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Presented by Ms. Suzin Ahn, Asst. Secretary GeneralNovember 13, 2015, Gaithersburg, MD

International cooperative body for cities and local governments worldwidePursues sustainable city development based on e-GovernanceWeGO at a Glance

WeGO has 94 members around the world

San FranciscoMexico CityPorto AlegreNairobiParisMoscowChengduSeoulJakarta

Abu DhabiSuva

WeGO Members

General AssemblyPresident, Executive Vice President, Vice PresidentsExecutive CommitteeSecretariatWeGO Europe Regional Office,Ulyanovsk RegionWeGO Asia Regional Office,ChengduWeGO Leadership for the 2014-2017 Term

President City

Executive Vice President City

Vice President Cities

Executive Committee MembersSeoul

Ulyanovsk Region

Barcelona, Chengdu, Hebron, Jakarta, Khartoum State, Sennar State

Agra, Barcelona, Chengdu, Frankfurt, Gimpo, Hebron, Jakarta, Khartoum State, Maputo, Nairobi, Sennar State, Seoul, Ulaanbaatar, Ulyanovsk RegionWeGOs Governance

Executive Committee Meeting 2015

Date: September 16-18, 2015Venue: Ulyanovsk Region, RussiaParticipants: 10 out of 14 EXCOM Member Cities (Barcelona, Chengdu, Hebron, Jakarta, Khartoum State, Maputo, Nairobi, Seoul, Ulaanbaatar, Ulyanovsk Region)Sessions: Executive Committee Meeting, Good Practice Sharing Session, Workshop on Emerging Trends in Open Data

WeGOs Program Activities

Jeju Forum for Peace and Prosperity 2015 (May 21-22, 2015)Venue: Haevichi Hotel (Jeju Island, Korea)Partner: United Nations Project Office on Governance (UNPOG)Participants: Over 3,700 participants; 100 WeGO guests from more than 20 cities and 8 organizations worldwideWeGO-UNPOG e-Government Track: e-Government for Sustainable DevelopmentEngaging Citizens in Public Service Delivery: Bottom-Up Approach of Local e-Government InitiativesBridging Central and Local Governments with Whole-of-Government Approach[Executive City Dialogue] Building Trust in Local Governments through e-Government

Events/ ConferencesWeGOs Program Activities

Asia-Pacific Regional Forum on e-Government, Smart Cities and Digital Societies for Sustainable Development (August 19-20, 2015)Venue: Plaza Athenee Hotel (Bangkok, Thailand)Partner: International Telecommunication Union (ITU)Participants: 300 guests from all over the worldWeGO Session: Smart and Sustainable CitiesForum Sponsors:Seoul (Platinum Sponsor)Seongnam (Gold Sponsor)

Events/ ConferencesWeGOs Program Activities

Seoul Program I (May 18-22, 2015)Venue: Seoul Human Resource Development Centre (Seoul, Korea), Haevichi Hotel (Jeju Island, Korea)Participants: 15 participants from 10 cities Themes: Open DataCivic Participation SystemsBig DataParticipation at the Jeju Forum

Seoul Program II (August 19-25, 2015)Venue: Seoul Human Resource Development Centre (Seoul, Korea)Participants: 12 participants from 11 cities Themes: Smart CityIntelligent Transport SystemsBig Data

e-Gov TrainingWeGOs Program Activities

Features:A standardized and open source software framework designed to help governments efficiently develop and operate e-Government ApplicationsWeGO Support:Free eGovFrame Technical Training and Service Program exclusively for WeGO membersWeGO eGovFrame

e-Gov ToolsWeGOs Program Activities

Features: A Map and Dashboard displaying your citys diagnostic scores along with the average of WeGO member cities scoresDiagnostic ReportsQ&A bulletin boardMember Benefits:Utilize CeDS up to 4x a yearTrack your citys development progressUnderstand your citys e-Government environment and tailor your development strategiesCeDS Online Platforme-Gov ToolsWeGOs Program Activities

Actual CeDS Investigation

WeGO e-Government Consultation/ Feasibility Study Project

San Fernando La Union,Philippines

Hanoi,VietnamF/S Project on Civic Participation Systems (CPS)Additional WeGO beneficiaries: Quezon, Philippines, Pokhara, Nepal, Bharatpur, NepalConsultationWeGOs Program Activities

WeGOs Program Activities

Emerging Trends in Open Data for Smart CitiesWeGO Joint Research Project with the Seoul National University International IT Policy Program

ResearchWeGOs Program Activities

Venue: Brasilia, BrazilPartner: National Front of MayorsWeGO Sessions: WeGO Awards WorkshopIntroduction to WeGO at the FONARI MeetingWeGO Presenters:San Fernando La Union, PhilippinesSeoul, Korea

Knowledge SharingWeGOs Program Activities

WeGO Awards Workshop at the 3rd Meeting of Municipalities for Sustainable Development & Presentations at the 1st International Conference for Sustainable Cities (April 7-9, 2015)

Global City Teams Challenge (GCTC) 2016 Kick-Off Meeting(November 12-13, 2015)Venue: Gaithersburg, MD, USAPartner: National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)What is GCTC?GCTC is an event designed to advance the incubation and deployment of Internet of Things (IoT) technologies within a smart city environment in cities around the world.

WeGO Member at the GCTC 2014: Pittsburghs Traffic Optimizing Software SystemKnowledge SharingWeGOs Program Activities

WeGOs Participation in the GCTC- Promotion campaign to all WeGO members through diverse communication channels- Presentation of the GCTC to the WeGO Executive Committee- Participation at the Kick-Off Meeting 2016 of WeGO membersGalle, Sri LankaNairobi, KenyaNITDA, Nigeria- Active Participation of WeGO and its members throughout GCTC 2016Possible Online GCTC event for WeGO members

Knowledge SharingWeGOs Program Activities

1st WeGO Pavilion at the Smart City Expo World Congress (November 17-19, 2015)Venue: Barcelona, SpainPartner: Fira BarcelonaWeGO Speakers:Seongnam Mayor Jae-myung LeeSeoul CIO Young-Hoon ChoiGimpo CIO Ji-In ChaeNITDA e-Gov Head Bernard EwahWeGO Pavilion Participants:Gimpo KoreaSeongnam, KoreaNITDA, Nigeria

The Smart City Expo World Congress is the premier global summit for smart cities, and WeGO members have a chance to promote their smart city practices to more than 10,000 participants from over 400 cities worldwide!Knowledge Sharing

WeGOs Program Activities

WeGO AwardsWeGOs Program Activities

WeGOs triennial Awards Ceremony recognizes outstanding e-Government projects of cities and local governments in 5 categories: ServicesEfficiencyOpen CityUrban ManagementDigital Divide

The 3rd WeGO Awards Ceremony will be held during the 4th WeGO General Assembly.

WeGO provides many international and high-profile networking opportunities in the context of e-Government

Networking through WeGO