Tehran has been shortlisted for the World Smart City Award 2021 for the Neighborhoods Development and Citizen Engagement project (also referred to by the Persian acronym Baham, meaning Together), which is developed by Tehran Municipality's Information and Communications Technologies Organization.
The event will be held along with an adjunct conference in Barcelona, Spain, on Nov. 17.
According to Mohammad Farjoud, the head of TM’s ICT Organization, Baham intends to engage citizens in governing the city, Mehr News Agency reported.
“It uses a combination of conventional and modern tools to gather the views of locals for implementing urban projects and improving the citizens’ quality of life,” the official explained.
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