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The Global Network of Technopolises
for Sustainable and Inclusive Innovation
Address. 100 Dunsanro, Seo-gu, Daejeon 35242, Republic of Korea
Phone. +82 (42) 270-2267, 2264 Fax. +82 (42) 471-2319
Website. www.wtanet.org E-mail. [email protected]
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Table of Contents
Greetings from President
WTA at a Glance
2018 Highlights
Celebration of 20th Anniversary of WTA▷ 11th WTA General Assembly
Promoting Innovation for Sustainable Development▷ 2018 Global Innovation Forum
Linking Innovation to Private Sector▷ 15th WTA Hi-Tech Fair
Capacity Building Program▷ Daejeon-KOICA-WTA Special Policy Training
▷ 2018 UNESCO-WTA International Training Workshop
Knowledge Sharing▷ World Technopolis Review (WTR)
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WTA Vision 2030
WTA Membership Status
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Appendix
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Greetings from President
The year of 2018 was truly meaningful as WTA celebrated its 20th
anniversary.
WTA was officially established in 1998 with 21 science cities from ten
countries through about two years of preparation.
Twenty years since then, WTA has become an international networking
platform among not only science cities but also ministries, provincial
governments, universities, science and technology parks, research
institutes, and companies who want to share the value of WTA missions and
activities. Today, 109 innovation actors from 48 countries are members of WTA.
In October 2018, the 11th WTA General Assembly was held in Binh Duong, Viet Nam in celebration of the
20th Anniversary of WTA.
At the Plenary Meeting of the General Assembly, we adopted WTA Vision 2030, which indicates the
following five objectives and 15 key activities for the future.
“Pursue the collective growth of technopolises through closer collaboration system among WTA members.”
“Strengthen the partnership with innovative corporations to support smart growth.”
“Accelerate the industry-academia collaboration focused on the higher education institutions
responding to the fourth industrial revolution.”
“Promote the inclusive innovation through collaboration and sharing.”
“Strengthen the collaborative system to encourage wider global participation of members in WTA
activities.”
I hope all of our members and partnership work together to realize the 5 objectives above and lead
sustainable and inclusive innovation.
I sincerely appreciate all of your support and participation this year and I would like to ask for your
continued consideration and contribution.
Thank you!
Her, Tae-JeongPresident of the World Technopolis Association
Mayor of Daejeon Metropolitan City,
Republic of Korea
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WTA at a Glance
The World Technopolis Association (WTA) has been established to create a link between science and technology to
regional development, to promote mutual development through exchanges and cooperation among technopolises,
and to contribute to the prosperity of mankind through scientific and technological innovation.
The main activities of WTA are based on the Triangle Approach, which is organic and close cooperation among
local and regional government, universities and research institutes and companies as the main innovation actors in
a Technopolis.
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History
- WTA was officially launched at the 1st General Assembly with 23 science cities from 10 countries by adopting the WTA Statutes - Daejeon Metropolitan City played a leading role during the preparation process by organizing the International Symposiums in 1996 and 1997 and was selected as the host city for the secretariat of WTA.
- Organized the 1st Executive Board Meeting in Guildford City, UK
- Organized the 1st Technomart in Daejeon, Republic of Korea with the participation of 46 cities and 210 companies from 15 countries.
- Launched the WTA University Presidents Forum organizing its inauguration in Daejeon, Republic of Korea with the participation of 28 universities.
- Organized the 1st UNESCO-WTA International Training Workshop which is a capacity building program for the managers of science and technology parks and technology business incubators.
- At the 174th Session of UNESCO Executive Board, WTA was approved as an official partner NGO of UNESCO.
- UNESCO-WTA Technopolis Development Center was launched as a basis to implement international cooperative projects with developing countries: capacity building, policy advice and pilot projects on establishment of science and technology parks and technology business incubators.
