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international

Interview with

Ms Eva Vinje Aurdal

Mayor Alesund commune

and Joel Alexander Mills

CEO Augment City AS

In an event in Geneva dedicated to the future of cities entitled We must admit that what we discovered was something the
Smart Summit, Norway was represented by the small city of mayor and delegation can be proud of. So, let us leave the
Alesund, on Norway's East coast. For this prestigious event, floor to Madame Mayor and her co-delegate Joel to give us
the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe had the details.
invited participants from all over Europe. Thus it was that,
for two days, Alesund, with its mayor and official delegation, Q: You came all the way from Alesund to attend this summit
was the recipient of much good will and the object of of cities. How did you hear about the event, and why is it so
considerable international recognition. Being of the curious important for you?
sort, we had to find out why such a small city from Norway As the mayor of Alesund, I consider it very important for us
was to be found among great cities like Paris and New York. to make our society more sustainable, and this is the reason

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