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Citizen-Centric Digital Transformation in e-Government and Smart City Initiatives
Designed in collaboration between the National Information Society Agency (NIA) and the World Smart Sustainable Cities Organization (WeGO), this program aims to build an understanding of policy and services in e-Government and smart city development, and improve capacities of public officials to respond to urban challenges and social crises by utilizing a concept of ‘citizen-centric digital transformation’ in the field of digital government and smart city. Register now!
29 November to 10 December, 2021
Google Classroom (Online)
2 weeks
23 Nov, 2021
Free
WeGO Members, NIA Alumni, individuals interested in citizen-centric digital transformation
Certificate of Completion issued upon successful graduation
COURSE PROGRAM
Module I
Module II
Module III
Understanding Citizen-Centric Digital Transformation
- Digital Transformation Brought by the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Prof. Pilky Hong, Business Administration Dept., Seoul Digital University, Republic of Korea
- Global Trends in Digital Government & Smart City Development
- Jongsung Hwang, Lead Researcher at NIA, Republic of Korea
Citizen-Centric Digital Transformation in e-Government
- Introduction to Korea’s Digital Government Policy
- Jongjun Park, Deputy Director of Digital Government Policy Division, Ministry of Interior and Safety, Republic of Korea
- Introduction to Korea’s Digital Services:
- Mobile E-certificates
- Yeonshim Kang, Deputy Director of the Civil Affairs System Innovation Division, Ministry of Interior and Safety, Republic of Korea
- Vaccine Reservation System
- Eunju Kim, Vice President of the Cloud Technical Support Division at NIA, Republic of Korea
- Mobile Hometax
- Hyunju Park, Deputy Director of the Hometax Operation Division, National Tax Service, Republic of Korea
- Mobile E-certificates
Citizen-Centric Digital Transformation in Smart City Development
- Citizen-centric Innovation in the European Network of Living Labs
- Francesca Spagnoli, Capacity Building Program Manager at ENoLL, Belgium
- Smart City Spotlight: Osan City
- Yeonghyeok Kim, Head of the Osan Smart City Center, Osan City, Republic of Korea
- Citizen-centric Smart City Policies: Seoul
- Prof. Jung Hoon Lee, Yonsei University, and Member of the Seoul Smart City Committee, Republic of Korea
INTERPRETATION LANGUAGES
English | Spanish
PROGRAM
Introduction
(30′)
Welcoming Remarks & LASCN Presentation
Kyong-yul Lee
Secretary General
WeGO
Rodolfo Solano Quirós
Minister
Foreign Affairs and Worship of Costa Rica
Marcos Pontes
Minister
Science, Technology and Innovation of Brazil
Marta Suplicy
Secretary of International Affairs
São Paulo
Johnny Reinoso-Vasquez
Chief of Mission
Embassy of Ecuador in ROK
Session 1
(20′)
Regional Challenges & Trends in Smart City Development in LATAM
Experts on smart city development will provide a comprehensive view of the trends and challenges that the Latin American region is currently experiencing.
Sebastian Rovira
Economic Affairs Officer of the United Nations Economic Commission
Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)
Mauricio Bouskela
Senior Specialist in the Housing and Urban Development Division
Inter – American Development Bank (IDB)
NARAE CHOI
Senior Urban Development Specialist at the World Bank Group (WB)
Session 2
(20′)
Smart City Initiatives
Leading cities will share their most recent smart city initiatives and future plans, which will serve as a reference and inspiration for smart city development in the region.
José Antonio Peña Merino
Head of the Digital Agency for Public Innovation
Mexico City
Vitor Fazio
Coordinator of (011)Lab – Innovation Laboratory in Government of São Paulo
São Paulo
Patricia Talavera Chaparro
Manager of Economic Development
Lima
Session 3
(20′)
Panel Discussion & Wrap-up
Discussion on future smart city development trends and the role of LASCN to achieve smart city transformation in the region, with all speakers in the two previous sessions.
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