- Conducted the 1st UNESCO-WTA cooperative project in Mubarak, Egypt: technical assistance on establishing the basic plan for the development of Mubarak Science Park
- Organized the 6th WTA General Assembly celebrating the 10th Anniversary of WTA
- Launched the international academic journal: World Technopolis Review (WTR) and published its inauguration issue.- UNESCO-WTA-Daejeon officially agreed to launch a new initiative: Global Innovation Forum aiming to promote the culture of innovation and to contribution to sustainable development based on science and technology.
- Established the Organizing Committee of Global Innovation Forum and organized its first meeting in Daejeon, Republic of Korea.
- Organized the inauguration forum of Global Innovation Forum in Daejeon, Republic of Korea with a theme “Innovation 4.0 – Shifting the Innovation Paradigm toward Creative Economy“ and adopted the 2014 Global Innovation Forum Communique.
- Organized the 11th WTA General Assembly in Binh Duong, Viet Nam celebrating the 20th Anniversary of WTA and adopted the WTA Vision 2030.
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12 MarchWTA, Binh Duong Province and Daejeon Metropolitan City signed MOU on hosting the 11th WTA General Assembly, 2018 Global Innovation Forum and 15th Hi-Tech Fair in celebration of 20th Anniversary of WTA in Binh Duong Vietnam. The signing ceremony was held in Binh Duong Province, Vietnam.
9 AprilBinh Duong Delegation (headed by the Standing Vice Chairman of the Provincial People’s Committee Mr. Mai Hung Dung) visited WTA Secretariat to have a preparatory meeting for organizing the WTA General Assembly, Global Innovation Forum and Hi-Tech Fair.
23-29 MayWTA and Daejeon City representatives conducted promotion tour to Australia to meet its members: Brisbane and Ipswich city council. The visit was even more fruitful building partnership with Griffith University who newly joined the 10th WTA University Presidents’ Forum in October.
19-23 March WTA & UNESCO representatives visited Binh Duong, Vietnam to design the detailed programs of the WTA events and determine the detailed venue planning. The daily timetable was arranged and major theme and topics were determined during the discussion.
15-24 AprilWTA representatives visited Indonesia for a promotion tour. Tangerang Selatan City (Executive Board Member of WTA / Mayor: Airin Rachmi Diani) supported the visit and arranged meetings with other cities including Medan, Depok, Tangerang and Bogor.
9-17 JuneWTA representatives made a promotion tour to European region including Sweden (Uppsala), Hungary (Budapest), Czech Republic (Brno) and Romania (Cluj-Napoca, Oradea).
2018 Highlights
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1 June – 28 SeptemberFor more efficient preparation of 2018 WTA Events with host city Binh Duong, Mr. Nguyen Huu Loi, the officer of Foreign Affairs Department of Binh Duong Province was dispatched to WTA Secretariat office in Daejeon, Republic of Korea. Thanks to his excellent coordination, we could have a successful event in Binh Duong.
10-13 OctoberIn celebration of 20th Anniversary of WTA, the 11th WTA General Assembly, 2018 Global Innovation Forum and 15th WTA Hi-Tech Fair were held in Binh Duong, Vietnam. WTA Vision 2030 was adopted including 5 objectives and 15 key activities for the future direction of WTA in close line with UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
28-29 NovemberThe 2018 UNESCO-WTA International Training Workshop was held in Daejeon, Republic of Korea with the theme of “Science and Technology Parks in a Smart City”. It was the 14th edition of the workshop which has been annually held since 2005.
16 AugustWTA Secretariat and Binh Duong Province had the high-level preparatory meeting in Daejeon, Republic of Korea. The meeting was chaired by the Secretary General of WTA Prof. Byung-Joo Kang and the Chairman of People’s Committee of Binh Duong Province Mr. Tran Thanh Liem.
8-29 NovemberWTA conducted a special policy training program on smart city development in cooperation with Daejeon Metropolitan City, Korea International Cooperation Agency(KOICA) and UNESCO. The three-week training was very intensive focused on 5 invited countries: Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Myanmar and Vietnam.
