Sharing the ASToN journey and city perspective with international experts coming together for three days in Barcelona! ASToN will be part of a worldwide dialogue that shapes the next steps for urban development. Here is where to find us: Can…
ASToN participated in the UN Habitat People-Centered Smart City Training
Online event, 3 October 2022 & 5 October 2022 – UN-Habitat and ASToN held a two-days training on people-centered smart cities for twenty-five city leaders representing ten African local governments at the beginning of October. The two days training focused on…
Local coordinators meeting in Benguerir
Last week, the ASToN Local Group coordinators met in Benguerir for 3 days of workshop. The objectives? Understand the philosophy and scope of the Action Plan Be ready to elaborate the LAP (methodology, information, degrees of precision) Work together on…
We are looking for a project intern!
As our flagship project is getting close to its end, the ASToN Secretariat is working in parallel on several streams of action: general network activities and support to cities, knowledge capturing and sharing, partnerships and communication, evaluation and audit. Under…
CALL FOR APPLICANTS – SUPPORT FOR CITIES TO DESIGN FINANCING STRATEGIES
ASToN Secretariat is looking for a consultant to provide support for cities with the outline of the financing plan of their Local Action Plans. S/he will provide direct support to the ASToN cities linked with their ongoing activities until December…
What we were doing at the World Urban Forum
ASToN participated to World Urban Forum organised by UN Habitat in Katowice. Here is what you missed ! On the 28th of June, ASToN co-organised a panel with URBACT on how to achieve inclusive and sustainable urban development. Ousmane Mamane,…
Catch-up on ASToN’s contribution to the European Developpment Days!
Last 22nd of June, ASToN took the EDD floor for a session about the experimentation phase of the project and why we think it is a key step for the digital transformation of African cities. The panel was moderated by…
Let’s go back to the preliminary researches !
As the ASToN’s cities are wrapping up the experimentation phase and reflecting on their learnings, we wanted to give you the opportunity to look back at each city’s preliminary research. Back in 2021, city elaborated in this document on the…
END OF THE PROJECT – CAPACITY BUILDING – CALL FOR APLLICANTS
ASToN Secretariat is looking for a consultant to contribute to contribute to the network working method and tools provided to the cities until the end of the project activities December 2022. The tasks to be completed are the following: 1.…
END OF PROJECT DIRECT SUPPORT FOR CITIES – CALL FOR APPLICANTS
What we are looking for ASToN Secretariat is looking for a consultant to contribute to the implementation of the overall capacity building strategy. S/he will provide direct support to the ASToN cities linked with their ongoing activities until August 2022. …