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विगत 20 अगस्त, 2026 को भारत के राजपत्र में आवासन और शहरी कार्य मंत्रालय के राजधानी विकास विभाग द्वारा दिल्ली का मास्टर प्लान-2047 अधिसूचित किया गया था। ख़ुशी की बात है कि अपने देश की आजादी के शताब्दी वर्ष यानि 2047 तक विकसित भारत के मा॰ प्रधान मंत्री जी के विज़न के साथ इसे सीधे जोड़ा गया है।
इस लंबे दस्तावेज से ‘कथा’ व ‘सिटीज फोरम’ नाम के दो विशेषज्ञ संस्थाओं ने अपने सम्मिलित प्रयास से दिल्ली के मास्टर प्लान को एक पोर्टल: delhi2047.katha.media/ पर लांच किया है। इस पोर्टल पर बहुत ही सहज, सुबोध एवं स्पष्ट रूप से पूरे मास्टर प्लान की विशिष्टताओं व जानकारी को सामान्य नागरिक, आर्किटेक्ट्स, अर्बन प्लानर्स, रिसर्चर्स, एकेडेमिया, शहरी नागरिक निकायों, पैरास्टेटल्स या अन्य किसी के समुचित उपयोग हेतु उपलब्ध कराया गया है। यह पोर्टल अंग्रेजी व हिंदी दोनों भाषाओं में सर्वसुलभ है।
सचिव, आवासन एवं शहरी कार्य मंत्रालय के रूप में दिल्ली विकास प्राधिकरण व सुसंगत क्षेत्र के विशेषज्ञों के साथ 2021 के दिल्ली के मास्टर प्लान को संशोधित कर नया मास्टर प्लान बनाने के लिए 2019 में गहन कार्यवाही शुरू करने का मुझे सौभाग्य मिला था। कथा व सिटीज फोरम के पोर्टल के मुख्य पृष्ठ पर मेरा एक संक्षिप्त साक्षात्कार प्रकाशित किया गया है।
दोनों संस्थाओं को जनहित में श्रेयस्कर कार्य करने के लिए हार्दिक अभिनन्दन! मुझे आशा है कि यह पोर्टल मास्टर प्लान का उपयोग करने वाले सभी वर्गों में बेहद लोकप्रिय होगा।
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Our team with @Katha_Data has recently published an informative portal on Delhi Master Plan 2047 published by @official_dda. The portal provides key details of the plan. We spoke to @IASDurgaSM on his views about the Master Plan. link to access below.
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🔵⚪️UCLG-MEWA Executive Bureau 2026, Niğde | Day 2, Panel Session I: Urban Innovation and Smart Cities: A New Era for Local Governments
The session was moderated by Zinnur Büyükgöz, Mayor of Gebze & President of UCLG-MEWA Committee on Smart Cities and Urban Mobility, who framed the discussion around technology-driven innovation and the transformation of urban governance through smart solutions. Key contributions included:
• Dr. Feyzullah Gündoğdu, Head of Eurasia RO & Senior Adviser: Focused on smart and eco-friendly transportation systems, sustainable urban mobility, improved access to services, optimized use of urban space, and the role of public transport in reducing congestion and enhancing livability.
• Dr. Zeina Nazer, Co-Founder of Cities Forum: Highlighted smart and sustainable urban solutions, including international good practices such as Benguerir, emphasizing innovation-driven urban transformation.
• Elif Esra Önal, Head of External Affairs, Şanlıurfa Metropolitan Municipality: Presented human-centered digital transformation in local services, linking SDG 9 and SDG 11, and shared best practices from Şanlıurfa, including pedestrianization and technology-based solutions aligned with citizen needs.
• Arc. Lubna Al Huneiti, Smart Cities Executive Director, Amman Metropolitan Municipality: Shared holistic smart city transformation approaches from Amman, with a focus on enhancing human-centered urban mobility and integrated planning.
• Çağatay Büyüktopçu, Founder & CEO of CyberWhiz: Underlined the importance of IoT cybersecurity in local governance, emphasizing the protection of digital urban systems and smart city infrastructure.
جتماع المكتب التنفيذي لمنظمة UCLG-MEWA لعام 2026، نيدة | اليوم الثاني، جلسة نقاش I: الابتكار الحضري والمدن الذكية: عصر جديد للإدارات المحلية
أدار الجلسة زينور بويوكجوز، رئيس بلدية جبزة ورئيس لجنة المدن الذكية والتنقل الحضري التابعة لمنظمة UCLG-MEWA
،حيث ركز النقاش على الابتكار المعتمد على التكنولوجيا وتحويل الحوكمة الحضرية من خلال الحلول الذكية. ومن أبرز المساهمات ما يلي:
الدكتور فيض الله غوندوغدو، رئيس مكتب أوراسيا الإقليمي للاتحاد العالمي للنقل العام وكبير المستشارين: ركز على أنظمة النقل الذكية والصديقة للبيئة، والتنقل الحضري المستدام، وتحسين الوصول إلى الخدمات، والاستخدام الأمثل للمساحات الحضرية، ودور وسائل النقل العام في الحد من الازدحام وتعزيز جودة الحياة.
