Deloitte China Vice Chair Norman Sze Nung Chi said yesterday that Macau should focus on urban renewal planning and emphasise keeping its old traditions while injecting new ideas and elements.
Sze made the remarks on the sidelines of yesterday’s press conference about the company’s report on “Urban Future with a Purpose: 12 trends shaping the future of cities by 2030”, at BEYOND EXPO Macao 2021, which opened at Venetian Cotai Expo yesterday.
Sze admitted that it would be a difficult task for Macau to merge the old and the new during urban renewal projects, but he added that even though it would be a “big challenge” it would bring “big opportunities”.
Sze also suggested that Macau could try to develop a digital innovative system, such as by investing in 3D printing, to create technology that combines physics and digital innovation. He pointed out that this could help integrate digital innovation in local communities.
Meanwhile, Sze announced the 12 trends that will be shaping future cities. According to a statement provided by Deloitte during the press conference, the report is based on in-depth research and analysis of cities across the globe, and the company has interviewed multiple city governments and companies.
Sze told the press conference that the findings show that China’s future cities will be evolved towards green, digital, accessible, diverse and inclusive development. He pointed out that the 12 trends that shape future cities by 2030 are green planning of public spaces, smart health communities, the“15-minute city” concept, low-carbon and smart mobility, inclusive services and planning, a digital innovation ecosystem, a circular economy and producing locally, smart and sustainable buildings and infrastructure, mass participation, city operation through artificial intelligence (AI), cybersecurity and privacy awareness, surveillance and predictive policing through AI.
Sze concluded that “Chinese cities are striving to create a greater sense of fulfilment, happiness, and security for their citizens by providing better services and resolving urban development issues through a scientific, sophisticated, and human-centric approach. Accelerating green transformation will be top of the agenda in future city development, and Chinese cities must harness digital technologies to promote smart, harmonious urban development and improve the inclusiveness and accessibility of services to achieve sustainable long-term progress.”
Deloitte is a multinational professional services network with offices in over 150 countries and territories around the world. Deloitte is one of the world’s Big Four accounting organisations and the largest professional services network in the world by revenue and number of professionals, with headquarters in London, according to business newswire reports.
Deloitte China Vice Chair Norman Sze Nung Chi talks to reporters on the sidelines of yesterday’s press conference at BEYOND EXPO Macao 2021 at the Venetian’s Cotai Expo. Photo: Prisca Tang
