1. The high level of urbanization demands fostering improvement for better quality of life in cities and towns. Quality of life also means digital well-being for rural population, it is an inseparable part of it.   2. Public transport services and passengers benefited from the introduction of digitalized passenger information systems, organization of dedicated bus lanes. For example, the average bus ride time was reduced by 3-5 minutes. 3. Limiting car speeds at difficult intersections of small towns down to 30 km/h lowered the number of road traffic accidents by 80%, reduced CO2 emissions by 3,763 tons per year.  4. The application of energy efficient technology for street lighting helps reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 90 tons per year and generate savings for the local budget of more than US$ 10,000 per year while increasing safety. 5. Information campaigns may be very effective. Cheap information flyers, where residents could compare their own heat and water bills with the model consumption in a similar apartment, reduced the consumption of cold water by 7%, hot water by 5.5%, and heat by 5.9%.

The results of experiments and the whole scope of work on digitalization, as well as digital solutions of UNDP +5 sister agencies, were presented and discussed at the TIBO'23 international exhibition and forum. As a result, the presented ideas and results led to similar campaigns and actions repeated by private sector players and government authorities.

https://www.undp.org/belarus/blog/how-digitalization-innovation-and-inclusion-help-belarus-small-towns-move-towards-green-and-smart-future

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Because digitalization is the area that should be applied to something to be practical. With the Exploratory purposes we tried to apply it to Smart cities and regional development to create a system and unpack it.