الدكتورة زينة ناظر، المؤسسة المشاركة لمنتدى المدن: سلطت الضوء على الحلول الحضرية الذكية، والمستدامة، بما فيه الممارسات الدولية الجيدة مثل مدينة بنقيرير، مع التركيز على التحول الحضري المعتمد على الابتكار.
إليف إسراء أونال، رئيسة الشؤون الخارجية في بلدية شانلي أورفا الكبرى:
عرضت التحول الرقمي الذي يركز على الإنسان في الخدمات المحلية، وربطت الهدف 9 والهدف 11 من أهداف التنمية المستدامة، كما ذكرت الممارسات الجيدة في مدينة شانلي أورفا، بما في ذلك تخصيص مناطق للمشاة والحلول التكنولوجية التي تتماشى مع احتياجات المواطنين.
م. لبنى الحنيطي، المديرة التنفيذية للمدن الذكية في أمانة عمان الكبرى: شاركت نُهج شاملة لتحويل المدن إلى مدن ذكية من عمّان، مع التركيز على تعزيز التنقل الحضري الذي يتمحور حول الإنسان، والتخطيط المتكامل.
شاتاي بويوكتوبتشو، المؤسس والرئيس التنفيذي لشركة CyberWhiz: أكد على أهمية الأمن السيبراني في مجال الحوكمة المحلية، مع التركيز على حماية الأنظمة الحضرية الرقمية والبنية التحتية للمدن الذكية.
🔵⚪️UCLG-MEWA Yürütme Kurulu 2026, Niğde | 2. Gün, Panel Oturumu I: Kentsel Yenilikçilik ve Akıllı Şehirler:Yerel Yönetimlerde Yeni Dönem
Oturum, Gebze Belediye Başkanı ve UCLG-MEWA Akıllı Şehirler ve Kentsel Mobilite Komitesi Başkanı Zinnur Büyükgöz'ün moderatörlüğünde, teknoloji odaklı inovasyon ve akıllı çözümler yoluyla kentsel yönetimin dönüşümü çerçevesinde gerçekleştirildi.
• Dr. Feyzullah Gündoğdu, Uluslararası Toplu Taşıma Birliği (UITP) Avrasya Bölge Ofisi Müdürü: Akıllı ve çevre dostu ulaşım sistemleri, sürdürülebilir kentsel mobilite, hizmetlere erişimin iyileştirilmesi, kentsel alanın optimize edilmiş kullanımı ve toplu taşımanın trafik sıkışıklığını azaltma ve yaşam kalitesini artırmadaki rolüne odaklandı.
• Dr. Zeina Nazer, Şehirler Forumu Kurucu Ortağı: İnovasyon odaklı kentsel dönüşümü vurgulayarak, Benguerir örneği gibi uluslararası iyi uygulamalar da dahil olmak üzere akıllı ve sürdürülebilir kentsel çözümlerin altını çizdi.
• Şanlıurfa Büyükşehir Belediyesi Dış İlişkiler Daire Başkanı Elif Esra Önal: Yerel hizmetlerde insan merkezli dijital dönüşümü ve Şanlıurfa'dan yayalaştırma ve vatandaş ihtiyaçlarıyla uyumlu teknoloji tabanlı çözümler de dahil olmak üzere iyi uygulamaları paylaştı.
• Amman Büyükşehir Belediyesi Akıllı Şehirler Yürütücü Direktörü Mimar Lubna Al Huneiti: Amman'dan insan merkezli kentsel hareketliliği ve entegre planlamayı geliştirmeye odaklanan bütüncül akıllı şehir dönüşüm yaklaşımlarını paylaştı.
• CyberWhiz Kurucu Yönetim Kurulu Başkanı Çağatay Büyüktopçu: Yerel yönetimde IoT siber güvenliğinin öneminin altını çizerek, dijital kentsel sistemlerin ve akıllı şehir altyapısının korunmasının önemini vurguladı.
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I am very honored to be invited by Istanbul Okan Üniversitesi to give a technical presentation on Monday 04 May 2026 at the Faculty of Engineering. The topic will be focusing on Improving The Safety of Autonomous Vehicles Using Multistatic LiDAR Sensors.
