Abstract
Chaos, noise, dirt, vivid colors, pungent smells, and everywhere people on the move. Welcome to Mumbai, one of the world’s largest cities, where more than 40% of the 20 million inhabitants live in slums. Last month it was also the location where BASF, the world’s largest chemical company, kicked off its 150th-anniversary-year celebration with a weeklong series of events—including an interactive symposium, competitions, and brainstorming meetings—to garner solutions for two major societal challenges: urban waste and lack of clean water. Almost two years in the planning, BASF’s anniversary year is set to feature similar meetings in several cities around the world. Included will be a science symposium on smart energy at its headquarters in Ludwigshafen, Germany, and brainstorming events dubbed Creator Space sessions aimed at generating solutions for major societal challenges. The stakeholders with which BASF is keen to “cocreate” are academics, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), technology experts, govern...
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