The 4th WeGO Awards recognized and awarded 18 cities for their initiatives that use ICT to improve the quality of life of citizens. Prior to the awards ceremony, which will…
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The World Smart Sustainable Cities Organization (WeGO) and Smart Africa Alliance have announced a new partnership to develop and support the long-term impact of smart city initiatives in Africa.
Smart Africa Alliance AfricaEstablished 2013Official Website Smart Africa is an alliance of 32 African countries, international organisations and global private sector players tasked with Africa’s digital agenda. The alliance is…
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Today WeGO held its first event related to the Africa Smart Cities Network (AFSCN) to explore the challenges and opportunities for digital transformation in light of the continent’s rapidly growing urban population. The AFSCN Seminar was viewed by over 100 participants from 40 countries and sought to secure support for a network focusing on charting a roadmap for the sustainable development of cities, towns, and villages in Africa.
2021-06-25
WeGO participated in the ‘Smart City Best Practices IT Webinar’, organized by corporate member SRPOST, with the support from the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) under their Global Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Program.
2021-06-22
Today, WeGO held the first edition of the ‘Solutions Meet Cities: Online Matchmaking Webinar’, aimed at providing an open floor to members for them to promote their projects and solutions, thus creating opportunities for matchmaking and collaboration within WeGO’s network.
OVERVIEW Implemented in June 2019Project Duration: IndefiniteFunding Source: Mexico City Government For citizens to have a unique official identification record in digital media, for ease of access, and effectiveness in…
read moreOVERVIEW Implemented in June 2019Project Duration: IndefiniteFunding Source: Mexico City Government The “Open Data Portal” is the official platform of the capital city government. It’s intended to create, collect, present,…
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WeGO held the Pre-workshop of the Latin America Smart Cities Network, WeGO’s new initiative for the Latin American region. This open-ended regional network of local governments in LATAM will not only serve as a platform for knowledge-exchange, but also to foster cooperation on smart city development in the region.
2021-06-10
WeGO held its first webinar focused on China-Korea smart city collaboration, in parallel to its existing initiatives in the Northeast Asia region. Representatives from key Chinese and Korean cities and institutions discussed the needs and capacities required to successfully push digitalization forward in both countries.