Brazil Citinova Present Tender

The CITinova project coordinated by the Ministry of Science Technology and Innovation MCTI presents this Saturday 9 at 10 am the panel Technology and innovation for sustainable cities. The event is part of the program of the 1st Forum for Sustainable Development of Cities and Turn of the Sustainable Development Goals SDGs which will be held in So Paulo SP between the 8th and 10th of July. The panel will be broadcast through this link.The opening of the panel will be attended by the Secretary of Research and Scientific Training of the MCTI the National Secretary of Mobility and Regional and Urban Development of the Ministry of Regional Development MDR and the representative in Brazil of the United Nations Environment Program UNEP. .The first session of the panel will be on Integrated Urban Planning and will address the District Environmental Information System SISDIA. Implemented in the Federal District the system provides in an integrated and free way spatial environmental data such as indicators maps and consolidated environmental data.The second session will debate the Technology and Innovation Initiative which is under construction in Recife PE. The filter gardens will occupy an area of approximately seven thousand m. The work will act in the environment through phytoremediation plants that will filter the water from the Riacho do Cavouco favoring the expansion of oxygenation of the Capibaribe River helping it in its resilience process.In the third session the Dissemination of knowledge will be discussed with the Sustainable Cities platform as its object. The platform offers content tools and methodologies to support municipal management and planning. A monitoring system of indicators a bank of good practices in public policies guidelines for the construction of the Integrated Urban Plan a Geographical Information System guides publications information and news on urban sustainability and public policies are available.Each panel will have professionals involved in the implementation of the initiatives and debaters.About the CITinova project - is a multilateral project coordinated by the Ministry of Science Technology and Innovation MCTI to promote sustainability in Brazilian cities through innovative technologies and integrated urban planning. With funding from the Global Environment Facility GEF this project is implemented by the United Nations Environment Program UNEP and executed in partnership with the Recife Agency for Innovation and Strategy ARIES and Porto Digital Center for Management and Strategic Studies CGEE Sustainable Cities Program PCS and Secretariat for the Environment SEMAGDF.The main objectives are to develop innovative technological solutions and offer methodologies and tools for integrated urban planning to support public managers encourage social participation and promote fairer and more sustainable cities.Lasting four years from 2018 to 2022 the project comprises three major action fronts Integrated Urban Planning Investments in Innovative Technologies and Platforms for Sustainable Cities. Virada ODS is considered a municipal public policy that seeks to increase awareness and civic engagement towards the Sustainable Development Goals for 2030. The event is organized into six priority areas Communication Innovation and Technology Economic development Justice Education and culture.