WeGO Smart City Driver
Online Workshop Series
WeGO launched the Smart City Driver, WeGO’s own project management framework, to help cities plan, finance, and deploy their smart city projects through a range of customized smart solutions and by matchmaking with strategic partners that can assist in citywide implementation.
WeGO has prepared a three-pronged online workshops series to provide interested local governments, in-kind and financial partner organizations with “hands-on” experience on the Smart City Driver.
WORKSHOP I
Submit your project through the Activator
August 27
17:00 – 18:20 (KST)
WORKSHOP II
Find strategic partners for
your project
October 22
17:00 – 18:15 (KST)
WORKSHOP III
Make your project bankable for investment
December 2,
17:00 – 18:15 (KST)
Workshop I:
Submit your project through the Activator
Submit your project through the Activator
A selection of local government members will demonstrate hands-on how to submit projects for the Solution Finder and the Project Implementer, with a live walkthrough from the Secretariat. Join to understand how to input your own city’s data in a way that elevates your chances of identifying appropriate solutions and establishing a competitive proposal for funding and support from WeGO.
Date: Thursday, August 27
Time: 17:00-18:20 (KST)
Platform: Zoom
Main Speakers:
- Cauayan City, Philippines: Mayor Bernard Faustino La Madrid Dy
- Kampala Capital City Authority, Uganda: Martin Ssekajja, Head of Information Technology
Workshop I:
Submit your project through the Activator
Submit your project through the Activator
A selection of local government members will demonstrate hands-on how to submit projects for the Solution Finder and the Project Implementer, with a live walkthrough from the Secretariat. Join to understand how to input your own city’s data in a way that elevates your chances of identifying appropriate solutions and establishing a competitive proposal for funding and support from WeGO.
Date: Thursday, August 27
Time: 17:00-18:20 (KST)
Platform: Zoom
Main Speakers:
- Cauayan City, Philippines: Mayor Bernard Faustino La Madrid Dy
- Kampala Capital City Authority, Uganda: Martin Ssekajja, Head of Information Technology
If interested, kindly register before August 25. An email with the zoom link for the workshop will be sent to all registered participants two days before the workshop.
UPCOMING
Workshop II: Find strategic partners for your project
October 22, 17:00 – 18:15 (KST)
Local government members return to fine tune their submissions with the guidance of key partners of WeGO. Experts will review the submissions in advance and come to the workshop with detailed feedback that cities can apply to meet the standards of prospective partners for their projects. Join to find out the strategies you need to approach your own projects in a way that brings you the partners you need to scale.
Workshop III: Make your project bankable for investment
December 2, 17:00 – 18:15 (KST)
In the last of this series, local government members turn to financing partners from the public and private sector for their insider tips on how to turn submissions into bankable projects. A new group of experts will review the submissions in advance and share their insights on how to access funding by attracting key investors for cities’ projects. Join to take a closer look at your own projects and discover what they need to secure the resources required to succeed.
Workshop II: Find strategic partners for your project
Local government members return to fine tune their submissions with the guidance of key partners of WeGO. Experts will review the submissions in advance and come to the workshop with detailed feedback that cities can apply to meet the standards of prospective partners for their projects. Join to find out the strategies you need to approach your own projects in a way that brings you the partners you need to scale.
Workshop III: Make your project bankable for investment
In the last of this series, local government members turn to financing partners from the public and private sector for their insider tips on how to turn submissions into bankable projects. A new group of experts will review the submissions in advance and share their insights on how to access funding by attracting key investors for cities’ projects. Join to take a closer look at your own projects and discover what they need to secure the resources required to succeed.
REGISTER
To register for the workshop, click the below link and submit your contact details. Kindly be informed that registration is open until August 25. An email with the zoom link for the workshop will be sent to all registered participants two days before the workshop.
- Registration Link: xxx
SCHEDULE
17:00 – 17:10 Introduction of the WeGO Smart City Driver
17:10 – 17:25 Presentation on Proposal I
17:25 – 17:40 Feedback I
17:40 – 17:55 Presentation on Proposal II
17:55 – 18:10 Feedback II
18:10 – 18:20 Q&A