eThekwini on Creating Data Driven, Smart, Liveable and Caring Cities

Sandile Mbatha is a Senior Manager responsible for Research and Policy Advocacy in eThekwini Municipality. We discuss how eThekwini is creating data driven, smart, liveable and caring cities. Listen or watch to explore:

• His career and background.
• How he defines a ‘Smart City’ in the African context.
• Why data is important for Smart Cities and how it should be used.
• How to make sense of large amounts of complex data.
• Challenges keeping us from data driven, liveable and caring cities.
• How these challenges can be tackled.
• Innovative Smart City projects at eThekwini Municipality.
• Lessons learned from international experiences.
• How a bit of intellectual arrogance can help you move forward.
• His vision for the future of cities.

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