A PUBLICATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 18 FEBRUARI 2019 VOL. 125 NO. 12

MUF HIGHLIGHTS SUNDAY, Discussions continued at the ninth session of the Malaysia Urban Forum, with participants crowding into a special session on �smart cities�, and many visitors attending the exhibitions at Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre. Two highlevel roundtables convened, on �Innovative governance for open and inclusive cities� in the morning, and on �Sustainable urban development for peace and security� in the afternoon. Stakeholder consultations, dialogues and networking events took place alongside special sessions on urban disaster recovery, urban data, and urban mobility with safe and accessible transport for all. HIGH-LEVEL ROUNDTABLES INNOVATIVE GOVERNANCE FOR OPEN AND INCLUSIVE CITIES: Diana L�pez, UN-Habitat, introduced the session, and Philipp Rode, London School of Economics, acted as moderator, with session co-chairs Mosharraf Hossain, Minister of Housing and Public Works, Bangladesh, and Neal Rackleff, Housing and Urban Development Department, US. In opening remarks, Mohammad Mentek, Secretary General, Ministry of Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government, Malaysia, highlighted his government�s establishment of 14 Urban Transformation Centres that are providing low-cost, rapid and high-impact public services close to where citizens live and work. Raf Tuts, UN-Habitat, said the New Urban Agenda (NUA) is a governance-oriented framework that requires urban leadership based on subsidiarity, multilevel governance and continued learning

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• A PUBLICATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 18 FEBRUARI 2019 VOL. 125 NO. 12