At the request of the Secretariat of World Smart Sustainable Cities Organization (WeGO) located in Seoul, Korea, the NEAR Secretariat approached its member regions with regards to participation in the 'Online Seminar(Webinar) on China〮Japan〮Korea Smart Cities’ (Aug. 5) and Northeast Asia Smart City Online Workshop (Oct. 21). As a result, a total of 38 persons from nine member regions registered to participate.

 • Webinar on CJK Smart Cites (Aug. 5): 32 persons from six member regions

  - Korea: Chungcheongnam-do Province (1), Jeollanam-do Province (5), Jeju Province (6)

  - China: Shanxi Province (1), Shandong Province (8), Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region (11)

 • Northeast Asia Smart City Online Workshop (Oct. 21): six persons from three member regions
  - Mongolia: Uvs Province (2),
  - Russia: Irkutsk Region (2), Khabarovsk Territory (2)

The World Smart Sustainable Cities Organization is an international organization established in 2010 by 50 founding member cities with a current membership of 208 cities from all over the world. It aims to develop sustainable cities and resolve the digital divide through exchange and cooperation in the Smart City and E-Government fields by utilizing information and communication technology (ICT).

Going forward, the Secretariat will continue its cooperation with international organizations or organizations found by regional governments in various fields to contribute to the common development and prosperity of its member regions.