The "Citizen President" project, which received an award at the Smart City Expo, where 65 cities and 106 projects from 18 countries competed, managed to make its name known on international platforms once again.
At the ceremony held at Barcelona's Museu Nacional d'Art hall, Deputy Mayor Özcan Tokel received Beyoğlu's certificate on behalf of Beyoğlu Municipality, the only finalist from Turkey.
Awards in the City, Project and Innovation-Entrepreneurship Categories from Smart City Expo this year
This year, awards were given in the City, Project and Innovation-Entrepreneurship categories at the Smart City Expo, which is held every year and determines local government trends in the world and establishes global communication channels between local governments. Beyoğlu Municipality became one of the 5 municipalities that were deemed worthy of an award in the City category with its Citizen Mayor.
The leader of the category was the Municipality of Amsterdam.
This year, 6,160 people including 367 speakers, 118 organizations, politicians and professionals from 51 countries attended the Smart City 2012 Fair. Beyoğlu Municipality was one of the notable participants of the fair with its solution-oriented municipal services with a strong social dimension.
An Exemplary Application of "Direct Democracy"
Beyoğlu Mayor Ahmet Misbah Demircan said in his statement: "It makes us proud that our projects won awards in international competitions. Receiving an award for our "Citizen Mayor", an exemplary application in the name of "direct democracy", at the Smart City Expo 2012 award ceremony made me proud on behalf of both our country and our municipality. This "This is the fourth award received by Beyoğlu Municipality for its projects within the year. Three of our projects were previously deemed worthy of awards at the Marmara Municipalities Union Golden Ant awards, one of the most prestigious awards in Turkey."
Citizen President A Management Model
"Citizen President", which has received awards from many institutions and attracts great interest from citizens, is not a communication project but a management model that makes citizens partners in government. Thanks to Citizen President, which consists of a contact center, website, reception and mobile teams, Beyoğlu residents become involved and partners in the management. This model adds a new and democratic dimension to local government experiences in Turkey.
Beyoğlu Municipality Award Champion
Beyoğlu Municipality continues to receive awards from many institutions with its permanent and exemplary projects in recent years. He had received awards for his District Mansions, Golden Hands Festival, AKOS City Guide, Wise City Beyoğlu project and restoration projects. The municipality continues to add to its successes by receiving 3 awards in the fields of communication technologies, entrepreneurship and social municipality at the Golden Ant awards of the Marmara Municipalities Union.