WeGO members gathered together during the 6th WeGO General Assembly in Seoul
Seoul, September 26, 2023 – The 6th WeGO General Assembly is a triennial event that gathers both members and partners to shape key agenda that will help chart WeGO’s direction for the coming years.
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.
Under this year’s theme “Smart City, Smart Citizen”, the 6th WeGO General Assembly convene in Seoul, where WeGO members gathered from all parts will shape the organization’s goals and vision for the next three years. This General Assembly carried a special meaning as it is the first time Seoul was hosting the event onsite since the Inaugural Assembly in 2010.
The 6th WeGO General Assembly gathered leaders to share their smart city development experiences, and discuss how to create more inclusive, sustainable, and livable urban spaces.
Cities and Local governments around the world are witnessing a rapid digital transformation. This transformation has brought both progress and challenges such as the increase in digital inequality. These topics were the center of this General Assembly that aimed to create a global consensus on human-centered smart city development.
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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