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Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 28 - Data-driven urban resilience in Montevideo
Tune in for the latest Urban Exchange podcast, featuring insight from practitioners from the Uruguayan capital of Montevideo on how they’re breaking down silos in data and departments.
In this compelling episode of the Urban Exchange Podcast, host Lauren Sorkin and Paul Wilson dive deep into the transformative world of digital innovation and urban resilience, featuring an extraordinary case study from Montevideo, Uruguay.
Join us as we journey to Montevideo, where city representatives Andrea de Nigris and Ximena Cidras share the city’s approach to data integration and municipal collaboration. Learn how this vibrant coastal city is breaking down institutional silos, creating open data platforms, and reimagining urban planning through a resilient, technology-driven lens.
The episode explores how cities can use data more effectively, what role leadership plays in driving technological innovation, and how digital transformation can help to create more responsive, adaptive urban environments.
Listeners will be inspired by Montevideo’s innovative strategies, hearing firsthand how a committed team of professionals is transforming city governance. From creating city-wide data observatories to engaging multiple stakeholders in collaborative decision-making, this conversation offers a blueprint for urban innovation.
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This episode for part of the "Cities on the Front Line" podcast series from SmartCitiesWorld and the Resilient Cities Network (R-Cities). The series delivers frank and open conversations between international city leaders and industry practitioners that share ideas to solve urban challenges.
Co-hosted by R-Cities’ Executive Director, Lauren Sorkin, and SmartCitiesWorld’s Advisory Board Chair, Paul Wilson, the Urban Exchange is a much-needed forum for city practitioners faced with urgent targets and objectives across a gamut of urban issues. Visit the other podcasts in this series.
This episode for part of the "Cities on the Front Line" podcast series from SmartCitiesWorld and the Resilient Cities Network (R-Cities). The series delivers frank and open conversations between international city leaders and industry practitioners that share ideas to solve urban challenges.
Co-hosted by R-Cities’ Executive Director, Lauren Sorkin, and SmartCitiesWorld’s Advisory Board Chair, Paul Wilson, the Urban Exchange is a much-needed forum for city practitioners faced with urgent targets and objectives across a gamut of urban issues. Visit the other podcasts in this series.
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