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GLOBAL COOPERATION       WeGO
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WeGo World Smart sustainable Cities Organization
  • Jurisdiction: Digital Policy Bureau (Digital Policy Division)
  • Cooperation: International Relations Division
    ※ Regional offices: East Asia (CHENGDU, CHINA), Central Asia(ALMATY, KAZAKHSTAN), Africa(ABUJA, NIGERIA), Mediterranean(BEYOGLU, TURKEY), Middle East & North Africa(ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES), Latin America(CUENCA, ECUADOR)
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WeGO (World Smart Sustainable Cities Organization) is an international consultative body established in 2010 under the leadership of Seoul to promote sustainable development through smart city cooperation and exchanges between cities and companies around the world.

Name
World Smart Sustainable Cities Organization (WeGO)
Establishment
date
September 7th, 2010 (The inaugural WeGO general assembly held in Seoul)
WeGO 창립 전 주요 행사 및 이력 안내 표 : 2008년, 2009년, 2010년으로 구성
2008 2009 2010
World e-Government Mayors Forum World Cities CIO Forum Establishment of the
World e-Governments Organization(WeGO)
Adopted Seoul e-Government Declaration
(35 city representatives
in attendance)		 Agreed to establish WeGO and draft of its statute
(42 city representatives
in attendance)		 Adopted WeGO statute,
appointed a president city and
vice president cities, and
formed an executive committee
(50 city representatives
in attendance)
History
  • Secretariat establishment: September 2010
  • Secretariat independence: January 2014
Background
  • Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) spearheaded e-government exchanges among cities to facilitate sustainable development
  • The SMG acknowledged the imperative of assuming an international leadership role as a global e-government leader
  • Seoul ranked first in the "E-Government Evaluation of the World's 100 Cities" for seven consecutive times ('03~'16)
Member
202 cities, companies, and institutions around the world (as of April 2024)
Organization
  • The president city : Seoul
    The chairperson : the Mayor of Seoul
    ※ Term : 2023 to 2026 (3 years)
  • The vice-president cities(3) :
    Almaty (Kazakhstan), Kampala (Uganda), and São Paulo (Brazil)
  • The executive committee cities(14) :
    President city(1) + Vice president cities(3) + Abu Dhabi, Abuja, Chengdu, Cuenca, Hebron, Makati, Maputo, Ramgram, Seberang Perai, Wellington (10)
Role
  • Promoting sustainable development through smart city cooperation and exchanges between cities and global companies around the world
  • Serving as a global platform to strengthen digital capabilities and support innovation for smart city solutions.
  • Sharing and disseminating knowledge of smart cities and establishing cooperative projects between cities and global companies around the world
Achievement
  • Establishing global leadership as WeGO president city
    • Since its establishment, the number of members has increased 4 times (50 → 202) and six regional offices have been established
    • Expanding and diversifying WeGO from an e-government city council to a smart city council including members of companies and institutions
  • Elevating Seoul's status to a leading city in smart cities beyond e-government
    • Promoting our city's best smart city policies and applying them overseas
  • 2010. Dar es Salem (administrative portal) → 2012. Ulan Bator etc. (spatial information, etc.) → 2013. Maputo etc. (waste disposal) → 2015. Hanoi (citizen participation) → 2016. Seberang Perai (street light system) → 2017. Lamarsha (waste management) → 2018. Danang (smart transportation) → 2019. Kampala (smart parking) → 2022. Lima (smart city master plan)2010. Dar es Salem (administrative portal) → 2012. Ulan Bator etc. (spatial information, etc.) → 2013. Maputo etc. (waste disposal) → 2015. Hanoi (citizen participation) → 2016. Seberang Perai (street light system) → 2017. Lamarsha (waste management) → 2018. Danang (smart transportation) → 2019. Kampala (smart parking) → 2022. Lima (smart city master plan)

    WeGo's overseas city smart city preliminary feasibility study (F/S) project status

  • 2015. 15 people (10 cities) → 2016. 59 people (21 cities) → 2017. 34 people (25 cities) → 2018. 86 people (30 cities) → 2019. 60 people (24 cities) → 2020. 93 people (26 cities) → 2021. 128 people (20 cities) → 2022. 620 people (40 cities) → 2023. 600 people (40 cities)2015. 15 people (10 cities) → 2016. 59 people (21 cities) → 2017. 34 people (25 cities) → 2018. 86 people (30 cities) → 2019. 60 people (24 cities) → 2020. 93 people (26 cities) → 2021. 128 people (20 cities) → 2022. 620 people (40 cities) → 2023. 600 people (40 cities)

    Invitation of WeGO overseas city officials to promote Seoul’s excellent policies and provide e-government education

Plan(’24)
  • WeGO EXCOM 2024
  • The 2nd Seoul Smart City Prize Ceremony
  • WeGO Smart City Champions
    • Smart city lecture and smart city idea contest at domestic and foreign universities
  • WeGO-IMD Smart City Global Index
  • Smart city training for overseas cities
  • Participation in global conferences and exhibitions as speakers, and operation of smart city sessions and booths
  • Webinars by smart city theme
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