13-21 DecemberWTA representat ives in associat ion with Daejeon Metropolitan City and research institutes conducted site visits to Spain to find possible partners for future collaboration. The visit was arranged and supported by INEUSTAR (Spanish Science Industry Association).
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11th WTA General Assembly
10-12 October 2018 / Binh Duong, Vietnam
38th WTA Executive Board Meeting
10 OCT 2018 / BCEC, Binh Duong, Vietnam
2 items for approval and 2 items for discussion were on the table at the 38th session of WTA executive board meeting. The items for approval were (i) Review and approval of new members, and (ii) Revision of the WTA working regulations.
Approved new members were 3 institutional members and WTA has 109 members in 48 countries as of October 2018.≫ Pai Chai University, Republic of Korea (President: Prof. Young-Ho Kim)
The 11th WTA General Assembly held in Binh Duong, Vietnam on 10-13 October 2018 celebrating the 20th Anniversary of WTA. For the great success of the event, the People’s Committee of Binh Duong Province, Eastern International University and Becamex IDC performed excellent work during the preparation and operation as sincere partners and co-organizers.
The 11th WTA General Assembly consisted of various programs: - 38th WTA Executive Board Meeting - Asia & Pacific Regional Board Meeting - America, Europe, Middle East & Africa Regional Board Meeting - The Plenary Meeting of General Assembly - 16th WTA Mayors’ Forum - 10th WTA University Presidents’ Forum
Celebration of 20th Anniversary of WTA
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≫ Daejeon University, Republic of Korea (President: Prof. Jong-Seo Lee)≫ Mokwon University, Republic of Korea (President: Prof. Hyukdae Kwon)
The revision of WTA Working Regulations was conducted in conjunction with the revision of WTA Statutes. The revised or newly established articles were as follow: Article 3.2 (Rights and obligations of full members), Article 3.3 (Honorary member), Article 4 (Membership fee), Article 4.2 (Use of annual membership fee), Article 8 (Membership fee report), Article 9 (Readmission), Article 14 (Votes quorum), Article 17 (Executive board), Article 18 (Regional boards), Article 21 (Secretary-General), Article 22 (Secretariat), Article 22.2 (WTA development institute).
the revised WTA Working Regulations can be found at WTA website.
The items for discussion were (i) Revision of WTA vision objectives and (ii) Annual membership fee scheme. It was preliminary discussion ahead of the plenary meeting of the General Assembly. Executive board members carefully reviewed the detailed contents of the objectives and key activities of the new vision of WTA and suggested to link them to the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. When it comes to the annual membership fee, every attended member agreed to the necessity of the reintroduction of the annual membership fee and the standard proposed by the Secretariat.
Regional Board Meetings
10 OCT 2018 / BCEC, Binh Duong, Vietnam
In order to have a more intensive and casual discussion on the regional issues of cooperation among WTA members, we arranged 2 regional board meetings: (i) Americas, Europe, Middle East & Africa Regional Board Meeting, and (ii) Asia & the Pacific Regional Board Meeting.
At the Americas, Europe, Middle East & Africa Regional Board Meeting, we had 8 special panelists:≫ Prof. Richard A. Levao, President of Bloomfield College, USA≫ Prof. Peter K. Jeong, Vice President of Bloomfield College, USA≫ Mrs. Martha Leal Gonzalez, Director of Institute of Innovation and Technology Transfer, Nuevo Leon State, Mexico≫ Dr. Malcolm Parry OBE, Managing Director & CEO of
Surry Research Park, UK≫ Mr. Sergio Arzeni, President of International Network for SMEs (INSME)≫ Mr. Hesham Eldeeb, President of Electronics Research Institutes, Egypt≫ Prof. Sufyan Almajali, Acting Dean of King Hussain Faculty for Computing Sciences, Jordan≫ Dr. Yoslan Nur, Program Specialist of UNESCO
During the meeting, the panelists mainly discussed on how to improve the academia-industry collaboration and the possible role of WTA to support the activation of the relationship. Globally, it is a common phenomenon that society has serious mismatching between job opportunities and education. And through close cooperation between academia and industry sides, we can respond to the rapidly changing environment in a more sustainable way. The invited panelists also suggested having virtual meetings periodically to understand the situation and to have stronger connection between the members.
