eThekwini on Creating Data Driven, Smart, Liveable and Caring Cities
Nov 30, 2022•23 min•Ep 1•Transcript available on Metacast Episode description
Sandile Mbatha is a Senior Manager responsible for Research and Policy Advocacy in eThekwini Municipality. We discuss how eThekwini is creating data driven, smart, liveable and caring cities.
Listen or watch to explore:
- His career and background.
- How he defines a ‘Smart City’ in the African context.
- Why data is important for Smart Cities and how it should be used.
- How to make sense of large amounts of complex data.
- Challenges keeping us from data driven, liveable and caring cities.
- How these challenges can be tackled.
- Innovative Smart City projects at eThekwini Municipality.
- Lessons learned from international experiences.
- How a bit of intellectual arrogance can help you move forward.
- His vision for the future of cities.
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