WCCD and the importance of city data highlighted by new UN Report launched today in New York
The work of Professor McCarney and that of the WCCD was widely applauded
at the event, with Eduardo Moreno - UN-Habitat Director for Research Capacity
Development - pointing to the work of the WCCD as helping to close the global
gap on the city data deficit. The need for data to guide and monitor
progress and investment in cities has never been greater. Over the last two
decades, cities have emerged as the world’s economic platforms for production,
innovation and trade and it is in cities where private sector jobs are being
created. McCarney argues in this new UN report that city data is
essential for evidence-based decision making and policy development that will
support increasing productivity, create employment opportunities, improve
quality of life and inform large-scale investment in infrastructure so pivotal
for cities in Canada and worldwide.
The transformative power of urbanization will continue to be driven by
the rapid deployment of Information and Communications Technology making
cities smarter and more resilient. "Cities have become a positive and
potent force for addressing sustainable economic growth, development and
prosperity and for driving innovation," concluded Professor
McCarney.
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