Rethinking Smart Cities-ICT for New-type Urbanization and Public Participation at the City and Community Level in China

James Kin-Sing Chan co-authored a UNDP publication "Rethinking Smart Cities-ICT for New-type Urbanization and Public Participation at the City and Community Level in China" to take a closer look at one of the bottom-up elements of Chinese smart cities - the ways in which city governments use technology for citizens engagement and public participation. The publication was launched at the EU-China Forum on Sustainable Urban Developments 2015 in Foshan, China with 1200 government officials and experts participated.

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