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1 Global City Informatization Forum 2014 (GCIF) Overall Schedule (Draft: 18 June 2014) 1

2 Background With the rapid development of information technologies since the beginning of the 21 century, intelligent terminals and applications have become increasingly powerful. New patterns of large-scale production, sharing and use come into reality, which have greatly changed the way people study, work and live. A new round of information revolution has arrived represented by internet, cloud computing, internet of things and other technology leaps. Since the smart planet, a highly efficient, interconnected and environment-friendly concept, was brought up, there is a boom of building smart city initiatives. The introduction of new generations of internet, cloud computing, intelligent sensing, telecommunication, remote control, satellite positioning and GIS have made Smart realizable from technologic aspect, through identifying, positioning, following-up, controlling and managing every possible object. Building smart cities is also the objective requirement to transform the city development pattern and to enhance the efficiency of urban management. As the acceleration of urbanization, cities are endowed with unprecedented power and come to people s attention. At the same time, cities are faced with such challenges as environment pollution, traffic jams, scarcity of energy, shortage of affordable housing, high unemployment rate and diseases. How to tackle these challenges and realize sustainable development have be one of the priorities in many city plans. Smart City is the future. Smart City programs will deliver and integrate information of economy, culture, public resources, management service, citizen lives and cultural lives. In recent years, many countries and cities are taking initiatives to interpret the real meaning of Smart City, and bring building Smart City into their economic and social development overall plan, in accordance with their individual characteristics. 2

3 Global City Informatization Forum (GCIF), with the aim of promoting city informatizaiton and social advancement, was formerly the Annual Forum on City Informatization in the Asia-Pacific Region (CIAPR), which was initiated by the Shanghai Municipal Government and the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA), in response to the call for bridging the digital divide of the United Nations Millennium Summit and the ECOSOC Ministerial Declaration. It was also co-sponsored by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT), the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), China government (the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Commerce), Chinese Academy of Sciences the China Association for Science and Technology, and the Internet Society of China. In the year of 2010, the Forum was renamed as Global City Informatization Forum (GCIF). The mission of the Forum is to provide a platform for government leaders, decision-makers and policy developers to exchange visions, policies and strategies, technologies and products, practices and experiences on ICT application and development, so as to enhance the mutual understanding and cooperation for economic and social development among participating cities or regions, and to narrow the gap among the cities or regions in terms of ICT application and availability of information for the citizens. Nine editions of the Forum have been successfully held since 2000 (2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012), with more than 9,000 participants from over 180 cities and 105 countries. Well-designed topics and thoughtful arrangements of the event have attracted attention from many countries around the world, and the forum has become an arena for exchanges and cooperation in up-to-date ICT solutions, applications and products among government leaders, mayors, enterprises, experts and professionals in the field of information technology. 3

4 Currently, China is at a crucial transition stage, witnessing a new round of reform and opening up with steady industrial restructuring process. Around the globe, globalization is an irreversible trend and asks for tighter ties and closer communication. Against this background, the Global City Informatization Forum (GCIF) will be held on 4-6 November 2014, Shanghai, China, with the theme Smartness Integration Convergence. It will further the discussions on a series of hot topics of urban development and informatization. The Forum this year will see newer topics, a higher level of speakers and wider global recognition as an international conference brand and city standard, to better serve the economic and social development of metropolitan Shanghai. I. Date, Venue and Size Date: November 4-6, 2014 Venue: Kerry Hotel Pudong Shanghai Estimated Participants: around 1000 II. Objectives The Forum will serve as a platform for key decision makers and policy developers to share their visions, policies and strategies, technologies, products, practices and experiences, with the objectives as follows: 1. To establish Cooperation Committee of GCIF and Development Fund of GCIF; 2. To establish Consultation Committee of GCIF; 3. To exhibit prominent cases of Smart City solutions and state-of-art technologies; 4. To issue the Report on Global Smart City Development ; 5. To share the experience of ICT application and sustainable development worldwide; 6. To strengthen the exchange and cooperation between the public and private sectors. 4

5 III. Theme and Main Topics The theme of the Forum is: Smartness Integration Convergence, with the following main topics: 1 Urban management in the era of Big Data 2 Re-industrialization in the era of Intelligence 3 Smart use in the era of Informatization IV. Activities GCIF will be composed of opening ceremony, plenary session, sub-forums, working meeting, round-table meetings, exhibition, report issuance, reception, project cooperation and site visits. Opening ceremony: keynote speeches by well-known political officials, heads of international organizations, CEOs from Top 500 enterprises; Plenary session: Key note speeches will be around Urban management in the era of Big Data, Re-industrialization in the era of Intelligence, and Smart use in in the era of Informatization, against the backdrop of significant changes in domestic and international environment. These speeches will be delivered by government officials, entrepreneurs and experts. Sub-forums: Themes include Spectrum resource management and economic development, Smart city and information security, Smart city and smart governance, and Interconnection of everything and innovation. Working meeting: a closed-door consultation meeting for crucial issues related to the forum; Round-table meeting: closed-door communication around the topic of cooperation and development between cities among city mayors and well-known entrepreneurs; Exhibition and report issuance: collecting prominent cases of Smart City solutions and overview of global smart city development, issuance of Report on Global Smart City Development and showcase state-of-art technologies; Reception banquet: a high-level banquet will be organized by the co-sponsors to provide the socializing opportunity for participants; 5

