DEKLARASI SMART CITY DI BANDUNG, 22-24 APRIL 2015

The Bandung Declaration on Smart Cities
Asia Africa Smart City Summit

Whereas, on April 18 - 24, 1955, sixty years ago, the first Asian-African Conference - also known as the Bandung Conference - was held in Bandung, Indonesia to strengthen economic and cultural cooperation between Africa and Asia, and to discuss decolonization and peace.

Whereas, a new common problem arises that should be addressed by Asian and African cities, chiefly urbanization that leads to over population which resulted in the need of better basic service and infrastructure, the mobilization and distribution of natural resources that calls for an effective strategy to improve citizen's quality of life

Whereas, the need to develop new approaches to address these problems are recognized by city and local governments, academicians, the private sector, and communities from different countries of Asia and Africa.

Conscious that on this occasion - the commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the Asian-African Conference in Bandung City - Asian and African city leaders have gathered to discuss and promote a new concept of cities to advance civilization in the future; to revive the spirit of South-South Cooperation in order to achieve smart, sustainable cities among countries in Asia Africa.

Bandung, 22-24 April 2015, jusman.global@gmail.com

Now therefore,

We call upon every party to support the following goals in order to strengthen the development of smart cities in Asia-Africa countries:

1. To commit to the development and building of a sustainable, smart city model through building a network of knowledge, managerial and technology sharing, mainly between local governments, academicians, business, industries and communities in Asia-Africa
2. To make great efforts towards the creation of environmentally-friendly cities and smart public services and utilities, particularly in the field of sustainable transport, renewable energy resources, and the prevention and mitigation of disasters within Asia-Africa
3. To invest in the development of smart communities through better education and healthcare in order to increase the quality of life of the people.
4. To promote the utilization of smart economy systems and to provide support for smart young generation to enhance creativity and entrepreneurship for the continuous growth of sustainable and smart cities.
5. To further promote networking and collaborative partnership to advocate for the building of smart cities, through the establishment of the Asia Africa Smart City FORUM/NETWORK/ALLIANCE that will improve the lives of citizens in Asia and Africa.

We affirm that the aforementioned goals are the necessary foundations for strong multilateral relationships between Asia-Africa countries, particularly in the development and adaptation of the concept of smart city in the future.

We uphold that through cooperation and collaboration in our shared interests, we can solve our problems together for the better future of our world and civilization.

DONE in Bandung on the Twenty-Third Day of April in the Year Two Thousand and Fifteen

The City and Local Governments, Academia, the Private Sector and the
Communities of Asia-Africa Countries