News-2023

2023-10-19
The WeGO Secretariat facilitated the visit by the government officials from Hue City (Vietnam) and promoted WeGO activities to the delegation. Hue City expressed interest in WeGO Membership and interest in participating in the Seoul Smart City Prize.

2023-09-27
After the success from last year’s ‘WeGO Champions’, the World Smart Sustainable Cities Organization (WeGO) is continuing the program with a wider scope. side from online lectures, this year’s program will also be hosted in-person in six other cities–Baku (Azerbaijan), Munich (Germany), Geneva (Switzerland), Athens (Greece), Milan (Italy), and Los Angeles (USA).

2023-09-26
As the main governance meeting of WeGO, at the General Assembly WeGO’s accomplishments are reviewed and decisions are made on key agenda items such as the election of new President City, Vice President Cities, Executive Committee Members, approval of statute changes, and selection of the next General Assembly host city.

2023-09-25
Out of 240 entries and 40 finalists, WeGO honored 21 cities, corporations, institutions, and individuals across multiple categories for the first-ever Seoul Smart City Prize, which was established by WeGO this year to promote human-centered smart city initiatives.

2023-09-15
WeGO and GGGI collaboration focuses on innovative strategies, policy support, green funds, and fostering partnerships including climate-resilient.

2023-09-08
WeGO Secretary General Jung Sook Park delivered a keynote speech at Asia’s largest smart city exhibition, the World Smart City Expo 2023.

2023-09-08
Secretary General of WeGO covered a session regarding the topic “Gender, Smart City and ESG: Cities’ Gender-Responsive Action on Climate Change” during the UN Women’s Second Policy Forum

2023-09-04
The World Smart Sustainable Cities Organization successfully concluded its Executive Committee Meeting (EXCOM) that was held virtually hosted by the President City Seoul.

2023-08-28
A call for solutions on “Green transitions for industrial cities” is open to both public and private sectors worldwide, especially industrial and port cities, to share innovative urban strategies, solutions, and partnerships.

2023-07-27
WeGO and NIA co-organized a workshop in South Korea. The workshop has attracted over 17 local and national-level urban practitioners from Brazil, Cameroon, Ghana, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, and the Philippines.