Baotou district wins recognition for smart city
(chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2015-12-15
Shiguai district in Baotou, North China’s Inner Mongolia autonomous region won the first Sino-European Green and Smart Cities Award, at a ceremony in Hong Kong on Dec 14.
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The ceremony of first Sino-European Green and Smart Cities Award is held in Hong Kong on Dec 14. |
An initiative of the French Foundation Prospective and Innovation and China Center for Urban Development, the award is intended for outstanding performances in green and smart transportation. Thirty-three cities from China and Europe won the prize. Shiguai district was awarded for its technological innovation in the building of a smart city.
Shiguai district has built up a framework for the city’s smart development. The district has spent 2.8 billion yuan ($433.44 million) on smart transportation, tourism, employment and administration, involving the public services and hardware construction of infrastructure and environmental supervision. It is the award’s only winner in Inner Mongolia.
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