WeGO to promote smart city vision at global forum in Geneva

• Published date: 10 March 2023
• Publication title: The Korea Times

The World Smart Sustainable Cities Organization (WeGO) will share its vision for smart cities and sustainable development with mayors, governors and other leaders from around the world at a U.N.-sponsored global forum scheduled to take place in Geneva from Monday to Friday.

The World Summit on the Information Society Forum (WSIS), organized and sponsored by U.N. organizations, including the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and UNESCO, is an annual global event for information exchange on sustainable development.

This year, over 50,000 leaders will attend the event, during which over 250 sessions including thematic workshops and high-level dialogues will be held.

WeGO will host the high-level events in partnership with Geneva Cities Hub, Monday, organizing a "mayor's roundtable" for worldwide leaders to exchange knowledge on digital solutions for smart cities with a focus on climate change adaptability and energy transition.

Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon will give an online speech on Seoul's transformation to become a people-centered smart city offering a variety of smart services based on cutting-edge technologies.

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