At the Asia & the Pacific Regional Board Meeting, we had 9 special panelists:≫ Mr. John Nugent, Former Mayor of Ipswich, Australia≫ Ms. Sarah Leach, Principal Coordinator of Smart Connected Brisbane Office, Brisbane City Council, Australia≫ Mr. Mai Hung Dung, Standing Vice Chairman of People’s Committee of Binh Duong Province, Vietnam≫ Mr. Nasanbat Sunduijav, Mayor of Darkhan, Mongolia≫ Mr. Xiao Rangjian, Deputy Director of Hefei Foreign & Overseas Chinese Affairs Office, Hefei City, China≫ Mr. Kang-Hee Jeong, Senior Officer of Daejeon Metropolitan City, Republic of Korea≫ Prof. Seon-Tae Kim, Vice President of Daejeon
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Plenary Meeting of General Assembly
12 OCT 2018 / BCEC, Binh Duong, Vietnam
The 11th Plenary Meeting of WTA General Assembly took place in 12th October 2018 in Binh Duong, Vietnam. There were 3 items for approval and 3 items for report. The items for approval were: (i) Revision of the WTA Vision and Objectives, (ii) Revision of the WTA Statutes, and (iii) Annual Membership Fee Scheme.
Ⅰ. Revision of the WTA Vision and ObjectivesFollowing the suggestion of members to have more connection with the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable development, we launched the WTA Vision 2030, “A Global Network of Technopolises for Sustainable and Inclusive Innovation” with 5 objectives and 15 key activities. The objectives are linked to the UN SDGs as follow:(Objective 1) Collective Growth
Pursue the collective growth of technopolises
through closer collaboration system among WTA
members in line with SDG Goal 11 (Sustainable
Cities and Communities)
(Objective 2) Smart Growth
Strengthen the partnership with innovative
corporations to support smart growth in line with
SDG Goal 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth)
(Objective 3) Industry-Academia Collaboration
Accelerate the industry-academia collaboration
focused on the higher education institutions
responding to the fourth industrial revolution in
line with SDG Goal 4 (Quality Education)
(Objective 4) Sharing
Promote the inc lus ive innovat ion through
collaboration and sharing in line with SDG Goal 9
(Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure)
(Objective 5) Networking
Strengthen the collaborative system to encourage
wider global partnership of members in WTA
activities in line with SDG Goal 17 (Partnerships for
the Goals)
Please refer to the appendix for the detailed
explanation about the key activities.
Ⅱ. Revision of the WTA StatutesIn order to respond to the changes of format of WTA activities and newly adopted vision and member system, we have revised and introduced new articles as follows: Preface, Article 1 (Name), Article 2 (Objectives), Article 3 (Members), Article 4 (Kinds of Members), Article 6 (Executives), Article 7 (Regional Boards), Article 8 (WTA Research Institute and Academic Committee), Article 9 (Operation and Composition of Secretariat), Article 11 (Financial Resources), Article 12 (Major Projects). The revised Statutes can be found at WTA website.
Ⅲ. Annual Membership Fee SchemeThe annual membership fee was f i rst abolished at the 7th Plenary Meeting of WTA General Assembly on 3rd September 2010.
