Deputy governor of Siem Reap Province participates in Asia-Africa Knowledge Sharing Seminar for Smart Cities.

JICA organized an Asia-Africa Knowledge Sharing Seminar from Wednesday 28 February to Friday 1 March 2024 as a forum for sharing case studies of Asian/Asian cities and examples of initiatives for smart cities.

The seminar took place in Côte d'Ivoire and was attended by participants from 10 countries below Uganda, Zambia, Nigeria, Côte d'Ivoire, Senegal, Laos, Cambodia, Tanzania, Kenya and Rwanda. The deputy governor of Siem Reap Province （Project Manager） and the expert participated on behalf of our project.

The objectives of the seminar were (1) To exchange the knowledge and the issues that each country is facing regarding smart city initiatives to deepen the understanding of what they should aim for, and identify the necessary organizational and government support, (2) To exchange the urban issues prevalent in each country to foster a more profound discourse on the effectiveness of smart cities as a mean of solving urban issues in each country.

For this purpose, presentations and panel discussions were held on to introduce urban planning and smart city approaches in participant countries. Our project's manager, deputy governor of Siem Reap, made a presentation, and was also served as a panelist in a discussion session. As a result, we were able to share Siem Reap's knowledge with participant countries and learn from their case studies.

At the end of the seminar, participants pledged to share and learn from each other's experiences, as well as to maintain and develop the network of participating countries and organizations, in addition to confirming the importance of the conference.