Closed Sessions

Venue: Seoul Institute

Wednesday, April 30

 

7:30                Depart hotel to event venue

8:30-8:40        Welcoming Remarks

                              • Chang Hyun Lee, President of Seoul Institute

City e-Government

 

Description: Integrated Smart Urban Management (iSUM) using ICT for accountability, efficiency and better service.

 

8:40-9:40

Moderator:           Baasanjav Sanjaa, Mayor’s Office, Ulaanbaatar (TBC)

Discussants:        Hyoung Gun Wang, Senior Economist, World Bank  

                              Nicolas Ronderos, Director, Regional Planning Association, NYC

Rapporteur:          Eun Joo Allison YI, World Bank

Presentations (10’-15’ each)

1. Seoul: e-Government toward Smart City: Sang Ok Choi, Professor, Korea University; Jong Geum Kim, Director of Information System Planning, SMG

2. WB-WeGO: WB-WeGO city e-Government toolkit: Suzin Ahn, Secretariat of WeGO
3. Dar es Salaam: Towards e government - the case of Dar : Hon Yusuf Mwenda, Mayor, Kinondoni Municipal Council
4. Ulaanbaatar

9:40-10:10         Discussion, questions and answers

 

10:00-10:30       Coffee break

 

Metropolitan Economy

 

Description: Metropolitan economic development and restructuring – from planning to implementation

 

10:30-11:50

Moderator:                Sung-Soo Choi, Senior Advisor, KRIHS

Discussants:            Uma Adusumilli, Chief Planner, Mumbai, India
                                   Andre Bald, Sr. Urban Specialist, World Bank

Rapporteur:              Parul Agarwala, World Bank

Presentations (15’ each)

1. Paris: Andre Durbec, International Vice-president of the competiveness cluster Advancity (Sustainable City), Paris

2. Accra: Samuel Aryee, Director of Finance, City of Accra
3. Ulaanbaatar
4. Bandung:
5. Seoul: Beonwook Kim, Senior Research Fellow, Incheon Development Institute; Sangdae Lee, Director, Gyeongi Research Institute

 

12:00-12:30      Discussion, questions and answers

 

12:30-13:30      Lunch hosted by the President of Seoul Institute

 

   
Inter-Jurisdictional Coordination

 

Description: Examples of inter-jurisdictional coordination and governance at a metropolitan level

 

13:40-15:00

Moderator:        Julie Nouvion, Member of the Paris Region Parliament

Discussants:     Hon Mayor Jerry Silaa, Mayor Ilala Municipal Council
                           Peter Ellis, Lead Urban Specialist, World Bank

Rapporteur:      Augustin Maria , World Bank

Presentations (10’-15’ each)

1. Paris: Bertrand Lemoine, Director of Research, National Centre for Scientific Research
2. Dar el Salaam: Institution setup in Dar es Salaam: Hon Jerry Silaa, Mayor, Ilala Municipal Council
3. Nairobi: Eng Kinyua Wamugunda, Assistant Country Engineer, and Nairobi Metropolitan Services Improvement Project Liason Officer
4. Seoul, Case 1: Woonsoo Kim, Senior Research Fellow, Seoul Institute
5. Seoul, Case 2: Metropolitan Governance - Administration and Finance: Hyeonho Kim, Director of Regional Development, Korea Research Institute for Human Settlements

15:10-15:40      Discussion, questions and answers

 

15:40-16:00      Coffee break

 

Urban Think-Tanks

 

Description: The role and function of urban think-tanks in planning and policy implementation

 

16:00-17:20

Moderator:         Yeong Hee Jang, Vice President, Seoul Institute

Discussants:      Peter Ellis, Lead Urban Specialist, World Bank
                            Bat-Erdene Batzolboo (TBC), Economic Development Agency, Ulaanbaatar

Rapporteur:       Sangmoo Kim, World Bank

Presentations (15’ each)

1. KRIHS: Jincheol Jo, Research Fellow, Korea Research Institute for Human Settlements
2. Guadalajara: Luis Felipe Siqueiros, Technical Director, Guadalajara 2020

3. Seoul Institute: Inhee Kim, Director of Planning and Coordination
4. GRI: Taekyung Kim, Research Fellow, Gyeongi Research Institute
5. RPA: Nicolas Ronderos, Director, Regional Planning Association, NYC

17:30-18:00      Discussion, questions and answers

 

18:10                Move to dinner site via bus

18:30-20:30      Dinner hosted by the President of KRIHS

20:30                Back to hotel