Baguio taps students for smart city project

BAGUIO CITY — Baguio City government’s Management Information and Technology Division and the Department of Information and Communications Technology Cordillera are tapping college students to pitch in their ideas for the city’s sustainable and smart city project.

The “Smart City Challenge 2024” is calling on all students from all disciplines in Baguio, La Trinidad, Itogon, Sablan, Tuba, and Tublay (BLISTT) to join.

Students coming from multidisciplinary fields of study, such as engineering, computer science, business, environmental science, urban planning among others are encouraged.   

The participating students should form teams each consisting of three to four members. Each team is also required to have a faculty adviser or mentor, the public information office of the Baguio City government said.

The participants are expected to develop ideas or concepts of enhancing quality of life, improve environmental sustainability, and shape smarter cities using emerging technologies.

Each team will pitch their proposals to a panel of experts, with top solutions having the potential to be adopted and implemented by the city.

Registration of teams starts on September 24 until Oct. 4. They can download the form from the website of the “Smart City Challenge.” — Artemio A. Dumlao