Indonesia cities tackling COVID-19
How are Indonesian smart cities tackling COVID-19? Dr Devisari Tunas and Dr Fabien Clavier from FCL illustrate how technology, governance, and partnerships are key to tackle COVID-19.
The unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic has been a true test for governments in countries around the world. In Indonesia, the central government has faced many challenges which has impeded the country’s responsiveness. As a result, many local governments (at province or city levels) have been demanding more authority in dealing with the pandemic in their respective areas, to ensure timely response.
Dr Devisari Tunas and Fabien Clavier from the Future Cities Laboratory (FCL) programme illustrate how smart cities in Indonesia responded to the COVID-19 pandemic in various sectors in the article, external page "3 emerging trends as Indonesian smart cities tackle COVID-19" published on the United Nations Development Programmes's (UNDP) Global Centre for Technology, Innovation and Sustainable Development website.
The researchers identified 3 notable trends in how existing smart city governance arrangements in Indonesia were mobilised to support COVID-19 responses:
- Adaptation of existing Smart City technological solutions for COVID-19 response
- Activation of alliances with existing Smart City knowledge partners
- Mobilisation of the smart city regional network
According to the authors of the article, such emerging trends suggest that existing governance arrangements may provide support for Indonesian smart cities to address the current pandemic and the response should be supported with an equally adaptive and flexible national institutional setup.
For more details, read the article external page "3 emerging trends as Indonesian smart cities tackle COVID-19"published on the United Nations Development Programmes's (UNDP) Global Centre for Technology, Innovation and Sustainable Development website.