Joburg’s smart city innovation challenge is having a tangible impact [SOUND]

# The City of Johannesburg says the unique Smart City Innovation Challenge is empowering residents to become architects of their own urban future. Each year, the initiative invites residents, small business owners, students, and city employees to submit their boldest ideas for addressing Joburg’s most pressing challenges. This is from traffic congestion and waste management to housing and digital inclusion. The metro’s spokesperson, Virgil James, says the tangible impact of this initiative is already being felt: