Under the leadership of of the County of Kisumu and the World Smart Cities Forum (WSCF) ,The Africa Smart Cities & Townships Alliance (WSCF) in collaboration with the Office of Principal Scientific Advised of the Government of India has announced the establishment of ASCA RSVC Hub in Kisumu .
According to the Chairman and President Jaewon Peter Chun,the Hub will serve as the nerve centre for coordination ,innovation and cooperation across all ASCA member cities and townships and it’s establishment in Kisumu recognizes the city’s pioneering role as the inaugural Chair City of ASCA .
“The Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India will provide access to India’s digital platform to invite technologies to be deployed in the Africa Region through RuTAGe Smart Village Centres of Excellence (CoE) in Kisumu (RSVC Kisumu)”Chun further said.
The ASCA -RSVC Hub will coordinate ASCA’s strategic programme in smart city innovation,sustainable infrastructure and digital transformation,serve as the knowledge and training centre,provide a platform for international cooperation ,support implementation of ASCA flagship projects .including the CHUN JEONG-EUN-NYONG’O Cancer Centre and operate as a regional monitoring and evaluation hub.
The Hub is envisioned as “Smart Africa Lighthouse”where policy ,practice and innovation converge to create replicable models for Africa cities and will host innovation labs,capacity building Programmes,Private-Public partnership facilitation mechanisms and Smart governance platforms .
Chun further said that the World Smart Cities Forum (WSCF) will provide strategic oversight ,technical expertise ,international networking and investment while the Republic of Korea and other ASCA partners will contribute through technology transfer ,training and financial partnerships .
“The Hub will be established in close collaboration with the County Government of Kisumu as host authority” he added.
The establishment of the ASCA-RSVC Hub in Kisumu represents a historic step in shapoing Africa’s smart transformation by combining vision ,cooperation and innovation ,the Hub will ensure that Kisumu becomes not only a model for Africa but also a global reference for smart,inclusive and sustainable urban development.
