We invite municipalities & urban practitioners to take part in the online event „Digitalisation of Municipal Services in Southeast Europe (SEE) and the Caucasus as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic”. The event is the first in the series from the ongoing project “Municipal Response to COVID-19 for Sustainable Urban Development in Southeast Europe and Caucasus“. It brings together 20 municipalities of 13 countries in an attempt to identify good practices in the fields of urban development, digitalisation, green recovery and municipal crisis management.

This event focuses on the process of the digital transformation of cities as a response to the COVID-19 outbreak. From the early stage of the COVID-19 pandemic, municipalities around the world experienced a strong push to digitalise not only their existing services but also create new protocols to tackle various crisis-induced demands. These new digital modalities are already helping us imagine a greener and more equitable recovery from both the pandemic and ongoing climate crises. Nevertheless, emerging trends in the digital transformation of public services bring up challenges regarding privacy, the digital divide, and governmentality at large.

During the event, the participants will discuss the specific cases from South East Europe, Caucasus and Germany, share their insights on the topic, and lay out the framework for future cooperation.

You will be receiving the details on the precise agenda and access link in due course.

Conference language is English.

Date: October 7, 2020

Time: 13:00 – 15:30 CEST

Venue: Online

If you have any questions or are interested in participating, please contact us:

For international experts, please contact: Mr. Irakli Samkharadze, GIZ Regional Network Coordinator Connective Cities – Southeast Europe. Tbilisi, Georgia irakli.samkharadze(at)giz.de.
Interested German experts, please contact Fatina Toukan, Connective Cities Project Manager in Germany fatina.toukan(at)giz.de