The 2019 Smart City Summit & Expo opened on March 26 in Taipei
Taiwan News
Date: 2019/03/26
By: Teng Pei-ju, Taiwan News, Staff Reporter
Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je and Deputy Taipei Mayor Teng Chia-chi (second-right) take part in the 2019 Smart City Summit & Expo in Taipei on March 26 (Sour
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taipei City Mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) said Tuesday that the city government is making the city a “living lab” for smart city solutions and innovative ideas to be worked on in order to provide better and more efficient services for citizens.
With the goal of moving towards one of the most livable cities in the world, the Taipei City Government is pushing forward “citizen-centric governance and transformation” on the basis of existing infrastructure and technology, remarked Ko during welcoming remarks at the Mayors’ Summit on Tuesday afternoon.
The city government aims to become a platform for innovation while the entire capital serves as a “living lab,” said Ko.
As a major highlight of the 2019 Smart City Summit & Expo on Tuesday, the Mayors’ Summit gathered together 128 city mayors and local government representatives from 42 countries to take part in the discussion on city governance and smart city applications.
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