INNOVATIVE CITIES OF OPPORTUNITY (A report on World Cities Summit 2016) 2 A SUMMIT OF SIGNIFICANCE 4 DRIVING CHANGE THROUGH THOUGHT LEADERSHIP 6 INNOVATIVE CITIES OF OPPORTUNITY 16 DEMONSTRATE, EXHIBIT, SHOWCASE 18 COLLABORATE AND ENGAGE 20 ATTRACTING INTERNATIONAL COVERAGE 22 ABOUT THE ORGANISERS A SUMMIT OF SIGNIFICANCE I found the experience It was a meaningful My time spent at the World informative and enjoyable. It occasion to deliberate Cities Summit was incredibly was a great opportunity to share about how to make cities valuable. The Summit was a Wellington’s success stories more liveable and how to fantastic opportunity to learn with other Mayors and Summit improve the quality of life from other global cities and to attendees, and learn about the of citizens build relationships with other approach other cities around the world are taking to planning, Park Won-soon Martin Haese city leaders Celia Wade-Brown Mayor, Seoul Lord Mayor Mayor, Wellington, governance, resilience and Metropolitan City, South Korea Adelaide, Australia New Zealand innovation YOUNG The biennial World Cities Summit is an exclusive platform LEADERS for government leaders and industry experts to address liveable and sustainable city challenges, share integrated urban solutions, and forge new partnerships. It is a global The World Cities Summit Mayors Forum is an annual by- The Lee Kuan Yew World City Prize is a biennial The World Cities Summit Young Leaders is a select group of platform to explore how cities can better govern and build up invitation only global event for city leaders to discuss pressing international award that honours outstanding achievements change-makers from diverse sectors who shape the global resilience through policy, technology and social innovations. urban issues and share best practices with one another. The and contributions to the creation of liveable, vibrant and urban agenda at the annual World Cities Summit Young Leaders peer-to-peer platform invites mayors and senior leaders sustainable urban communities around the world. Visit Symposium. The annual by-invitation only meeting harnesses from international organisations and the industry to exchange www.leekuanyewworldcityprize.com.sg to find out more. the collective wisdom and experience of the Young Leaders and experiences in developing integrated urban solutions, building presents valuable networking opportunities to discuss common economic and environmental resilience, engaging with The Prize was announced in March 2016 and the Laureate challenges and shared solutions in urbanisation. communities and sustaining a high quality of life. city, Medellín, delivered the Prize lecture at the Summit to an attentive audience. This year’s Special Mention cities - Started in 2014, the WCS Young Leaders Symposium has carried Started in 2010, the 7th edition of the WCS Mayors Forum this Auckland, Sydney, Toronto and Vienna - presented their cities’ its momentum into the 3rd edition with energetic discussions year has sealed its position as a must-attend forum for mayors unique urban initiatives at the Prize Forum. and the active sharing of ideas to better the cities where the and city leaders from around the world. Young Leaders are from. Key highlights of the Summit include the Lee Kuan Yew World City Prize Lecture, the annual World Cities Summit Mayors Forum and Young Leaders Symposium. Visit www.worldcitiessummit.com.sg to find out more. DRIVING CHANGE THROUGH THOUGHT LEADERSHIP The 5th World Cities Summit convened one of the largest gatherings of the world’s top policymakers and industry leaders as 107 Dr Oswar Muadzin Mungkasa Ahmed Aboutaleb Olaf Scholz mayors and city leaders from around the world met to share ideas and strategies for building innovative and sustainable cities. MURP, Deputy Governor of Mayor First Mayor They came from the Americas, Africa, all over Asia, Europe, the Middle East and Oceania to discuss actionable steps to shape Jakarta for Spatial Planning Rotterdam, Netherlands Hamburg, Germany the urban environments of the future. and Environment, Indonesia Tharman Shanmugaratnam Dr Joan Clos Dr Judith Rodin H.E. Eng. Adel Bin Zheng Yunfeng Laurence Tubiana Bart De Wever Isabelle Kocher Deputy Prime Minister and Executive Director President Mohammad Al Melhem Executive Vice Mayor Ambassador for Climate Mayor Chief Executive Officer Coordinating Minister for UN-Habitat The Rockefeller Foundation Mayor Xiamen Municipal Change Negotiations & Special Antwerp, Belgium ENGIE Economic and Social Policies, Al Hasa, Saudi Arabia Government, China Representative for the 2015 Singapore Paris Climate Conference SECTOR REPRESENTATION AT WCS CHALLENGES AND FOCUS AREAS FOR MAYORS (Collated from surveys at the WCS Mayors Forum) : COUNTRIESCOUNTRIES && REGIONSREGIONS 53% TOP 5 CHALLENGES CITIES CURRENTLY FACE MAYORS’ AREAS OF FOCUS