Translating Concept to Bankable Projects – An Up-close with Smart Cities Enablers

Smart cities can improve the access and quality of urban services for citizens, businesses, and governments through digital technologies. Indeed, successful smart city initiatives are based on a comprehensive strategy and a cohesion implementation plan.

A cohesion implementation plan requires collaboration of various smart city enablers including the policy maker, project owner, financier and the technology solution provider to provide better buy-in and increase the bankability of smart initiatives.

In this forum, thought leaders from various smart city enablers will share their roles, challenges, and opportunities as the key components that provide necessary foundation and tools to accelerate effective transition of strategic concept to bankable project. The session will also discuss on possible strategies to align coherent vision to drive the national smart city agenda.