Towards a new urban model

Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane hosted, on 9 and 10 June, the first International Summit of Smart Cities of North Africa. A meeting for exchange and reflection on the best practices to adopt for a better quality of life in cities, at a time when technological innovations influence the governance of cities, this event brought together several decision-makers from the public and private sectors, as well as experts and researchers specialising in the field of smart cities. These speakers and lecturers from all four corners of the world seized this opportunity to share their experiences in the management of smart cities, insisting on the urgent need for the adoption in North African countries of a new and sustainable urban development model in the current context marked by increased urbanisation. For Kenza Kbabra, director of the International Summit of Smart Cities of North Africa, if the…