Jakarta Provincial Government and the State Government of Berlin are jointly implementing the
project 'Smart Change - Strengthening Urban Governance, Prosperity and Innovation in Jakarta', funded by the European Union, to develop innovative solutions for urban sustainability. The current pandemic impacts allow the first steps of the project mainly to focus on digital formats such as the Future City - The Virtual Smart City Hackathon.

Head of Regional Public Service Agency (BLUD), Jakarta Department of Communication, Informatics, and Statistics, Yudhistira Nugraha, said, local and global innovators are invited to submit their solutions solving the challenges for a post COVID-19 era. The Hackathon is designed to encourage and support technology and science applicants to extend their network through:
· Developing their solution related to COVID-19 challenges with the feedback from field experts as well as the potential of integration with Jakarta Smart City program and services.
· Consulting, mentorship with successful entrepreneurs, experts, and venture capitalists.

The challenges proposed are framed by the concept of a Smart City in Jakarta which is based on 7 indicators: Smart Governance, Smart People, Smart Living, Smart Mobility, Smart Economy, Smart Environment, and Smart Branding. Participants of this program will gain more insights of these indicators and can collaborate to develop their ideas to support Jakarta for a COVID-19 recovery.

The Hackathon is also a starting point for an ongoing participatory process to develop collaborative solutions to work on the goals of the project 'Smart Change' and the challenges posed by COVID-19 to achieve those goals. Prototypes developed during the Hackathon, as well as existing, established initiatives are receiving support through the project 'Smart Change' and a chance to collaborate with Jakarta Smart City.

For more information and registration please visit: https://futurecity.jakarta.go.id/

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About us
ABOUT SMART CHANGE
Smart Change “STRENGTHENING URBAN GOVERNANCE, PROSPERITY AND INNOVATION IN JAKARTA”, funded by the European Union, is implemented jointly by the Jakarta Provincial Government and the State Government of Berlin. It is promoting good governance and sustainable urban development in Jakarta following the 2030 Agenda on sustainable development through the sister city partnership between Jakarta and Berlin as well as supporting the triangular cooperation with Bangkok.

ABOUT JAKARTA SMART CITY
Jakarta Smart City is a Regional Public Service Agency (BLUD) under the Jakarta Department of Communication, Informatics, and Statistics. This new status is expected to continue to increase the capacity and professionalism of Jakarta Smart City in improving public services and providing solutions to city problems through the optimization of information technology. The concept of Smart City in Jakarta is based on 7 indicators: Smart Governance, Smart People, Smart Living, Smart Mobility, Smart Economy, Smart Environment, and Smart Branding. The objective is to increase citizens’ involvement, such as data creation, apps development, as well as giving suggestions or critiques. This concept should be able to create an informative and transparent environment as well as supporting collaborations through the use of technology for good public services while also encouraging further interaction between the government and its citizens. It aims at transforming and boosts the city’s evolution towards the government as a collaborator instead of as an administrator.
https://smartcity.jakarta.go.id
https://corona.jakarta.go.id

Future City - The Virtual Smart Change Hackathon
The Future City Virtual Hackathon invites start-ups to collaborate with Jakarta Smart City in solving challenges for a post COVID-19 era. This hackathon welcomes local and global innovators to enhance the livelihood of people in Jakarta through the lens of Smart City. As many aspects of the societies have been affected by this pandemic, innovators are encouraged
to submit solutions to reduce this impact and initiate recovery.
http://www.futurecity.jakarta.go.id

For more information on the “Smart Change” project, please contact: Mr. Kariem El-Ali: kariem.el-ali@cimonline.de
Ms. Helen Franke: helen.franke@senweb.berlin.de
For more information on Jakarta Smart City, please contact:
smartcity@jakarta.go.id

For more information on the EU’s relations with Indonesia and ASEAN and to arrange a media interview, please contact:
Tioria Silalahi: tioria.silalahi@eeas.europa.eu

For more information on the cities visit:
https://jakarta.go.id/
https://www.berlin.de/en/