WeGO Secretary General gave an opening remark at the UN ITU Webinar dedicated to digital transformation
Seoul, November 01, 2023 – WeGO Secretary General Ms. Jung Sook Park gave an opening remark at the UN ITU Webinar dedicated to digital transformation: How to successfully develop People-Centred citiverse?
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the Metaverse Institute, with other UN agencies are organizing a series of webinars on “Digital Transformation” running from September 2021. The goal of this webinar series is to increase the collaboration with global stakeholders and it also aims to bring new knowledge which may contribute to ITU-T standardization activities in alignment with the Sustainable Development Goals and the New Urban Agenda.
The WeGO Secretary-General highlighted the need for a human-centered approach to smart city development, where technology is used to solve practical challenges and improve the well-being of residents.
“Cities play a critical role in making tangible projects, and policies. Citiverse is a very fresh and timely matter to discuss for time to come to us. WeGO celebrates and supports this initiative on People-Centered Cityverse led by ITU, which is expected to bring about a digital transformation that makes cities more livable, sustainable, and equitable for all citizens . We believe that the digital transformation of cities holds vast opportunities for innovation and inclusion.” – said Ms. Jung Sook Park.
About WeGO
The World Smart Sustainable Cities Organization (WeGO), is a membership-based international association of local governments, smart tech solution providers, and institutions committed to the transformation of cities into smart sustainable cities through facilitating public-private partnerships (PPP). WeGO was founded by 50 member cities in 2010 as the World e-Governments Organization, hence our acronym. In response to the evolving concept of smart cities, WeGO expanded its vision and mandate at the 7th General Assembly (2017) and its name to the World Smart Sustainable Cities Organization. WeGO’s Secretariat is based in Seoul, Korea, and has regional offices in East Asia (Chengdu, China), the Mediterranean (Beyoglu, Turkey), Africa (Abuja, Nigeria), Middle East & North Africa (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates), Latin America (Cuenca, Ecuador), and Central Asia (Almaty, Kazakhstan). As the leading platform on smart city development, WeGO’s mission is to share knowledge and good practices in e-Governance; strengthen administrative efficiency and transparency; advance digital capacity; facilitate civic involvement; bridge the digital divide and inequality; and promote cooperation solidarity among cities and local governments around the world.
WeGO serves for its members as their international platform to improve the quality of life, innovate in the delivery of public services, and strengthen regional competitiveness.
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