WeGO and Dassault Systèmes Collaborate on Smart City Innovations for 2024
Seoul, June 25th, 2024 – In a highly productive meeting, WeGO engaged with its new corporate member, Dassault Systèmes, to discuss ambitious plans for the coming year. The discussions focused on harnessing cutting-edge technology to develop smart urban solutions, marking the beginning of a promising collaboration.
WeGO encouraged Dassault Systèmes Korea to showcase a smart city experience at the entrance exhibition of Seoul Smart Life Week. This would be an excellent opportunity to demonstrate innovative urban solutions and could be complemented by a workshop or the use of Dassault Systèmes’ Executive Center. In the meantime, Dassault Systèmes submitted an application for the Seoul Smart City Prize, showcasing their commitment to smart urban development.
Dassault Systèmes Korea plans to hold the 3DS Forum in the second half of the year. The president of Dassault Systèmes, Pascal Daloz, is scheduled to visit on October 30. During the meeting, the Secretary-General of WeGO was invited to attend this event. WeGO encourages members and partners to save the date for this event.
The meeting between WeGO and Dassault Systèmes set the stage for a dynamic partnership aimed at leveraging technology for smart urban solutions. The proposed initiatives and upcoming events signify a robust agenda for 2024, promising impactful developments in smart city innovations.
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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