| Abstract |
This paper presents a Smart City Hunt app, which was developed to engage diverse citizens by raising awareness, providing smart experiences and collecting data to guide strategies to transform the City of Windhoek into a smart and sustainable city. The project was done in collaboration with the UNDP accelerator lab Namibia, the City of Windhoek, and youth from informal settlements to explore alternative mechanisms of involving citizens from different backgrounds. Twenty-five participants took part in the half-day city hunt, making use of different modes of transport on their journey. The participants were guided via a location-based smart application, built with Locatify, which triggered challenges and important information such as identifying high carbon emitters and job vacancies respectively. A post-experience survey revealed that the participants recommend the use of the Smart City Hunt app for further citizen engagements, acknowledging the format of creating awareness and providing information on smart cities. |
