January 12, 2015

Kerja Sama USA attends Arte-Polis Conference August 2014

January 12, 2015/ Guest User

II August I had the privilege of attending the Arte-Polis 6 International Conference on Creative Place making Margot attends Arte-Polis Conference August 2014lacemaking, Economy and Smart Growth. With keynote speakers from the Mayor of Bandung, Code for Mexico City, Australia University, and Univerity of Florida, the event brought together thinkers in urban policy combined with traditional and new forms of technology recording place and working to resolve critical urban issues while enhancing design value of the built environment,

Global Markets: Sustainable Solutions Conference Silicon Valley Feb 2015

Kerja Sama attended the US Department of Commerce “Discover Global Markets: Sustainable Solutions” Conference held in Silicon Valley, CA Feb 9-11, 2015. Some of the interesting topics included a “Sustainable Manufacturing” presentation by Sudeep Rao, PhD of Slow Tech Labs-Sonoma County, CA ; and a discussion on “ Water & Land Use”, moderated by Jeremy Potash of the California Asia Business Council.. A highlight for Kerja Sama was an opportunity to speak with Mr. Arun Kumar, Deputy Director for Global Markets, U.S. Department of Commerce. Mr. Kumar expressed curiosity and encouragement at the concept of the Bay Area to Indonesia partnership, and suggested looking at the Smart Global Cities of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) as a way for Kerja Sama USA to participate, as a team, in a private public sector partnership towards solving urban challenges faced by Indonesian cities today.

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