smart cities

05/01/2023. The planet has reached 8 billion inhabitants according to UN mid-November this year. Since 2007 when the balanced tipped and the majority of the world’s population started living in urban settings, cities are the fastest growing demographic hubs. Among them,…

09/12/2022. Last week the cities of the network met face-to-face to take stock of their progress, celebrate their accomplishments, and plan what lies ahead.  Over the course of three days, participants explored the future of their cities and shared lessons learned…

13/07/2022. 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…

11/07/2022. 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…

03/06/2022. How can cities apply the lean approach and learn from it? What is needed for local governments to test project ideas in this way and which are the benefits? We will be looking into these questions and some more during…

03/06/2022. Discussing the URBACT and ASToN methodology and how cities can own it. ASToN will be part of a worldwide dialogue that shapes the futur of urban governance during 5 days in Katowice! How can cities achieve inclusive and sustainable urban…

04/11/2021. 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 you can find us…

26/08/2021. CTIN’s annual conferences (the Africa Civic Tech Innovation Forums) enable the civic tech community and ecosystem actors to engage face to face (when possible), learn about innovations, tools and techniques, share experiences and meet potential collaborators. What is the story…

18/03/2021.  THIS CALL IS NOW CLOSED In the framework of the activities the City of Kigali is deploying with ASToN we are looking to hire a local expert to accompany the Municipality in the implementation of local activities. The overall objective…

12/10/2020. From 12 to 14 October 2020, the annual gathering of AfriLabs will take place online. AfriLabs is a pan-African network of 225 innovation centers and technology hubs from 47 countries,. The theme of this online event is “Building an Innovative…