Mr. Heon-Jun KIM, Senior Programme Management Expert and Ms. Mi Kyoung PARK, Associate Research and Policy Analysis Expert at the United Nations Project Office on Governance (UNPOG) participated in the 4th Asia-Pacific Forum on Smart Sustainable Cities and e-Government 2018. The event was co-organized by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) as well as the Ministry of Information and Communications of Vietnam (MIC) from July 4th to 6th, 2018 in Thanh Hoa City, Vietnam.

The forum is an annual platform for high-level dialogues and knowledge sharing as well as networking for stakeholders amid smart city development. The forum also facilitates city-to-city cooperation and partnerships at various levels. This year, forum topics covered standards and KPIs for measuring smart city and case studies, designing a sustainable smart city and ICT architecture, and services and applications for smart cities. 

On the first day of the forum, Mr. KIM gave a presentation on e-Government and Smart Cities incorporating Policy Recommendation at session 1: Smart Sustainable Cities : Strategies and Policies. On day two, Ms. Park gave a presentation on Data Governance for Smart City Management as part of the International Practices session. Over 250 participants attended the forum which facilitated implementations towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.

 

More information available at:

https://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Regional-Presence/AsiaPacific/Pages/Events/2018/ssceg2018/home.aspx