In May of 2021, Moscow held the first International Forum of Smart Cities - Smart Cities Moscow. The goal is to establish a platform for communications and interaction between ICT professionals, the business community, and cities' representatives on implementing digital solutions in cities. The Forum was held with the support of the Government of Moscow.
In 2021, the Forum was organized online, and it has become one of the few platforms for sharing experiences between world megacities.
The program consisted of 15 sessions divided into 3 tracks: "Smart City's Infrastructure and Technologies", "Smart City for Smart Living" and "Smart City's Sustainability". The experts told about using digital solutions in transport, urban development, and other topics. Special sessions were dedicated to 5G network piloting, using AI and Big Data.
Best practices and ecosystem approach for urban digitalization were discussed at the plenary session. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin told about implementing technologies in Moscow and creating digital platforms for citizens. Mayor of Beijing Chen Jining, Mayor of Almaty Bakhytzhan Sagintayev, and Mayor of Fort Lauderdale Dean Trantalis also shared their experience.

86 speakers from Russia, China, Switzerland, and other countries participated. 193 thousand people watched streams of panel discussions and sessions.

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• Canada
• China
• Spain
• Sweden
• Switzerland
• Russian Federation
• United States of America

The concept of the Forum welcomes the participation of speakers and audiences from various megacities of the world, and the online format allows participation from any place in the world. In the future, if the forum switches to offline, guests from other countries will also be able to take part in the event.

Smart Cities Moscow Forum is a platform for a dialogue and sharing experience between leading digital megacities of the world. Last years proved that it is important to develop urban IT infrastructure of cities and online services for the daily needs of citizens. Synchronizing and joining efforts will make megacities more resilient, smart, and comfortable.

The Forum allows experts and authorities responsible for the digital transformation of cities and service development to share experience and best practices. This work will accelerate the ICT development in cities and launch new services in all areas of the economy, urban life, and the social sphere.