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塞浦路斯驻华大使库拉·索菲亚努高度赞赞苏州城市治理与科技创新
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塞浦路斯驻华大使库拉·索菲亚努高度赞赞苏州城市治理与科技创新

驻华使节地方行活动走进苏州,塞浦路斯大使赞赏以人民为中心的城市治理与无人机环保应用

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近日,塞浦路斯驻华大使库拉·索菲亚努在参加“走进人民城市:中国之治与全球互鉴”驻华使节地方行活动期间到访苏州。她高度赞赏苏州平衡传统文化遗产与现代创新发展的实践,特别肯定了中国利用无人机进行森林火灾早期探测等以人为本的科技应用。

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由中国外交部主办的“走进人民城市:中国之治与全球互鉴”驻华使节地方行活动组织多国使节走访沪苏两地。

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中新网苏州9月13日电 (记者 薛凌桥)“在走访上海市和江苏省后,我深刻感悟了城市发展、公共空间与生活质量之间的内在联系。同时,此次行程也帮助我们进一步理解了城市应当如何在应对变化的同时保持自身特色、回应社区需求。”

近日,由中国外交部主办的“走进人民城市:中国之治与全球互鉴”驻华使节地方行(沪苏行)活动,走访中国上海市和江苏省多点位,深入感受中国人民城市治理理念和当地城市建设治理实践成果。到访苏州期间,塞浦路斯驻华大使库拉·索菲亚努(Koula Sophianou)高度称赞了中国在城市治理方面取得的积极成果。

河街相邻、小桥流水是苏州的城市底色。昆曲、园林、苏绣,也早已成为世界辨识中国的鲜明符号。另一方面,今天的苏州以占全国0.09%的土地、1%的人口,贡献了全国2%的经济总量。苏州犹如苏绣至品“双面绣”:一面人文鼎盛,一面经济繁荣。

游历苏州水乡城景、考察当地低空经济发展后,索菲亚努在接受记者团采访时表示,苏州以古典园林、运河和文化遗产闻名,同时也是现代工业、创新发展的中心。此次行程让我们看到了文化遗产、科学技术和前瞻性规划如何能够真正相辅相成。

“城市治理有一个简单的目标,那就是让日常生活更美好。这一切都是以人为中心的。”索菲亚努说。

她指出,在苏州,各国使节亲眼看到了真正以人民需求为核心的技术。而令她印象尤为深刻的是,中国城市里的无人机能够探测森林火灾,这有助于相关部门第一时间接收预警并及时采取救援措施。

“这一点至关重要,因为我们在世界各地都能看到,受气候变化影响,森林火灾正变得越来越频繁。因此,早期探测尤为关键。这正是技术进步和人工智能为环境保护和公民安全作出贡献的一种体现。”她说。

位于地中海东北部的塞浦路斯,国土面积约9251平方公里,全境人口约125万。根据Eurostat 2025年的数据,塞浦路斯在个人AI使用率上位居欧盟前列,但企业采用率却远低于平均水平。因此,塞浦路斯正将人工智能作为数字化转型的核心,其“国家人工智能战略”规划了至2032年的路线图。

索菲亚努据此介绍说,塞浦路斯首都尼科西亚的智慧城市计划正借助数字工具,对停车、照明、废物及环境监测进行管理,并提供无障碍停车信息;海滨城市利马索尔提供停车服务指导,并开发智能照明以提升能效。该市还将公共机构、企业、研究者和公民凝聚在一起,携手制定气候中和路线图。

以希腊语中的“polis(城市)”一词为例,她指出,时代发展过程中,该词衍生出了“政治共同体”的相关概念。她强调,这种语言上的关联提醒我们,城市应当是一个共同体,一个人群的社区。在这里,人们共享空间、权利与责任,而公民则应处于公共生活的核心。

对此,索菲亚努也在中文语境中寻得了两种文明的交汇之处。

“我在中文术语‘市民’中看到了有意义的对应,它意指城市居民,同样将城市区域与人结合在一起。这也呼应了中国‘人民城市人民建,人民城市为人民’的原则。”索菲亚努说。

她补充道,这些传统以不同方式表达了同一基本关切,那就是如何围绕人类福祉来组织城市生活。

索菲亚努最后概括称,对塞浦路斯而言,数字化发展对于本国发展具有重要意义,是该国规划可持续社区的关键。2026年是塞浦路斯与中国建交55周年,她期待两国深化合作,聚焦共同议题,并在现有联系的基础上,分享在可持续住房、城市生态、遗产保护以及以人民为中心的公共服务等领域的实践经验。

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