Participation was made in the Marmara Urban Form organized by the Marmara Municipalities Union at the Istanbul Congress Center on 4-7 October 2023.
MARUF focuses on finding solutions together with all stakeholders of the city by evaluating the global agenda and local needs and priorities together. This forum aims to provide a basis for sharing knowledge, experience and opportunities between the public and private sectors, non-governmental organizations, universities, local governments and other relevant stakeholders. It also aims to bring together and discuss different approaches to urban services and city management in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals. MARUF's aims are to examine the economic, political, social and ecological changes and problems of the urbanization process, to strengthen the role of local governments in situations of crisis and human mobility, to raise awareness about urbanization, to contribute to the formation of livable and equitable cities, to ensure the flow of information and to establish inter-city relationship networks. There is support.
MARUF was held at the Istanbul Congress Center on 4-7 October 2023. This event included various programs such as main sessions, simultaneous panels, round tables, workshops, exhibitions, technical tours and cultural events.
As the General Directorate of Geographic Information Systems for Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change, a session on Smart City Applications on the Road to Resilient Cities was held under the moderation of our Deputy General Manager Akın KISA. In the said session, Smart Cities Department Head Dursun Yıldırım Bayar and Smart Cities Branch Manager Bestami KARA from the General Directorate of Geographic Information Systems. The Ministry's smart city practices and policies were evaluated at the national level. Cüneyt Taşkesen, Head of Smart Cities Department from Bursa Metropolitan Municipality, made a presentation about the smart city applications implemented and planned in Bursa and talked about the Bursa Local Smart City Strategy.
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