Taipei City Government

A city delegation led by Deputy Mayor Chou Li-fang has arrived at Sidoarjo, Indonesia for the 2015 CITYNET 33rd Executive Committee Meeting and International Seminar. She will be giving a presentation on Taipei’s green transportation and ICT policies in the seminar highlighting Asian Perspectives on Sustainable Urbanization on October 7.
Chou interacted with representatives from member cities, inviting them to visit Taipei for World Design Capital 2016, Velo-city 2016, and Summer Universiade 2017. The city delegates also presented Taipei’s administrative achievement during the City Exhibition.
Mayor Park Won-soon of Seoul, which takes the role as the current Secretariat of CITYNET, extended his welcome to attendees from the Asia Pacific region through a written address. He noted that CITYNET members are closely connected in terms of economic, social, and cultural relations. Park cited the joint relief work for the April 2015 Nepal earthquake as an example which testifies to the strong bond and willingness to help each other between members of the organization.
On the sidelines, Chou met with Secretary General Vijay Jagannathan and Seoul ambassador Kim Chang-beom. She expressed Taipei’s interest in becoming involved in collaborative programs launched by CITYNET. She also took the opportunity to invite Vijay Jagannathan and Park Won-soon to visit the capital of the island.
CITYNET, established in 1987 with the support of UNESCAP, UN-HABITAT, and UNDP, is an international organization dedicated to promoting sustainable development through a cooperative network among Asian Pacific cities. The organization currently consists of 135 member cities and 2 corporate members.