WeGO

2025-07-21
Building upon WeGO’s engagements with ITU, UN-Habitat, and UN–ODET, WeGO continued building partnerships with Geneva-based international organizations during a recent mission to Switzerland. During this mission, WeGO representatives engaged in a series of high-level meetings with key stakeholders, including United Nations officials, city leaders, and academic institutions.

2025-07-21
The WSIS+20 Forum High-Level and AI for Good events brought together high-ranking officials from national governments, the private sector, civil society, academia, the technical community, and international organizations. The events aimed to promote people-centered, development-oriented digital governance, with a particular focus on harnessing artificial intelligence to address global challenges.

2025-07-18
The World Smart City Expo (WSCE) is one of Asia’s largest exhibitions dedicated to showcasing innovations, best practices, and solutions in smart urban development. This year’s theme, “Next City For All,” highlights inclusive and AI-driven city development. The opening ceremony will feature keynote speeches from notable figures like Paul Zikopoulos (IBM) and Professor Dennis Hong (UCLA), emphasizing the event’s global significance.

2025-07-04
The World Smart Sustainable Cities Organization (WeGO) joined leading global city representatives and urban innovators at the World Cities Summit Mayors Forum 2025, held in Vienna, Austria, from July 2nd to 4th, 2025. The Forum gathered mayors, city leaders, and partners to discuss sustainable urban development under the theme: “Liveable and Sustainable Cities: Local Solutions, Global Impact.”

2025-06-23
This flagship initiative aims to empower young urban leaders worldwide by equipping them with the knowledge, skills, and understanding needed to shape the future of smart and sustainable cities

2025-06-17
Ambassador Panabokke highlighted Sri Lanka’s current smart city priorities and ongoing urban development efforts. Stressing the importance of strategic planning and international expertise, the Ambassador expressed a strong interest in harnessing WeGO’s global network and technical support to advance smart city initiatives across the country.

2025-06-16
The Next Challenge Foundation is a leading global accelerator focused on public-private governance within the startup ecosystem. The foundation is dedicated to building future startup cities by nurturing innovative talent, strengthening the startup education ecosystem, and accelerating both domestic and international startups through company building. It also focuses on expanding the network of stakeholders in the startup ecosystem.

2025-05-27
The meeting centered around WeGO’s plan with the aim of fostering closer ties and initiating collaborative projects in the field of smart and sustainable urban development. Secretary General Kim sought the Embassy’s support in engaging with the local governments in Thailand and identifying areas for future cooperation.

2025-05-07
Marking its third year, the beauty of the Seoul Smart City Prize lies in its emphasis on capturing efforts despite differences in the smart city development stages, infrastructure, and resources each city is faced with. The criteria and indicators of the Seoul Smart City Prize are carefully selected to capture both the current trends in smart city development. Rather than awarding only the most advanced technologies, it recognizes innovative uses of existing solutions. The Prize places special emphasis on digital inclusion, human-centered digital transformations with tech-driven solutions that benefit vulnerable populations and promote equitable, sustainable growth.