— Michal Fiser,
Chairman of the Board, Operator ICT, Prague
— Lord Mayor Sally Capp,
City of Melbourne
Administrative Capital for Urban Development, EGYPT
Helsinki
"The core of Smart Cities is built on the premise of knowledge and experience sharing. Joining Mastercard’s City Possible network opens a global array of use cases Dubai can learn from and contribute to. We have already begun working on our first collaborative project with Mastercard, where we are analyzing their data to provide insights on current and future performance levels of Dubai’s economy. Through the network we look forward to working on several cross-border projects with cities across the globe."
CURITIBA
Wollondilly, NSW, Australia
— Michal Fiser,
Chairman of the Board, Operator ICT, Prague
Athens, greece
ACUD, EGYPT
Guarulhos, brazil
— Mayor Steve Adler
Guarulhos
"We’re extremely excited to be working with Mastercard on City Possible and look forward to working together on ways to encourage people to stay in the city for longer. Liverpool is working strategically to build a vibrant city with an 18-hour economy, and we recognize that collaborative partnerships such as the one we are about to enter into with Mastercard offer us opportunities to deliver on that promise."
“Honolulu is excited and honored to be part of City Possible. Our city sits in the most isolated chain of islands on the planet, but our vibrant population has tapped new technologies to both stay connected and innovate on the world stage. City Possible will help us shape our preferred future and bring to life a powerful vision for both residents and our 10 million annual visitors alike. Honolulu is proud to host the 2019 US Conference of Mayors, where government and global technology leadership gather on an annual basis to explore cities of the future. Our partnership with MasterCard and City Possible will be a highlight of the mayors’ Honolulu experience.”
Altamonte Springs, FL
"Our city’s population is expected to double over the next 20 years and we are already taking steps to ensure we are ready to accommodate the needs of our growing community including planning for jobs, transport, housing and digital inclusion. Collaborating with other cities will enable Campbelltown to learn from their experiences, share our own expertise and benefit from the economies of scale that come with sharing solutions to the challenges faced in all countries across an increasingly urbanized world."
"Wollondilly is a dynamic shire, always seeking new ideas and ways to strengthen our local community. The digital age, and the advent of smart technology, is a great tide of opportunity and challenge."
"Athens has acquired deep expertise in public-private partnerships and we are extremely excited to join the City Possible program. Mastercard is a key partner and we are already working closely to enhahnce the city’s tourism and technology sector. By joining this global initiave, we continue to work towards developing smart city solutions. Sharing best practices and knowledge with other cities is the best way moving forward."
— Michal Fiser,
Chairman of the Board, Operator ICT, Prague
Proud member of the City Possible Network
Dubai
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, U.S.
Proud member of the City Possible Network
SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA, U.S.
SAN DIEGO, CA
Wollondilly, NSW
Campbelltown, NSW, Australia
— Khal Asfour,
Mayor, City of Canterbury-Bankstown
— Karl Sanchack,
Erie Innovation District, CEO
Proud member of the City Possible Network
"Belfast City Council is delighted to join the City Possible Networks. Our ambitions align in seeking to harness innovative technology and data to solve urban challenges. We are on an exciting journey to strengthen our digital foundations. As a proud member, we are looking forward to sharing our story and learning from others."
Campbelltown, NSW
— Cr George Brticevic,
Mayor, Campbelltown
— Igor Oliveira
Innovation Secretary
BELFAST, IRELAND
PORTO ALEGRA
— Jamie Cudden,
Smart City Lead, Dublin City Council
PORTO ALEGRE Municipality
"Porto Alegre is a southern Brazil capital with many opportunities for innovation, technology and economic development."
BELFAST
Aurora, illinois, U.S.
athens
Aurora, IL
Liverpool City CouNcil, NSW
Liverpool City Council, NSW, Australia
Helsinki, finland
— Georgios Kaminis,
Mayor, City of Athens
SAN JOSE, CA
— Catherine Pugh,
Mayor, City of Baltimore
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
"As the power of cities in the global arena is growing so does the responsibility we share. We are proud to be a founding member of City Possible and explore this new approach to solving urban challenges together with global cities and the private sector."
— Mayor Sly James
"The City of Aurora is honored to collaborate with private and public innovators to help solve a variety of challenges from public safety, economic development and digital equality through the use of smart technology. Successful innovation is greater than just technology alone. It requires the ability to generate ideas from across the board and the proven capacity to implement them for improved City services."
CURITIBA, BRAZIL
HONOLULU, HAWAII, U.S.
HONOLULU, HI
"Joining City Possible represents a step forward in Curitiba’s innovation program and further enhances our commitment to our social and urban development strategy. Having the opportunity to learn from challenges overcome by other cities, sharing best practice and making intelligent use of data to inform decision making is the true promise of working collaboratively to better serve our people."
