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20.09.2022

Mr Mayor Aras Is In Kazan



Ahmet Aras, Mayor of Bodrum went to Kazan, the capital of Tatarstan, for the International Kazan Digital Week Forum.

The Kazan Digital Week Forum, organized for the third time this year will continue until September the 24th. Besides the attendance of mayors, bureaucrats and scientists from Russia, China, Iran, Moldova and many other countries, the Kazan Digital Week Forum was attended by the Mayor of Bodrum from Türkiye. 

The mission of the forum, organized annually was determined this year as expanding the platform of ‘the collaboration between governments, business and science’, the main three driving forces and sources for the purpose of digitalization of the socio-economic development processes of the regions.

The Mayor Aras will make a presentation “Bodrum as a Smart City” in the forum under the topic "Digital Transformation of the City Management", which he will convey the information regarding the good practices implemented and the works in project phase with.

Stating that they are closely following the requirements of the digital era, the innovations shared in international platforms, and the digital works of municipalities regarding city management, Mayor Aras said the following regarding the Works, carried out by the Bodrum Municipality:

“Within the scope of the works, we carried out, we stay in touch and coordination with public institutions and organizations. As Bodrum Municipality, we signed the cooperation protocols based on a certain concept with ‘Gazi University – KUTEM’ (Urban Transportation Technology Accessibility Implementation and Research Center) and ‘Türksat’. We started to carry out the works for the purpose of setting up the ‘hybrid numeric radio system’ aiming uninterrupted communication and in order to manage the entire city from a single point. In line with the budget work of 2023, we shall have works to carry out on expanding the programs and the materials, which will develop our goals and vision in technological fields.”

During his stay in Kazan, mr. Mayor Aras shall have meetings with Rustam Minnikhanov, the President of the Republic of Tatarstan, Ilsur Metshin, the Mayor of Kazan and İsmet Erikan, the Consul General of the Republic of Türkiye.