WeGO

2022-08-01
The WeGO Secretariat, represented by the Secretary General, Ms. Jung Sook Park, the Head of Program Department, Ms. Eunbyul Cho, and the Asian Regional Partnership Lead, Mr. Lii Inn Tan, conducted bilateral meetings with several city governments during the World Cities Summit 2022 in Singapore.

2022-08-01
The World Cities Summit (WCS) 2022 officially kicked off with an opening remark delivered by Desmond Lee, Minister of National Development and Minister-in-Charge of Social Services Integration in Singapore. The theme for this year’s WCS is “Liveable and Sustainable Cities: Emerging Stronger”. It represents the ambition to not only survive shocks like the COVID-19 pandemic but also to build back even stronger and more resilient than before.

2022-07-31
While attending the World Cities Summit 2022, the WeGO Secretariat had its first bilateral meeting with the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat). Both the Secretary General of WeGO, Jung Sook Park, and the Executive Director of UN-Habitat, Maimunah Mohd Sharif, greeted each other in Singapore.

2022-07-31
Starting the first day in Singapore, guided by the smart sustainable building architect F&P, WeGO visited the one of the most prominent smart sustainable buildings in Singapore, South Beach. Mayor Oh Se Hoon, the President of WeGO and the Mayor of Seoul Metropolitan Government joined WeGO’s visit to the smart sustainable buildings in Singapore and showed special interest in the usage of various textures and innovative architectural technologies utilized for sustainable buildings.

2022-07-23
WeGO visited LG CNS event where the latest IT technologies had been presented. LG CNS is developing several partnership projects related to smart city development in Sejong, Busan, Daejon, and Changwon.

2022-07-11
Seoul 50 Plus Foundation representatives visited the WeGO Secretariat to meet WeGO Secretary General and the Program Department team to exchange program ideas and explore areas of cooperation related to smart cities and the 50+ generation.

2022-06-30
WeGO held the Latin America Smart Cities Network (LASCN) webinar on June 30, 2022, under the theme of Smart Tourism: “Reactivating Tourism in Latin America in the Post-COVID-19 Era”.

2022-07-11
The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated rapid digitalization. However, at this critical moment of digital transformation, some people are experiencing difficulties using new technologies. To tackle this issue, the Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) held an event titled, Accompanying With the Vulnerable, to seek ways to shareknowledge and experiences with numerous organizations and companies.

2022-07-07
Upon the official visit of H.E. Luis Vayas, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ecuador, to take part in the 2022 Korea-LAC Future Cooperation Forum, WeGO representatives held talks with the Ecuadorian delegation which also comprised H.E. Helena Yánez Subsecretary of Asia of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ecuador, and Jhonny Reinoso, Chief of the Diplomatic Mission of Ecuador in Korea.