Digital Cities 40 The Digital City Way of Working and Living (Citizens and Residents Perspective) Collaboration: How are Public and Private Sectors and NGOs Aligned to Foster Next Generation City Life? (Stakeholders Perspective) Wednesday 26.10.2011 11:00-12:30 DebateSpace #1 Wednesday 26.10.2011 09:00-10:30 DebateSpace #1 The need for both new cities and mature cities with outdated 20th century infrastructures to create new urban design, strong metropolitan governance, and innovative infrastructure investment models. With strong leadership from public sector, new forms of collaboration between public & private sector and NGOs should drive toward sustainability. * What is the contrast between life in a digital city and life in any other city? * Is this creating new economic development opportunities, optimizing smart usage of city resources and increasing citizen’s quality of life? * How can we better involve citizens in defining the future of their digital city? Digital Cities Session Digital Cities Session