Akbar Nisar Khan talks about safe, sustainable cities that should employ latest tools of technology for public safety and at the same time not overlook the people’s fundamental right to privacy. Akbar Nasir khan is currently working as Chief Operating Officer at Punjab Safe Cites Authority in Lahore. He holds an MPA from Harvard Kennedy School, LLM from University of London and Civil Engineering from University of Engineering and Technology Lahore. He has worked in the area of national policy development and implementation in various fields. In his international career, Mr. Nasir Khan was seconded to the United Nation’s Peacekeeping missions in Kosovo and then in Sudan. His research was published on a variety of subjects including voice and accountability, rule of law and governance issues. He has been working with UNDP, UNODC, UNWOMEN and other agencies before working with at PSCA Government of the Punjab. He contributes for various magazines and newspapers on variety of subjects related to security and public policy, his latest creative pursuit includes production of an Urdu Feature Film " Daal Chaawal". This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx