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Georgetown
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Georgetown

Country
Guyana
Population
110K
Projects
1
First project
2018
Best evidence
Official
Last verified
2 August 2026

🤖 AI-generated city profile, summarising the source-checked entries below — how this works

Georgetown anchors Guyana's oil-boom economy, and its port and national revenue authority carry the country's customs paperwork. The state phased out paper manifests in 2018 and, in 2026, finally let importers pay the resulting bill online — a reminder that 'paperless' and 'frictionless' are not the same milestone.

The atlas documents 1 project in Georgetown: 1 still running without a verdict. The entry carries an evidence grade — the strongest here is official (1 entry) — and links its sources.

All 1 project in Georgetown

✔ Every published entry is checked against the public sources it cites before publication.

🏛️ ASYCUDA World Customs Paperless Integration 🏛️ Official since 2018 · Live →

Outcome: 1 ongoing — Evidence: 1 official

Compare with other cities

🇨🇲 Douala Port Autonome de Douala Port Management Information System (PMIS) Two ports digitising trade: Guyana added electronic customs duty payment in 2026, Douala's port authority is building its own single portal. 🇬🇲 Banjul Gambia National Single Window E-Tracking System Neighbouring paperless-trade builds: Guyana's ASYCUDA went mandatory in 2018, Gambia's National Single Window has tracked cargo since 2023. 🇹🇩 N'Djamena SYDONIA World Customs Digitalisation SYDONIA is UNCTAD's own French name for ASYCUDA — N'Djamena and Georgetown run the same customs platform continents apart.

Official strategy and sources

Mayor and City Council of Georgetown — the customs entry here is run by the Guyana Revenue Authority, a national agency, not the city councilThe organization driving the city's smart-city work.
📎 Cite this city

1001 Smart Cities (2026). “Smart-city projects in Georgetown, Guyana.” The Smart City Atlas. https://1001smartcities.org/cities/georgetown/ (last verified 2026-08-02). Data: CC BY 4.0.

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