6 Project cooperation and site visits: PPP projects will be introduced. The working language of GCIF will be English and Chinese, with simultaneous translation. V. Participants Participants of GCIF will include: 1.Senior government leaders, policy developers and decision makers in the state government; 2.City governors, decision-makers, and government representatives all over the world; 3.CEOs from Top 500 enterprises; 4.Mayors from popular cities; 5.Corporate leaders, entrepreneurs and professionals of ICT and knowledge industries; 6.Officials and experts from the United Nations and international organizations; 7.Representatives from regional organizations and civil societies worldwide. VI. Co-Sponsors: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) International Telecommunication Union (ITU) United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, P. R. China Ministry of Commerce, P. R. China Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai Municipal People s Government, P. R. China VII. Co-organizers Shanghai Municipal Commission of Economy and Informatization Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences 6

7 VIII. Preliminary Program (Draft) Day 0 3 November, :30-18:00 Registration Day 1 4 November, 2014 Opening Ceremony of Global City Informatization Forum, China International Industry Fair and Global CEO Conference Chair: Mr. AI Baojun, Deputy Mayor of Shanghai, China Welcoming Address: Mr. YANG Xiong, Mayor of Shanghai, China 09:30-10:30 Address: Mr. MIAO Wei, Minister of Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology Mr. WU Hongbo, United Nations Under Secretary General Mr. LONG Yongtu, Co-chairman of Global CEO Conference Signing Ceremony: Joint Declaration on the Establishment of UNIDO International High-Tech Innovation Development Base Inauguration: Inauguration of UNIDO International High-Tech Innovation Development Base by Mr. HAN Zheng, Shanghai Municipal Party Secretary 10:30-10:45 Tea Break Keynote Speech: Smartness Integration Convergence 10:45-12:00 Chair: Ms. Sally Fegan-Wyles, United Nations Assistant Secretary-General and Executive Director of United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) Speakers: Mr. XU Kuangdi, President of China Federation of Industrial Economics Mr. MA Huateng, CEO, Chairman of the Board Directors of Tencent Holdings Ltd 12:00-14:00 Luncheon 7

8 Plenary Session I: Urban management in the era of Big Data 1. How to Lift Urban Management Level through Intelligent Technology and Social Media Jon Rappaport, CEO and founder of CIRPLE 2. The crucial role of citizens in the Era of Big Data 3. How to Search and Analyze Data from Diverse Sources 4. Use of Tools of Big Data Rand Hindi, Big data authority, founder of SNIPS 14:00-18:00 (Executive Climate Project Director, City of Copenhagen, Denmark Mayor of London, UK Mayor of Paris, France Mayor of Shanghai, China) Plenary Session II: Re-industrialization in the era of Intelligence 1. Development in the Industrial 4.0 Era 2. Impacts of the Third Industrial Revolution on Different Industries 3. Upgrade and Breakthroughs in Intelligent Manufacturing and Intelligent Service 4. References and Policy Implications of Re-industrialization Experiences from Major Cities (Mr. Charbel Aoun, Senior Vice President for Smart Cities, Schneider Electric Vice president of IBM German Entrepreneurs Chinese Entrepreneurs) Plenary Session III:Smart use in in the era of Informatization ( More efficient and people oriented applications in public resource planning and management, community building, ecologic environment...) Luis Munoz Rik Kirkland Alan Wilson Alain Kergoat Santander, Spain New York, U.S.A. London, U.K. Lyon, France Government representatives, China (Mr. Adams Sam, Former Mayor of Portland) 18:30-20:00 Welcome banquet 8

9 Day 2 5 November, 2014 Sub-forums Sub-forum1 Sub-forum2 Sub-forum3 Sub-forum4 Spectrum resource management and economic development (Comparison of the contribution to economy and society made by spectrum resources in different countries; Scientific management and decision making of global spectrum resources; Global experience of spectrum resources allocation...) Smart city and information security (From national strategy and urban management perspectives; Solution to information security in smart cities; Efficient public policy making and the best practices in urban information security management; Benchmarking and performance evaluation in urban information security management; State-of-the-art solution in urban information security management; The third party brain for the city...) Smart city and smart governance ( Building a interconnected city; Urban infrastructure planning and management; anonymisation of the data; Water Efficiency Management for Non-Revenue; City partnerships; Issuance of United Nations Global E-governance Evaluation Report 2014 ; The development of United Nations Online Network in Public Administration Network; Promotion of excellent cases in advanced cities and regions...) Interconnection of everything and innovation (Urban internet in the era of interconnection of everything; Better connection for better life; Interconnection of everything and the development of urban residents lives; more efficient use of the growing Internet of Things...) Day 2 5 November, 2014 Working Meetings 1 GCIF Consultation Committee Meeting 2 Political and Business Round-table Discussion Day 3 6 November, 2014 PPP project introduction and site visits IX Other Activities in GCIF 1 Exhibition of prominent cases of Smart City solutions and state-of-art technologies 2 Issuance of Report on Global Smart City Development 3 Award presentation for excellent Smart City projects 9

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