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لعلّ ازدياد لجوء المدن من حول العالم إلى استخدام البيانات والتقنية لتحسين البنى التحتية الحضرية وتعزيز جودة حياة سكانها أدى إلى الخروج بحلول مبتكرة للتحديات التي تواجهها البلديات ودفع هذه الأخيرة إلى البحث عن أفضل الطرق لإيجاد بنى تحتية اجتماعية واقتصادية شاملة. يدّعي مؤيدو دمج التقنية والبيانات في المدن، أي ما يُعرف بمصطلح "المدن الذكية"، أنّ لذلك القدرة على إحداث تحوّل في كيفية التصدي للتحديات المنهجية وتحسين حياة المواطنين. غير أنّ إنشاء "مدن ذكية" لا يخلو من حصته من تضارب الآراء، وبخاصةٍ في ما يتعلق بإنشاء بيئات حضرية تتّسم بالعدل والاستدامة. فكيف يمكن للتقنية أن تتصدى بشكلٍ أفضل للتحديات التي تواجهها المدن؟ وكيف يمكن للبيانات أن تعالج المفاهيم الخاطئة؟ هل يمكن للمدن الذكية أن تعزّز مستقبلًا مستدامًا ومنصفًا؟ أم أنّ في هذا المفهوم مبالغةً؟

Megacities face shared challenges and opportunities in growth, development, and governance—explored in a Hollings Center dialogue in Jakarta.

Some countries in the GCC face a harsh economic outlook due to unemployment, high debt levels, and strained financial markets. In addition they face climate change and mounting geopolitical and security concerns. A need exists for inter-GCC dialogue and coordination with international partners like the US and the European Union.

The MENA region face great challenges of social integration and economic diversification. The region hosts an unprecedented number of refugees. And while there are many entrepreneurship and livelihood programs in the region, there is a need for sustainable economic solutions for these marginalized communities.

U.S.-Southeast Asia relations remain a strategic concern for both the US and countries in the region, particularly for Indonesia and Malaysia.

Internationalizing higher education: expanding cross-border quality assurance, partnerships, and accountability across regions.

Food security in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is viewed as one contributing factor in catalyzing conflicts in the region as well as perpetuating multiple humanitarian crises. The MENA region is the largest importer of food in the world, accounting for nearly 1/3rd of global cereal imports. Rising prices in staple foods […]

The political landscape of the Middle East and North Africa in 2018 is a terrain deeply hostile to nurturing the seeds of democracy planted so spectacularly just seven years prior during the momentous events of the Arab Uprisings. The region today seems characterized above all by violence, instability, social tension, renewed authoritarianism, and humanitarian crisis. […]

The Middle East and North Africa region urgently needs ethical and sustainable solutions for the plethora of challenges it faces, including the pressure of displaced populations, growing unemployment, armed conflict, environmental concerns, and lack of food or water security. Multiple previous Hollings Center dialogue programs have noted the important need for sustainable economic growth and […]