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BRLC Committee: Belt and Road Youth Forum of the 2050 Conference Successfully Concluded
23-25 April 2021 | HANGZHOU – UCLG ASPAC Committee on Belt and Road Local Cooperation (BRLC) led by the city of Hangzhou organised the 2050 Conference “The Mission of Young People from Belt and Road Cities in Promoting Innovation in the Post-Pandemic Era.” The Forum aimed at involving young generation to lead innovation and put their ingenuity to work to solve problems facing the world. UCLG ASPAC highly supports and appreciates active contribution of Hangzhou in leading the committee as well as ensuring youth involvement for future city development. The event received positive feedback, particularly from distinguished figures attending. Click
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UPDATE: Daejeon for the Seventh UCLG World Summit of Local and Regional Leaders 2022
CITY of Daejeon will host the upcoming 2022 Daejeon UCLG World Congress. With the vision of the Future of Sustainable Cities: Global Urban Community, Daejeon will focus on: building world peace; sustainable smart cities; decentralisation and public participation; and K-Festival and global communication. Daejeon is also seeking an opportunity to invite delegations from North Korea in cooperation with the UCLG World Secretariat. Click
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Guiyang and Gui'an Jointly Write a Wonderful Chapter for the Rise of "China's Data Valley"
CITY of Guiyang, a capital city of Guizhou Province and Gui’an are now collaborating to optimise opportunities in the utilisation of big data. Developing big data will support Guiyang and Gui’an to advance the five-year action of strengthening Guiyang’s primacy as the provincial capital and build a city with large economic volume. It will also help Guiyang and Gui’an adhere to the development vision of building a hundred industries centred on featured products. Click
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Gunsan Paving Way to Recovery: COVID-19 Vaccination
GUNSAN is the first city in Jeollabuk-do Province that starts vaccination. The city aims at inoculating more than 70% of its local people to ensure public health and safety. Gunsan Public Health Centre targets 1,790 citizens (aged under 65) getting vaccination until 5 April 2021. Local people can access vaccine at local public health centres and nursing facilities. For smooth process, city of Gunsan applies grouping based on age and working place. Gunsan city has collaborated with Gunsan Medical Association and established the COVID-19 Vaccination Implementation Promotion Committee to support medical personnel for large-scale vaccination. Click
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Surging Use of Ttareungi: Transformation of Seoul's Public Transport Use
TRANSFORMATION in public transport use occurs in Seoul. Due to COVID-19 pandemic, fewer Seoul citizens use public transport (such as bus, subway). At the same time, the use of Ttareungi (shared bikes) has surged drastically. With the high awareness on health, the trend has shifted and people prioritise personal mobility. Statistics shows that total users of public transport (bus, subway) in 2020 (3.4 billion) decreased 25.9% (by 1.2 billion) compared to 2019. However, the number of Ttareungi rentals (23.7 million) increased 24.6% (by 4.67 million) compared to 2019. Click
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