University, Republic of Korea≫ Prof. Byoung-Wook Choi, President of Hanbat National University, Republic of Korea
Through the regional board meeting, the invited panelists shared their current social issues and discussed strategies to stimulate the sustainable regional development based on the network of WTA. Binh Duong Province addressed their difficulties in matching the rapidly growing population with the social infrastructure and supporting ecosystem. They wanted to learn the strategies on how to develop the
innovative ecosystem promoting the entrepreneurship for sustainable regional development. Daejeon University proposed that a sustainable development of a city should be approached considering how to improve the citizens’ quality of life. Discussing the various social issues that different cities and organizations are facing, the panelists suggested establishing a database accumulating the social problems of member cities and policies and programs that member cities were introduced to solve and reduce the problems with lessons.
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The main reason was the annual fee became a heavy burden particularly to members from developing countries. However, as time passed by, without the annual financial contribution of members, the sense of belonging and responsibility of members have been decreased, and we needed to secure the method of independent financial resource to conduct cooperative projects among members. This was the reason why WTA Secretariat proposed to re-introduce the annual membership fee and asked
opinions of members (36th EBM in June 2018, 38th EBM in October 2018). At the 11th Plenary Meeting of General Assembly, all the participated members agreed to reintroduce the annual membership fee, and to adopt the membership fee scheme shown as the following tables. The amount of annual fee is set differently by the size of the city’s population, the amount of GNI per capita of the mother country and the categories of members as below:
GNI per Capita
Group I(~1,005$)
Group II(1,006$~3,955$)
Group III(3,956$~12,235$)
Group IV(over 12,235$)
STP, University, Research Institute
672 USD 960 USD 1,372 USD 1,960 USD
Start-up 336 USD 480 USD 686 USD 980 USD
SME 672 USD 960 USD 1,372 USD 1,960 USD
Large Company 2,016 USD 2,880 USD 4,116 USD 5,880 USD
NGO, Other organization 403 USD 576 USD 823 USD 1,176 USD
Individual 201 USD 288 USD 411 USD 588 USD
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Annual Membership Fee: Institutional & Individual Member
GNI per Capita
Group I(~1,005$)
Group II(1,006$~3,955$)
Group III(3,956$~12,235$)
Group IV(over 12,235$)
(a)Under 500,000
672 USD 960 USD 1,372 USD 1,960 USD
(b)500,000 ~ 1 million
960 USD 1,372 USD 1,960 USD 2,800 USD
(c)Over 1 million
1,372 USD 1,960 USD 2,800 USD 4,000 USD
Provincial and central government Member
1,372 USD 1,960 USD 2,800 USD 4,000 USD
Annual Membership Fee: General Member
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* Large companies refer to those with 500 employees or more.
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The items for report were: (i) Admission of new members (The year of 2017-2018), (ii) Financial report (The year of 2016-2017) and (iii) Revision of WTA Working Regulations. As the General Assembly is organizing biannually, the report items are the accumulated items that were approved at the Executive Board Meeting for 2 years. Some of the details were already mentioned above at the sector of Executive Board Meeting, and the full contents of the
items can be found at WTA website.
For the last part of the Plenary Meeting of General Assembly, the Board Members were appointed for a two-year term (2019-2020). There were no changes in the composition of the board members from the previous term, and we expect to have their strong support and active contribution. The board members of WTA are as below:
16th WTA Mayors’ Forum
12 October 2018 / BCEC, Binh Duong, Vietnam
“Main Issues for the Development of Smart City & Sharing Experiences”
WTA Mayors’ Forum aims to provide an international platform for policy sharing and mutual consultation among WTA member cities from all around the world. The 16th edition of WTA Mayors’ Forum took a place in 12th October with participation of the representatives of 11 cities and provinces from 10 countries: Daejeon (Republic of Korea), Binh Duong (Vietnam), Darkhan
President ● Daejeon, Republic of Korea
President of
Regional Board
(Deputy President)
● (Americas Regional Board) Calgary, Canada
● (Asia Regional Board) Nanjing, China
● (The Pacific Regional Board) Ipswich, Australia
● (Europe Regional Board) Vacancy
● (Middle East & Africa Regional Board) Isfahan Science and Technology Town (ISTT), Iran
Executive
Board Member
● Nuevo Leon State, Mexico
● Antonio Narino University, Colombia
● Pohang, Republic of Korea
● Sapporo, Japan
● Hsinchu, Chinese Taipei
● Darkhan, Mongolia
● Ministry of Science and Technology, Nigeria
● City of Scientific Research & Technology Applications, Egypt
● Novosibirsk, Russia
● Uppsala, Sweden
● Brisbane, Australia
● Tangerang Selatan, Indonesia
Auditor ● Hefei, China
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(Mongolia), Tangerang Selatan (Indonesia), Ipswich, Brisbane (Australia), Hefei (China), Nuevo Leon (Mexico), Cluj-Napoca (Romania), Dortmund (Germany) and Granada (Spain). Under the grand topic of Smart City, there were three sectors for intense discussion and three invited cities shared the best practices for each topic: (i) Smart Infrastructure – Cluj-Napoca, (ii) Smart Energy and Environment - Dortmund, and (iii) Smart Industry & Economy - Granada.