FOR THE NEXT 2-3 YEARS REPRESENTEDREPRESENTED No. of Mayors 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 125125 TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT WORLD CITIES SUMMIT (WCS) SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL WATER WEEK (SIWW) 1% ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOB CREATION CLEANENVIRO SUMMIT SINGAPORE (CESS) 8% 33% 2016 4% 21,238 2014 FINANCING INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS , TOTAL 2012 20 818 , ATTENDEES 19 312 HOUSING SUPPLY AND AFFORDABILITY GOVERNMENT BUSINESSES OTHERS IOs & NGOs ACADEMIA 2010 AGEING POPULATION Build up public infrastructure and improve public services 14,515 Roll out smart city deployments / technology applications Ensure environmentally sustainable developments in my city TOP 4 REGIONS* BY % AT WCS TOP 2 AREAS CITIES ARE *Excluding Singapore Drive economic growth and development 2008 HARNESSING NEW TECHNOLOGIES FOR Promote social cohesion and integration of my citizens with diverse backgrounds 8,821 *Figures accurate as 50% 21% 15% 8% • ENABLING FASTER COMMUNICATIONS AND DELIVERY Ensure heritage preservation and cultural development along with urbanisation of 7 September 2016. OF PUBLIC SERVICES Spearhead climate-resilient efforts / projects ASIA EUROPE AMERICAS OCEANIA • IMPROVING TRANSPORTATION FLOW AND MANAGEMENT Others 4 5 INNOVATIVE CITIES OF OPPORTUNITY The problems and issues raised, and the solutions shared, highlighted the global need to focus on governance, technology and social innovations to build resilient, liveable and sustainable cities of the future. Besides established thematic tracks on New ways to exploit the opportunities of rising global urbanisation were at the centre of discussions at the 5th urban governance and long-term planning and development of hard infrastructure, the Summit this year also placed the World Cities Summit, held from 10 to 14 July 2016 in Singapore with the theme “Liveable & Sustainable Cities: spotlight on the softer aspects of a sustainable and liveable city Innovative Cities of Opportunity”. Over 1,100 delegates and speakers, including 107 mayors and city leaders, in particular, how heritage and culture can be integrated into gathered to discuss the changes and challenges, both entrenched and emerging, as well as the opportunities to the urban planning and design of cities. co-create innovative urban solutions across the public, private and people sectors in their cities. Also featured was a full-day track on Innovations For A Smart The World Cities Summit (WCS), held together with the Singapore solutions are needed to adequately provide for a doubling of the City. Besides adopting new technologies to build greater International Water Week (SIWW) and CleanEnviro Summit global urban population. In the past, urbanisation was viewed resilience, cities are also looking to renew and revamp the Singapore (CESS), has become a premier platform to develop as something to be slowed down or avoided. Then priorities way in which they engage their people and involve them in co- real-world solutions that address urban sustainability issues. shifted to focus on identifying and addressing the needs of creating solutions for a better living environment, going as The three events were attended by more than 21,000 visitors and urban populations but these needs are infinite. Instead, it far as promoting participatory budgeting and monitoring of participants, including ministers, mayors, government officials, would be more sustainable to look at urbanisation as a tool for PERSPECTIVES government by citizens. industry leaders and experts, practitioners, academics, as well development and increasing wealth for the larger population, Among the many shared insights from the Summit, several key as representatives from international organisations. since 80 per cent of world GDP comes from urban centres. For new initiatives to take off and be sustained, citizen ideas stood out: Overall, the Summit’s shared vision, encapsulated in a liveability In response to these challenges, the Summit identified key engagement is essential for creating not only liveable and framework, is for cities to: areas of action for cities as contributions to the New Urban sustainable cities, but also resilient ones. Medellín, Colombia 1) Long-term vision and planning is the foundation for Agenda to be adopted at Habitat III: – the Lee Kuan Yew World City Prize 2016 Laureate – shared everything else • Provide a competitive economy that generates and sustains at the Prize Lecture on how leveraging co-creation and the income as well as creates opportunities for growth; 2) Inclusive development brings everyone along 1. Using integrated plans made for 15 to 50-year timeframes collective inputs of its citizens have helped tackle its most • Prioritise a sustainable environment