Anacláudia Rossbach, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of the UN-Habitat, praised Chongqing's progress in building a sustainable urban future at the opening of the 2025 World Cities Day China Observance on October 28 in Chongqing, calling its use of digital technology to improve housing, governance, infrastructure, and public services inspiring.
Rossbach said that Chongqing's experience offers valuable lessons for megacities worldwide in advancing the Sustainable Development Goals and the New Urban Agenda, which promote inclusive, resilient, and sustainable urban development through smart planning, better infrastructure, and people-centered services.
As urbanization accelerates globally, the experience of resilient and innovative cities like Chongqing in southwest China is becoming increasingly relevant, offering valuable insights for urban development globally, according to international experts and policymakers.
The 2025 World Cities Day China Observance, themed "People-Centered Smart Cities Toward the Future," is taking place in Chongqing from Monday to Thursday. Approximately 1,200 guests from China and around the world are participating in the event, with many international representatives praising China's use of digital and intelligent technologies to drive urban development.
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Digital technologies are increasingly embedded across Xiong'an New Area, north China's Hebei province. From autonomous delivery vehicles navigating city streets, to sensors monitoring underground utility corridors, and to massive data processing at the Xiong'an Urban Computing Center, the city is advancing a coordinated program of digital infrastructure, innovation platforms, and smart applications to improve urban operations and public services.
Some 20 meters below ground in Rongdong area of Xiong'an New Area, an integrated utility corridor houses nearly 10,000 devices spanning more than 20 categories, collecting real-time data on pipeline pressure, temperature, and other indicators.
A 53-square-kilometer area in Beijing's Haidian district is being transformed into an artificial intelligence (AI) innovation zone, where AI doctors serve communities, humanoid robots staff convenience stores, and intelligent systems support governance.
Technology is deeply integrated into daily life, driving transformative possibilities for urban development within an AI-powered intelligent city pilot zone.
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Turkmenistan and China laid the foundations for potential future collaboration in areas including AI and smart cities after a meeting between politicians to advance an existing strategic partnership.
The prospects to deepen the nations’ collaboration was discussed by Turkmenistan’s deputy minister of Foreign Affairs Akhmet Gurbanov and Xu Qingshan, deputy secretary-general of the Hangzhou People’s Government.
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