright noted though the trend towards decentralised
government in Commonwealth countries continues, urban centres also continue to
grow, with greater need for efficiency in areas such as energy, public
transport and other services, and smart city solutions through better use of
technology will be essential to making our cities more efficient.
The lecture was part of the
CTO's new monthly lecture series initiated by host Secretary-General Shola
Taylor earlier this year.
Also speaking, Mr. Taylor
said, the CLGF provides unique support to local government authorities and
communities among member countries, stressing "They have a unique
understanding of the growing social and demographic urban challenge as more
rural and semi-urban populations continue to migrate to larger urban centres.
Through e-government and other technology-centric solutions, ICTs provide us
with opportunities to manage this change more effectively,” said Mr Taylor.
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Pic: From the left: Secretaries General Shola Taylor and Carl Wright shortly before the lecture on the smart cities challenge, last weekend in London.
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