Proud member of the City Possible Network
"Canterbury-Bankstown is the largest Council is NSW by population, and we’re expected to have 500,000 residents by 2036. We’re already using technology infrastructure, community engagement and connectivity to ensure Canterbury-Bankstown is a great place to live, work and play now and in the future. But, councils cannot do everything – which is why partnerships like City Possible are so important. By breaking down silos and building relationships, we can make a far greater impact than working in isolation."
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Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
altamonte springs, florida, U.S.
Dublin, Ireland
Proud member of the City Possible Network
Canterbury-Bankstown, NSW
— Mayor Caldwell
— Michal Fiser,
Chairman of the Board, Operator ICT, Prague
— Cr George Brticevic,
Mayor, Campbelltown
Melbourne, Victoria
Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
BUENOS AIRES
Proud member of the City Possible Network
"As a city fuelled by a burgeoning knowledge economy, Melbourne is incredibly excited to embrace new opportunities and connect with the world through the City Possible program. Through our Smart City office we’re keen to share the data, knowledge and insights we’ve gathered while we explore and adopt innovative solutions being used globally to solve some of the major challenges faced by growing cities in the 21st century."
Baltimore, maryland, U.S.
— Cr George Brticevic,
Mayor, Campbelltown
Baltimore, MD
ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA, U.S.
Prague, czech republic
WICHITA, KANSAS, U.S.
Georges river council, NSW, Australia
— Judith Hannan,
Mayor, Wollondilly Shire Council
"Prague has the ambition to become one of the world leaders in the field of collection and analysis of city data. We believe that data will be essential for the cities of the future. The city of Prague looks forward to joining the City Possible program to tap into best practices among world cities and strengthen our urban economy based on knowledge and innovations.”
“Altamonte Springs is a forward-thinking city with a long history of public-private partnerships, including transit and real estate partnerships, and many first-of-their-kind water and wastewater innovation projects. Innovation and sustainability are core values for us. We know that working together with leading-edge private sector partners can create a formidable team. Mastercard understands that the best solutions for communities require the public and private sectors meshing together with purpose! We are honored
to be a Global Founding member with Mastercard on their
City Possible program.”
BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA
— Karl Sanchack,
Erie Innovation District, CEO
"Austin is delighted to be a founding member of City Possible. We look forward to sharing experiences with fellow members, particularly on collaborative approaches to public-private partnerships and exploring new technological solutions to overcome urban challenges and improve quality of life for all residents."
Austin, Texas, U.S.
ERIE, PA
Dublin
Kansas City, MO
— Wendy Waller,
Mayor, Liverpool
— Jan Vapaavuori,
Mayor, Helsinki
— Richard C. Irvin,
Mayor, Aurora, IL
"As one of the United States’ oldest urban cities, we strive daily to provide a modern, safe and equitable environment for our residents and visitors. As such, we are honored to serve as a founding member of Mastercard’s City Possible initiative, which will not only give us the unique opportunity to collaborate with other cities and discuss our common challenges but to actually identify possible solutions that can be scaled and implemented worldwide."
— Younus Al Nasser,
Assistant Director General, Smart Dubai
& CEO, Dubai Data Establishment
"Kansas City is proud to partner with Mastercard and Civic Leaders from around the world to develop Smart and sustainable solutions to chronic problems that all mayors face: education, economic opportunity and civic efficiency. ‘Smart Cities’ solutions and programs are not about technology–they are about people, and how we can use technology as a tool to improve the quality of life for our residents and visitors. We are excited to be part of the global network of City Possible communities that are collaborating to use tech and policy as complementary tools to establish 21st Century Communities for 21st Century Citizens."
— Cris Alessi,
President at the Curitiba Development Agency
City of Curitiba
— Kirk Caldwell,
Mayor, City of Honolulu
PRAGUE
Madre de Deus
AUSTIN, TX
GEORGES RIVER COUNCIL, NSW
Canterbury-bankstown, NSW, Australia
— Frank Martz,
City Manager, City of Altamonte Springs, FL
MADRE DE DEUS, BRAZIL
"Erie’s community across the Public Sector, Private Sector, and Non-Profits are collaborating like never before to transform our region. We are honored and excited to be part of the global City Possible network and through it will be able to identify approaches to revitalize Erie’s urban center. Being a member City in this network offers tremendous opportunities for us to learn, share, and move forward with confidence."
Proud member of the City Possible Network
"Madre de Deus is a forward-thinking city with purpose of building an intelligent society through technology platforms and knowledge management. Education, innovation and sustainability are core values for us. We know that building public-private partnerships can create a strong network, able to install one experience framework. Through the network we look forward to working on cashless projects, integrating card payment with public policy, consolidating a great public-private governance, driven by innovation."
WICHITA, KS
— Councillor Deirdre Hargey,
Lord Mayor of Belfast
"We are delighted that Dublin is a founding member of Mastercard’s City Possible initiative. We strongly believe that successful cities of the future will be the ones that embrace a shared collaboration model and work alongside industry, academia and entrepreneurs to solve city challenges, improve service delivery while also delivering the best outcomes for its citizens."
— Christian Lemos
Institutional Relations Secretariat