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In this "practitioner's pitch" Dr. Kanop Ketchart, the Mayor of Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand, shared captivating insights on how the municipality became more resilient to crises by implementing a smart city mobile application involving 60,000 subscribed residents and volunteers coupled with CCTV installations for waterways. The low-cost, highly efficient warning system not only prevented flooding damages but also fostered public trust and collaboration.
In this short keynote, Dr. Kanop Ketchart, Mayor from Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand, describes how the city set up low-cost tech infrastructure and a crowdsourcing workflow to significantly reduce damages from flooding and enhance the trust level and resilience in the community.
The keynote was part of ISCN's International Smart City Symposium 2023.