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First lot of LF buses under the Urban Transport Modernisation Project is being delivered. Delighted to be leading this project funded by @KfW_FZ_int
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Great leadership of Dr @WilliamsRuto !
@ray_omollo - team Kenya are doing fantastic job. Pitching right is the key message we discussed during the capacity building program conducted by @CitiesForum_org
Our endeavours to sell Kenya throughout the world are paying off. Everywhere we go, we have offered everyone - investors, innovators, creators, professionals and travellers of all ages - a compelling reason to visit Kenya. And we have countless such reasons.
The world is listening. Our effort to use every local and global opportunity to profile Kenya as a competitive destination has elicited highly inspiring feedback from @lonelyplanet, which has recognised Nairobi as its top global city destination.
We agree wholeheartedly with this assessment and positive feedback from a global authority on matters travel and tourism.
Kenya is a magnificent country endowed with a sumptuous array of spectacular touristic attractions that are liberally dispersed throughout the land, and Nairobi is its powerful, vital, beating heart. We dream in Nairobi and chase our biggest dreams here. We imagine a better present and future and then create it. We are brave, bold and brilliant in Nairobi.
To be recognised as the world's top city destination for 2024 by Lonely Planet is, therefore, direct recognition of the city's unique confluence of global cosmopolitan trends and traditional cultural blends, with an emerging, evolving and dynamic youthful bent and everything else in between.
The award is also an indirect affirmation of Magical Kenya as an irresistible destination for those curious to encounter a beautiful country going places with a people who are always ready to engage all visitors, clients, customers and partners until their expectations are exceeded.
We shall neither tire nor relent in performing this important duty of marketing and promoting Magical Kenya and Nairobi, our wondrously complex, infinitely charismatic, profoundly fascinating capital abounding with opportunities for everyone thinking of learning, trying or starting something.
I encourage all our friends throughout the world to tell a friend or more to make the point of visiting Kenya and experiencing Nairobi. There is nowhere like here anywhere in the world.
We are ready and waiting to give you an incomparable travel experience of unforgettable beauty and magic.
In #China, the local government has established principles for bike-development zones and for determining bike traffic networks to create more #cycling and pedestrian-friendly environments.
itdp.org/2023/09/30/these-ma…
The presence of crime, poverty, and social tensions can shape the physical landscape of a city. The exclusion of marginalized and vulnerable groups from public spaces is a significant social issue that can have both physical and social obstacles.
archdaily.com/969940/cultiva…
Australia has an abundance of wind and solar energy resources, and enormous sources of biomass for a #zeroemissions chemical industry. Thus, processing minerals and other energy-intensive products in Australia can transform it into a green economy.
theconversation.com/australi…
As climate change intensifies, New York City's old infrastructure struggles to manage increasingly severe storms. The city is planning a long-term resilience strategy for cloudburst storms. This approach draws parallels to #Copenhagen's experience. archdaily.com/1008604/how-ny…
The transition of #urbanmobility in India stands transformed today. Public sector agencies have now begun to encourage the use of public transportation through new mobility business models. This is the reflection of a global trend where governments are exploring more solutions.
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Here we are at the Urban Mobility Conference 2023 in #Delhi. Please meet our team from @CitiesForum_org after the inauguration session.
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🤩A BIG THANK YOU to all #SCEWC23 Collaborating Organizations!
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Planetary Boundaries is a framework to identify and assess critical thresholds in the Earth’s system. The doughnut-shaped space between these thresholds represents “a safe and just space for humanity,” which should be the goal of all economic activity.citiesforum.org/news/doughnu…
China has spent more than a decade working on becoming the undisputed leader of electric mobility. However, it is observed that various locations show thousands of electric cars abandoned in urban areas, which highlights many emerging issues.
tomorrow.city/a/chinese-citi…
Most individuals have encountered climate maps during their education, and these maps typically adhere to the climate classification system. Climate change has altered these maps – and they will continue to change.
theconversation.com/remember…
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Hon’ble @peninah_malonza we at @CitiesForum_org are pleased to support your energetic team and keen to continue our collaboration with @regional_dev in meeting the performance contract obligations.
In a bid to ensure that my ministry timely meets its obligations as outlined in the performance contract and supports H.E President @WilliamsRuto in delivering on the promises made to the People of Kenya, I convened a meeting today with @harsama_kello and CEOs …
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3 days to go for the conference
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Great team PS @harsama_kello we at @CitiesForum_org had an opportunity to train this fantastic team of leaders on #infrastructure and #PPP
Today, alongside CS Peninah Malonza, I had a discussion with all CEO and Managing Directors of the Regional Development Authorities and NDMA under the ASALS and Regional Development department to ensure they align their priorities with the BETA and Kenya Kwanza manifestation.
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