Host
Seoul Metropolitan Government Organized by : The Seoul Institute, Beijing Municipal Institute of City Planning and Design, Center for Livable Cities (tentative) The Megacities are currently striving to solve various risk factors and to increase resilience on its path to becoming a safer city. Please join us in our first ever attempt to form a Megacity ThinkTank Alliance and share your knowledge and experience in providing policy solutions.
Chanhyun Lee
SI is a 22 years old city research institute established by the Seoul Metropolitan Government in 1992 as to support municipal administration through professional research, and to improve the quality of life in Seoul The Seoul Institute (SI) - Address : Nambusunhwan-ro, 340-gil, Seocho-gu, Seoul 137-071 Korea - Phone # : 82-2-2149-1000 - Website : www.si.re.kr Global Urban Research Center (GURC) - Director : Dr. KO, Joonho (jko@si.re.kr) - Address : # 330-1, Nambusunhwan-ro, 340-gil, Seocho-gu, Seoul 137-071 Korea - Phone # : 82-2-2149-1422 - Website : official website planned to be opened
Tokyo
Seoul
Manila
Shanghai
Beijing
Manila
Singapore
Bankok
Yangon
Dhaka
Delhi
Lahore
Seoul Metropolitan Government
Bangalore
Venue
Mumbai
July 8th, 2014
Karachi
Date
Teheran
Megacity, Global Risk to Safe City Megacity, Safe City without Risk Megacity, Risk no more! Safe City!
Riyadh
Theme
Bagdad
Megacity Think-Tank Alliance Forum
Moscow
Title
SOLUTION FOR MEGA CITIES
EVENT NOTICE
GURC <List of Emerging and Megacities Networked with Seoul>
MEGACITY RESEARCH - City Profiling · We set up an ambitious long term vision to profiling more than 50 major emerging and megacities around the world. · In the initial research we have focused on 7 emerging cities in Southeast Asia, and this year we are expecting to expand the research to total of 9 cities.
SHARING SEOUL SOLUTIONS · The Seoul Institute is closely connected with Seoul Metropolitan Government and international organization such as UN-Habitat, World Bank and Citynet. · Based on such a coordination, we look forward to sharing it’s experiences of the fast growth of Seoul and acting as the Solution Tank providing customized solution. < Framework for providing Seoul Solution>
Participation of Expert Network
Seoul Institute
Beijing
>20,000,000(1st Scope)
Collaboration with other government Agencies
Seoul
>15,000,000(1st Scope) >10,000,000(1st Scope) >5,000,000(1st Scope) nd
Shanghai Metro Manila
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2 , 3 Scope City Profiling Areas • 1st Scope : Emerging and Megacities in SE Asia • 2nd Scope : Emerging and Mega cities in Central Asia • 3rd Scope : South America and Africa
· Global Urban Research Center (GURC) was established in July, 2012 to support international cooperation of SMG with other major cities around the world. It was officially launched in January, 2014. ✽SMG : Seoul Metropolitan Government
FOCUS AREA · Conducting Emerging & Mega City Research · Sharing Seoul Solutions for Urban Development Issues · Building Global Capacity for Enhancing International Cooperation
International Agencies
Cooperation with the Private
Monitoring Areas Europe, North America, China Region
ABOUT US
Seoul Metropolitan Government
- Megacity Think Tank Alliance(MeTTA) · In the future, the role and influence of city governments will grow bigger in the global community. In particular, city has a very unique position of implementing direct solutions to global problems. Currently however, only a few cities have the resource to analyze and deal with the problems of their cities. · In that regard, The Seoul Institute would like to take initiative in forming a Megacity Think Tank Alliance(MeTTA) to deal with the Urban Issues in the research level. · Invited Cities: Beijing, Singapore, Ulaanbaatar, Shanghai, Yangon, Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang · Future Plans: Annual Meetings, themes selected by host city each year
BUILDING GLOBAL CAPACITY · Monitoring Innovative Cities: Monitor outstanding megacities and analyze their innovative policies to read the global trend · Collaborate with domestic and international agencies