How can technology enhance stakeholder engagement in sustainable cities?

In my experience, technology can play a significant role in enhancing stakeholder engagement in sustainable cities by facilitating communication, collaboration, and participation. Some strategies to accelerate this are: 1. Develop online platforms or portals dedicated to sustainability initiatives in the city. Features may include discussion forums, interactive maps, educational resources, and event calendars. 2. Create mobile applications that enable stakeholders to access information and engage with sustainability initiatives. 3. Use data visualization tools to communicate complex sustainability data clearly and understandably. 4. Engage citizens in sustainability efforts through crowdsourcing and citizen science initiatives.

According to me online platforms have helped in enhancing stakeholder engagement for sustainable cities in the following ways: It reduces the physical barriers for attending public meetings as they are now conducted online as well improving engagement. It provides great insight into understanding the features of the engagement. Like the geographical concentration of the comments which is can help in identifying any gaps in the comments.

O sucesso das plataformas online depende da participação ativa das partes interessadas. É importante promover a divulgação das plataformas e incentivar a participação das pessoas. E as plataformas online devem ser acessíveis e inclusivas, garatindo que todas as pessoas, independentemente de suas habilidades ou necessidades, possam participar do processo.

For me, Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR). These technologies can bring sustainable city concepts to life by allowing stakeholders to visualise urban planning projects, green spaces, renewable energy installations, and more in a highly interactive manner. By providing a vivid preview of proposed sustainable developments or showcasing the potential impact of sustainability initiatives, VR and AR can generate enthusiasm, buy-in, and constructive feedback from community members and decision-makers alike.

As ferramentas digitais podem oferecer diversos benefícios para o engajamento das partes interessadas, como informações precisas e atualizadas em tempo real, coleta e análise de dados de forma rápida e eficiente e permitem auxiliar que as partes interessadas tomem decisões mais informadas e eficazes.

VR technology can help in better visualize the proposed development and can reduce any barriers that people might face. Thus improving stakeholder engagement to create sustainable cities.

A qualidade dos dados abertos é fundamental para o seu uso eficaz. É importante garantir que os dados sejam precisos, atualizados, completos e confiáveis. E a acessibilidade dos dados abertos é essencial para o engajamento das partes interessadas, buscando publicar em formatos abertos e que sejam facilmente acessíveis por todos.

ESRI is making great development in creating open data technology. The Digital Twin project aims at creating a life like juxtaposition of all the structures and services helping in creating nonconflicting data.

One of the key considerations is to ensure the quality of information and comments. People may not add constructive comments and relevant concerns making the data set difficult to help in conclusive action steps.