How to Build Partnerships with Korean Institutions:
Experience from the Global Smart Cities Partnership Program
The Korea-World Bank Partnership Facility (KWPF) BBL Series aims to share the experience of successful KWPF projects with Bank staff. It focuses on identifying ways to strengthen partnerships with Korean institutions to leverage technical expertise during KWPF grant implementation
The BBL will highlight the successful collaboration between Bank project teams and global smart city experts in Korea and provide insights on how to build effective channels for engagement.
About the Presenter
Hyoung Gun Wang is currently leading the Global Smart Cities Partnership Program and various urban lending projects in Afghanistan at the World Bank. He has produced a range of knowledge products on urban and regional development and smart cities. He is also leading the Smart Cities Knowledge Silo Breaker (community of practice). His research interests and work programs are Urbanization and urban/regional development, Smart cities and e-government, Incremental and affordable housing, GIS and spatial analysis, and Economic impacts of infrastructure investment. His work programs have spanned a range of developing countries including Afghanistan, Argentina, Bangladesh, Brazil, China, Colombia, DR Congo, Egypt, Georgia, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Nigeria, South Korea, Liberia, Malawi, Mexico, Mongolia, the Philippines, Russia, Rep. of Congo, Senegal, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Vietnam, and Yemen. He worked as an Economist at the Bank of Korea (the Central Bank of Korea). He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Brown University.
About the Korea-World Bank Partnership Facility (KWPF)
The Korea-World Bank Group Partnership Facility (KWPF)is an initiative to strengthen ties between the Republic of Korea’s Ministry of Economy and Finance and the World Bank Group. The facility’s overall objective is to assist developing member countries of the WBG in achieving inclusive and sustainable economic growth and to foster broader dialogue on economic development issues. KWPF was established in May 2013 with an initial contribution of $90m. KWPF was subsequently replenished with $90m in October 2016 and $140m in February 2019. The facility supports a broad range of economic development opportunities with a focus on promoting best practices by leveraging the WBG’s knowledge and convening power and Korea’s expertise.
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How to Build Partnerships with Korean Institutions: Experience from the Global Smart Cities Partnership Program
How to Build Partnerships with Korean Institutions:
Experience from the Global Smart Cities Partnership Program
The Korea-World Bank Partnership Facility (KWPF) BBL Series aims to share the experience of successful KWPF projects with Bank staff. It focuses on identifying ways to strengthen partnerships with Korean institutions to leverage technical expertise during KWPF grant implementation
Based on the partnership agreement with MoLIT (Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport in Korea) and funding support from KWPF, the World Bank (GPURL) launched the ‘Global Smart Cities Partnership Program.’ It aims to mainstream and accelerate the adoption of smart city approaches in the World Bank operations and engagement with clients, by promoting knowledge sharing and providing just-in-time technical assistance and operational support to the Bank teams to help various stages of smart city projects. The program offers a partnership platform to connect the World Bank teams, policymakers, development practitioners, academics and private sector experts and facilitates active dialogue, collaboration, and dissemination of best practices and knowledge sharing on smart city framework, technologies, and solutions.
The BBL will highlight the successful collaboration between Bank project teams and global smart city experts in Korea and provide insights on how to build effective channels for engagement.
About the Presenter
Hyoung Gun Wang is currently leading the Global Smart Cities Partnership Program and various urban lending projects in Afghanistan at the World Bank. He has produced a range of knowledge products on urban and regional development and smart cities. He is also leading the Smart Cities Knowledge Silo Breaker (community of practice). His research interests and work programs are Urbanization and urban/regional development, Smart cities and e-government, Incremental and affordable housing, GIS and spatial analysis, and Economic impacts of infrastructure investment. His work programs have spanned a range of developing countries including Afghanistan, Argentina, Bangladesh, Brazil, China, Colombia, DR Congo, Egypt, Georgia, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Nigeria, South Korea, Liberia, Malawi, Mexico, Mongolia, the Philippines, Russia, Rep. of Congo, Senegal, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Vietnam, and Yemen. He worked as an Economist at the Bank of Korea (the Central Bank of Korea). He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Brown University.
About the Korea-World Bank Partnership Facility (KWPF)
The Korea-World Bank Group Partnership Facility (KWPF) is an initiative to strengthen ties between the Republic of Korea’s Ministry of Economy and Finance and the World Bank Group. The facility’s overall objective is to assist developing member countries of the WBG in achieving inclusive and sustainable economic growth and to foster broader dialogue on economic development issues. KWPF was established in May 2013 with an initial contribution of $90m. KWPF was subsequently replenished with $90m in October 2016 and $140m in February 2019. The facility supports a broad range of economic development opportunities with a focus on promoting best practices by leveraging the WBG’s knowledge and convening power and Korea’s expertise.