On 04 December 2025, there was the official launching of the Build4People Implementation phase (2025-2027). This took place at the newly founded Phnom Penh Smart City Hub within the compound of Cambodia’s capital city most historical and iconic landmark, Wat Phnom.
The Phnom Penh Smart City Hub is managed by Phnom Penh Capital Hall and its foundation got inspired by a delegation visit organized by Build4People to CityLAB Berlin in 2024.
Now, we are very proud that CityLAB Berlin has become one of our new digitalization partners of the Implementation phase. CityLAB Berlin will consult Phnom Penh Smart City Hub. Another new digitalization partner specialized in the implementation of digital urban planning and participation tools is the Laboratory of Knowledge Architecture at Technische Universität Dresden.
Together with our established team members from Eble Messerschmidt Partner, Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg and Stiftung Universität Hildesheim we will tackle the so called Twin Transformation bringing together smart and green city strategies to foster sustainable urban neighbourhood development of Phnom Penh.
Thereby, one core objective of the Implementation phase will be the digitalization of the B4P Transformation Toolbox as inter-active information-, public participation-, knowledge-, technology-, and learning platform supporting evidence-based data-driven decisions as well as scenario building towards sustainability and enhanced quality of life in urban Cambodia.
We were very happy that partners from Cambodia’s major universities (Royal University of Phnom Penh, Royal University of Fine Arts, Paññasastra University of Cambodia (PUC), Norton University, Institute of Technology of Cambodia, Western University, the private sector housing sector (OCIC, Peng Huoth Group, Chip Mong Group, and Ly Hour Group), the Cambodian Institute for Urban Studies, professionals, students, and other interested groups joined this meaningful event.
Last but not least, we would also like to express our sincere appreciation to Christof Weigelmeier of the German Embassy in Cambodia for providing an inspiring greeting address.
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