Kyiv Smart City modular course

The team of the NGO "SMART CITY HUB" in partnership with Visa has created the "Kyiv Smart City Guide" guide to all aspects of comfortable smart life in the Ukrainian capital. To teach students innovative technologies in a smart city, our team has also developed a unique modular course based on this guidebook. Once a month, the Kyiv Smart City elective will be taught in 20 educational branches of Kyiv Smart City School, which operate based on Kyiv communal schools. Students in grades 5-8 will gain knowledge and skills on how to help the city become more comfortable, safe, accessible and environmentally friendly.

Kyiv Smart City Guide is a collection of tips on the application of innovations and electronic services that currently work in the infrastructure of the capital of Ukraine. The guidebook was created thanks to the joint efforts of the team of the NGO "SMART CITY HUB" and Visa, a global company for the development and support of payment technologies, which takes care of the financial literacy of citizens. Cashless payments with Visa are a trend for smart cities around the world. As part of the Kyiv Smart City modular course, Visa will teach young Kyiv residents how to use financial instruments in a smart city with the help of the Kyiv Smart City Guide.

Such knowledge is needed by the new smart-generation because Kyiv is gradually becoming cashless with payment terminals, self-service cash registers, mobile parking applications and contactless payment for subway travel. Thanks to cashless transactions, Kyiv residents not only save time but also receive interest on loans and deposits, as well as installments, cashback and bonuses. As part of the modular course, students will learn how to use modern technology, electronic money and urban digital services for a more comfortable life in the city. This is a collection of recommendations for solving practical issues that will face today's students in a few years.

All Kyiv residents need to have information about how the economy of a smart city works and what tools are available to improve all aspects of life. At the end of 2020, the Smart City School interactive platform based on the Kyiv Smart City Guide appeared. The online platform opens up new development opportunities for smart citizens and will provide teachers with interesting and relevant videos for lesson preparation. With the help of a chatbot, Kyiv residents will be able to master electronic services, get acquainted with the technologies of the most advanced smart cities, as well as take tests to consolidate new knowledge and skills. In case of successful testing, users of the platform will receive an electronic certificate.

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