资源环境科技发展态势分析平台

Yaoundé 26 March 2020 – Sixteen participants from various sectors (youth, young professionals, civil society) and different academic backgrounds took part in the first studio of the Cameroon Digital Urban Governance Lab.  This was part of the implementation of the UN Development Account (UNDA) funded project "Leaving No Place Behind: Strengthening Urban-Rural Linkages in Selected African Countries". The theme of the first studio is "Innovation and digital technology at the service of Cameroonian cities: Co-creation to design in teams innovative solutions to overcome the challenges facing Cameroonian cities” 

Mr. Remy Sietchiping, Head of the Policy Legislation & Governance Section, UN-Habitat opened the session by thanking the participants for their attendance. He noted that the studio was the first of its kind and they were expected to come up with innovative and creative solutions. This was followed by the pre-session evaluation by Ms. Suzanne Koufana, UN-Habitat. The results showed that most of the participants were aware of the concept of digital urban governance and aimed to bring innovative solutions for Cameroon municipalities.