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  • Thoughts on Urban Resilience in Dhaka, Bangladesh
    Author: Mohammed Asaduzzaman
    Post date: Jun 17, 2013
    30 years isn’t a long time but is a longer span of time as well given the significant changes happened within a structure of society or state. I’ve grown up in a divisional city of Bangladesh which is situated at the south-western part of Bangladesh and heavily vulnerable to climate change.
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  • How Southeast Asian Leaders Use Twitter
    Author: GlobalVoices
    Post date: Jun 13, 2013
    Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono or SBY joined the Twitter world only last April 13 but he is already the most popular Southeast Asian leader, at least in terms of Twitter followers.
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  • The Future of the City: Crowd-Sourcing & Gamification for City 2.0
    Author: This Big City
    Post date: Jun 12, 2013
    As Kansas City Design Week came to a close, the local American Institute of Architects Chapter hosted a presentation by James Moore of HDR Architects. Moore passionately believes that cities will be a key force in providing a better future for the planet, presenting his views on how technology can not only make smarter cities, but focus development on city centres
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  • Public Private Partnerships in Urban Governance: Not Always a Happy Marriage
    Author: Namrata Ravindra Chindarkar
    Post date: Jun 12, 2013
    The Bangalore Agenda Task Force (BATF) was formed by the state government in 1999 to include active participation from the private sector (mainly the IT industry) in addressing the urban development grievances and improving urban governan but was soon deemed as an “extra governmental” organization.
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  • Southeast Asia Governments Embrace Online Media for Engaging with Citizens
    Author: GlobalVoices
    Post date: Jun 11, 2013
    Southeast Asian governments have been maximizing their Internet space by establishing social media profiles, one stop public service portals, and online transparency tools for engaging with citizens. In this post, we’ll take a tour of some of the region’s services, starting with Indonesia, which recently launched Satu Layanan (One Service) portal.
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