The World Design Organization is all set to launch its new global programme World Design Protopolis in Bengaluru, aimed at implementing holistic progress in mega cities across the world and making them sustainable.
The announcement was made at the ongoing three-day Kochi Design Week (KDW), Indias largest design conclave that kicked off at Bolgatty Island here on Thursday.
Delivering the keynote address on Design Opportunities and Challenges Ahead, Srini R Srinivasan, CEO, Lumium, and President-elect, WDO, said, We have selected Bengaluru as the first ever city in the world to implement this project, which is exclusively for big cities.
Elaborating, he said "We are trying to prototype a future city.
The project aims to measure the progress of the city, attract investments and solve the problems so that the city becomes a better place for the citizens.
Unlike our one-year celebratory programme World Design Capital, this five-year project stresses on measurability, which is the main difference in the project.
They will measure what they did in the city and how the city benefitted and who benefitted over a period of five years."