G20 invites 2 US cities to adopt global policy roadmap

Source: Smart Cities Dive Published: November 19th, 2020

The World Economic Forum announced this week that 36 global cities will pioneer a smart technology policy roadmap as part of the G20 Global Smart Cities Alliance. The announcement of this roadmap came amid the global broadcast of the Smart City Expo World Congress.

The alliance intends to analyze and identify model policies regarding equity, inclusivity and social impact; openness and interoperability; security and resiliency; privacy and transparency; and operational and financial sustainability. The "pioneer cities" are expected to trial policies detailed in the roadmap and work with alliance partners to address gaps and improvements.

Only two U.S. cities — San Jose, CA and Chattanooga, TN — were selected to pilot adoption of the roadmap. The mid-sized city of Chattanooga offers "much in the areas of collaboration, entrepreneurship, and innovation," its Smart City Director Kevin Comstock said in an email, but also has "much we can learn from the global perspective." Representatives from San Jose, CA did not respond to requests for comment.

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