How the capital will become a smart city - in the focus of the conference “Sofia Knowledge City”
International experts will share experience from Europe within the framework of the event on 28 September.
The future of the capital as a smart and more competitive city is the topic of the first international conference “Sofia Knowledge City”. It is organized by Investor Media Group and the “Sofia Knowledge City” cluster on 28 September in Capital Fort, 90 Tsarigradsko Shosse Blvd., and will be held under the patronage of Sofia Municipality. Access is free.
The purpose of the event is to attract the attention of citizens, business, scientific and educational institutions, and the administration to the advantages of digitalization, new technologies and resource optimization in the urban environment so as to improve the quality of life in the city. The participants will present concrete solutions for digital transformation and the transformation of the capital into a smart city, while foreign experts will share international experience in building and managing “knowledge cities”.
The panelists in “Sofia Knowledge City” will focus on the good interaction between the public and private sectors, the knowledge management to improve urban environment, the green economy and the overall image of the city, the potential of technologies to raise living standards and investments in the local economy.
Among the lecturers at the conference are Svetlana Lomeva, Director of Sofia Development Association; Dr. Andreas Brandner, Managing Director of Knowledge Management Associates, Austria; Dr. Stefan Veers, European Commission - representative of Digiresearch, Directorate-General for Science and Innovation; Michael Perrot, COST - European Science and Technology Co-operation; Luis Lapidaire, Knowledge4Innovation, etc. For the updated program, follow the site http://sofiaconference.bg.
The summary of the most important highlights, trends and solutions will take place on 29 September during the closing meeting of the participants - Sofia Knowledge Café in Capital Fort, about which you can read more here: http://sofiaconference.bg/knowledge-cafe/.