The final event of the project was organized
The final event of the project called “Enhancing the functioning mechanisms of sustainable smart cities and regions and green economy centers “was held at Ganja State University. The project was funded by the European Union and the purpose was to improve the functionality of the Centre for Smart Sustainable Cities and Regions (CSSCR) named After Nizami Ganjavi at Ganja State University. First, Parvin Karimzada, the Chairman of the board of the center, welcomed event participants and talked about the university’s initiatives towards sustainability. Then Ulviya Abdullayeva from the EU Delegation to Azerbaijan talked about how CSSCR can be supported and what else might take place in the future to assist the center. Mr. Elmar Mammadov, a member of the Governing Board of the Center, and Senior Adviser of the Secretariat of the First Vice President of Azerbaijan, talked about the importance of the center and how the center can benefit the city and neighbouring regions in terms of green economy. Next, Elias Demian from PROSPECT briefly described the project and talked about the international experience of think tanks and their importance in shaping and implementing policy. Finally Vasif Hasanov, the director of the center, and Razim Aliyev, deputy director of the center, respectively talked about the CSSCR vision and green transition challenges, and benefits of working with CSSCR.