WeGO’s President City Announces the Seoul Smart City Prize to Diplomatic Corps in Korea

SEOUL – WeGO and its Secretary General, Ms. Jung-sook Park, took part in the Seoul Spring Reception for Diplomatic Corps Event organized by Seoul Metropolitan Government at the SEBITSEOM Seoul Floating Island to present the city’s key initiatives for the coming year. The event gathered over 100 representatives from embassies, including Ambassadors and heads of Diplomatic Missions to Korea, as well as other relevant institutions and stakeholders. 

During the event, WeGO’s president, Mayor Oh Se-hoon, presented the Seoul Smart City Prize, an initiative the Seoul Metropolitan Government and WeGO have established to promote innovative and inclusive smart city models supporting the vulnerable groups in the digitalized era. Several embassies have already shared their interest in the initiative with WeGO’s Secretary General. Through partnering with Diplomatic Missions in Korea WeGO looks forward to receiving proposals from local governments, corporations, institutions, and individuals from all over the globe.  

Applications for the Seoul Smart City Prize are currently open via the official website of the Seoul Smart City Prize (www.seoulsmartcityprize.com). The application period will remain open until May 31, 2023. For further information on the Seoul Smart City Prize you can contact us at info@seoulsmartcityprize.com.

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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