Smart cities, are the result of the growing importance of orienting our life toward sustainability. There are different parameters by which a city ranks more highly than another. To achieve this 10 key dimensions are considered: Governance, urban planning, public management, technology, environment, international projection, social cohesion, mobility and transportation, human capital and economy.
The development of 'smart cities' has been a top priority for many countries and Bangladesh may soon join their ranks. In a bilateral meeting with Bangladesh's ICT Minister Junaid Ahmed Palak and the Japanese Ambassador Naoki expressed Japan's interest in building a smart city in Bangladesh. Last year Japan has set aside a 250 billion yen (US$ 2.4 billion) fund to support Smart City projects by Japanese companies and improve decarbonization measures in 26 cities across ASEAN.
According
to Mr. Naoki, Japan has contributed in many sectors, including infrastructural
development of Bangladesh. There are currently more than 300 Japanese companies
operating in Bangladesh - three times as much as in the last 10 years.
Japan is the largest Asian export market for Bangladesh, amounting to USD 1.3 billion. Despite the many challenges posed by the Covid-19 epidemic, Japanese companies are ready to expand their business in Bangladesh.
Naoki called for the development of strategic relations to further enhance cooperation between the two countries. He said that ICT sector is now the main driving force of the economy of Bangladesh. The Japan International Cooperative Agency (JICA) can further enrich Bangladesh's plan to become a developed economy by the year 2041 by assisting in the development of technology-dependent human resources.
Naoki emphasized the importance of collaboration to further expand cooperation between the two countries through the development of strategic partnerships between Japan and Bangladesh.
To
further strengthen Bangladesh's ICT sector, ICT Minister Junaid Ahmed Palak made
a number of proposals to the Ambassador, including on cyber security, e-waste
management and e-governance. Palak said, "We have already sent a proposal
to ERD to set up a Bangladesh-Japan ICT University,".
Japan has allocated 2.4 billion to support Japanese companies in the Smart City project and the development of carbon-free systems in 28 ASEAN cities. Tokyo expects all 26 cities to present their smart city projects by the end of this year, and eligible projects will be selected by March.
Japan
expected these 26 cities across ASEAN to present their Smart City development
plans at the end of last year, with eligible projects to be picked by March
this year. It also expects Japanese companies to have basic plans for these
cities with feasibility studies conducted. However, at the time of writing, its
progress is still unclear
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