UN-Habitat, the United Nations agency for sustainable cities, with support from the UN Office for Information and Communications Technology (UN-OICT), and in collaboration with HafenCity University Hamburg, are implementing the United Nations Innovation Technology Accelerator for Cities (UNITAC Hamburg) which will be located at the HafenCity University in Hamburg, Germany. UNITAC Hamburg will promote open and participatory governance of data and digital platforms, innovations related to mapping, spatial analysis and data visualization as well as promote the principles of people-centred smart cities.