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1st MEGACITY THINK-TANK ALLIANCE FORUM
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.
Theme
Date
July 8th, 2014 Venue
Seoul City Hall Key Participants
Beijing
eijing Municipal Institute of City Planning and B Design • Tsinghua University •
Shanghai •
hanghai Urban Planning and Design Research S Institute
Singapore • Singapore Center for Livable Cities International Organization • CITYNET •
ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability
Host
Seoul Metropolitan Government Organizer
The Seoul Institute
The Seoul Institute is a 22 years old city research institute established by the Seoul Metropolitan Government in 1992 to support municipal administration through professional research and to improve the quality of life in Seoul. The Seoul Institute (The SI) - Address : Nambusunhwan-ro, 340-gil, Seocho-gu, Seoul 137-071 Korea - Website : www.si.re.kr - Phone : 82-2-2149-1000 Megacity Research Center (MRC) - Address : 330-1, Nambusunhwan-ro, 340-gil, Seocho-gu, Seoul 137-071 Korea - Website : official website planned to be opened - Contact : Dr. Joonho KO (Director) Email : simrc@si.re.kr Phone : 82-2-2149-1127
Solutions for Megacities
Megacity, from Risk Society to Safe City
MEGACITY RESEARCH - City Profiling · MRC researches on economic development stages and urban infrastructure levels of more than 50 major emerging megacities around the world. · At the initial stage, we focus on 7 major cities mostly in Southeast Asia and expects to expand the research works to more cities in the world.
ABOUT US
SEOUL SOLUTIONS
- Research Collaboration · The Seoul Institute (The SI) is establishing various collaborative networks with domestic and international agencies to strengthen its global capacity in dealing with urban problems . - Megacity Think-Tank Alliance (MeTTA)
• City Profiling Areas : Emerging Megacities • 1st scope (2013~2018) : 18 Asian Cities
· Megacity Research Center (MRC) was established at The Seoul Institute (The SI) in July 2012 to support international cooperation of the Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG). · MRC conducts studies on how to create and implement strategic plans for sustainable development of the cities, applying the urban development experiences of the SMG. · MRC focuses on Seoul Solutions, Megacity Research and International Cooperation.
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
- City Monitoring · MRC also plans to monitor outstanding megacities in the developed areas such as New York, London, Paris, Tokyo, Beijing and so on to analyze their innovative policies and read global trend. • Monitoring Areas : Developed Megacities • 1st scope (2013~2018) : 5 Major Global Cities
· The role and influence of megacities are expected to grow in the global community, but only a few cities have the resource to analyze and deal with the problems of their cities. · The SI attempts to form a Think-Tank alliance to take the initiative in dealing with the urban issues in the research area. • MeTTA plans to hold an annual academic conference of themes selected by the host city for a long-lasting constructive engagement. • Beijing, Singapore, Ulaanbaatar, Shanghai, Yangon, Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang are invited, and more are expected to join
Megacity Research Area (2013~2018)
· The Seoul Institute is closely connected with the Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) and international organizations including UN-Habitat, World Bank and CITYNET. · We would like to share our experiences accumulated from the fast economic growth of Seoul and take the role as the ‘Solution Bank’ providing customized solutions based on such coordination.
Framework for providing Seoul Solutions
Amsterdam Warsaw Berlin
London Paris
Barcelona Algiers
Participation of Expert Network
The Seoul Institute
Collaboration with other Government Agencies
Abuja
Moscow Astana
Istanbul Ankara
Ulaanbaatar
Addis Ababa
Seoul
Tashkent
Teheran Lahore Cairo Baghdad Karachi Riyadh Mumbai
Athens
Dar es Salaam
Hong Kong Hanoi
Metro Manila Da Nang Ho Chi Minh City
Singapore Lampung Jakarta
Cooperation with the Private
1st Scope Cities
Bogota
(population)
Rio de Janeiro Sao Paulo
>20,000,000 >15,000,000
New South Wales
International Agencies
Mexico City
Port Moresby
Maputo Durban
Seoul Metropolitan Government
Los Angeles
Shanghai
Kathmandu
Dhaka
New York
San Francisco
Tokyo
New Delhi
Bangalore Yangon Bangkok
Nairobi
Ottawa
Beijing
Buenos Aires
>10,000,000 <10,000,000