Seoul Seoul Metropolitan Government
History and Governance structure: The Seoul Metropolitan Government recognizes the importance of financing sustainable development. Seoul joined the FC4S Network in 2018, and is now in the early stages of developing a strategy to promote green and sustainable finance in Korea – with a focus on fintech. 3 Highlights, facts or figures 1. In 2019, the Seoul Metropolitan Government committed to invest 1.9 trillion won for four years for the “Global TOP 5 Start-up City Seoul” and its seven projects. 2. Seoul Metropolitan Government’s first fintech hub - the Seoul Start-up Hub - housed 14 Korean fintech firms, which garnered 3.3 billion won in sales and 5.1 billion won in investment by 2019. 3. The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN-ESCAP), the Seoul Metropolitan Government and CityNet have established the Urban SDG Knowledge Platform to promote and support knowledge sharing and city-to-city cooperation for sustainable urban development. Links to Social Media pages (icons on webpage): http://www.facebook.com/seoulcitykorea https://www.instagram.com/iseoulu/ https://twitter.com/seoul_gov http://www.youtube.com/seouldreamseries