The Global Smart City Partnership Program (GSCP) was established in 2018 to help World Bank Group teams and clients to make the best use of data, technologies, and available resources. The program is built on the understanding that technology- and data-driven innovations can:
- Improve city planning, management, and service delivery
- Engage citizens
- Enhance governments’ accountability
Carefully advancing smart cities—while protecting privacy rights and promoting inclusion for the poor and marginalized—can contribute to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the World Bank Group’s twin goals of ending extreme poverty and boosting shard prosperity.
GSCP advises World Bank Group teams and clients as they learn to strengthen city functions and institutional enablers through digital transformation, as described in our Smart City model, below.
GSCP supports World Bank Group teams through calls for proposals. Since its launch in 2018, GSCP has had nine calls for proposals, as shown in the timeline below.
GSCP works with prominent smart-city experts worldwide and matches them with the selected World Bank Group project teams to work closely with client cities and countries.
GSCP also develops smart city knowledge products and facilitates knowledge-sharing events to stimulate dialogue, foster partnerships, and expand the community of clients and global practitioners. By interacting with smart city experts and one another, clients and teams can learn about Korean and worldwide good practices.
