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ITU Telecom World Young Innovators Competition has launched a Challenge on Smart Cities and Climate, seeking innovative ideas on how information and communication technologies (ICTs) can help smart cities mitigate or slow down the effects of climate change, particularly in the area of global health. Two winning entries will be showcased at ITU Telecom World 2014, in Doha, Qatar, 7-10 December 2014.
The Challenge calls for young people around the world to work together on concepts for innovative social start-ups within the field of smart cities to help future communities adapt to or reduce climate change. This might include, for example, new technologies, novel combinations of existing technologies, services and systems, physical devices, or services such as community building programmes.
“Extreme weather conditions, epidemics, outbreaks of infectious diseases and air pollution exacerbating non-communicable diseases are examples of how climate change is affecting the health of people around the world,” said ITU Secretary-General Hamadoun I. Touré.
“ICTs can provide solutions to deal with these situations. This Challenge can entice socially conscious young innovators to find solutions to tackle climate change by developing smart cities that will help reduce emissions, improve economic sustainability and promote innovative use of green technologies.”
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