Lagos State was yesterday listed among the 20 global cities in the world.
The cities that made the lists would be committed to implementing innovation to improve the lives of 121 million citizens.
The
announcement, which was contained in a survey released by LLGA|Cities
Pilot, noted that the programme was aimed at discovering and
implementing the most promising solutions that meet pressing social and
urban challenges.
A statement by the Commissioner for Science and Technology, Mr.
Adebiyi Mabadeje, said over the coming 18 months, the initiative would
evaluate about 1,000 submissions and implement real-life pilots in all
partner
cities to improve the quality of life in the cities.
Participating
cities vary in population size from less than 100,000 to 21 million.
The cities that made to top lists include, Aalborg, Barcelona, Boston,
Christchurch, Eindhoven, Fukuoka DC, L’Hospitalet, Lagos, Lavasa,
London, Mexico, Oulu, Paris, Rio de Janeiro, Rosario, San Francisco,
Sant Cugat, Sheffield, Tacoma, Terrassa and York.
Challenges are
presented by global cities – in partnership with Oracle, the UN Global
Compact Cities Programme and The Climate Group – in areas such as
mobility, economic development, social inclusion, health and wellbeing,
urban management, lighting, energy, culture, future government and
sustainable lifestyles.
“For year 2013 presentation, Lagos is
seeking solutions to deliver content seamlessly in bandwidth-challenged
environments to provide access to the social and economic benefits of
Internet.
“In the past three editions, LLGA has attracted 1,519
entries from 70 countries. By providing systematic market intelligence
to decision-makers in cities, the programme has proven to help cities
discover innovative solutions that reach citizens three times faster
with 80 per cent lower spending,” the statement added.
Speaking on
the awards, Mabadeje, who is also the Chairman Lagos Innovation
Advisory Council, said: “ We are once again participating in this
programme which seeks to promote innovation in service delivery by
tapping into the more than seven billion potential innovators worldwide
and hope LLGA will realise the solution that will best resolve our
city’s challenge”.
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