Ⅰ. Smart Infrastructure and Participatory Governance* Emil Boc, Mayor of Cluj-Napoca, Romania
“Quintuple Helix participatory governance system” is connecting the public administration, universities, the actors of a classic triple helix, NGOs and the citizens. It is important to acknowledge the capacity of social actors to define the problems, to identify the solutions and to include the participation of citizens in the decision-making process. Main action and projects initiated by the city of Cluj-Napoca related to the smart infrastructure are transport & urban mobility, energy & climate, the safety of the citizens, and access to internet. The vision of the city is based on two pillars: (i) use of new technologies in order to find innovative solutions for the multiple social problems, and (ii) development of a new culture of public participation, encouraging the citizens and the representatives of the civil society to take part in identifying the solutions, discussing the priorities of the community and the solutions suggested.
Ⅱ. A Technology Strategy based on Participation and Collaboration* Jan Fritz Rettberg, Chief Innovation Officer of the City of Dortmund, Germany
Since 1980, about 80,000 workers have lost their jobs in coal-mining, steel-factories and breweries which have been the major convent ional industr ies of the c i ty of Dortmund. And more than 20,000 new jobs have been created in IT, microelectronics, logistics, biotechnology and energy industries. Digitization is the technical enabler for a smart city. Digitization is not an end in itself. A city is smart when it connects people and digital technologies via an intelligent process for the purpose of maintaining and improving the quality of life and the environment, to secure and strengthen the
business location, and improving efficiency and proximity to citizens in an administration that is adapted to technological progress. For the implementation of the smart city policies, Dortmund City introduced Smart City Hub & Data Center which consists of the Smart City Alliance Dortmund, Steering Committee and Management Board conducting masterplans in 6 major areas: digital administration, digital economy, digital education, municipal safety, energy future and mobility with the collaboration and participation of more than 120 public and private partners. More detailed information can be found at www.smartcity.dortmund.de.
Ⅲ. Granada’s Policies and Programs to promote the Smart Industry & Economy* Francisco Aranda, General Manager of Granada City, Spain
Granada Human Smart City aims to impulse an economic growth based on the use of information and communication technologies (ICT), health and biotechnology industries aand cultural tourism in order to make the city more inclusive, environmental-friendly and accessible. Under the Strategic Plan Granada Smart City 2020, Granada is implementing 3 strategic lines: (i) the use of ICT for the modernization of the administration, the improvement of services to the citizens and the increase of citizen participation, (ii) development and increase of companies’ competitiveness, and (iii) improvement of mobility and accessibility. There are 2 major initiatives regarding the smart industry and economy. The first one is “Dynamic Collection of Urban Waste” which is an installation of microchips in the garbage containers for a smart waste’s collection. The second one is the “Granada Accesible” aiming to make the Albaicin neighborhood universally accessible for all people, regardless of their physical condition, age or place of origin. It also provides the promotion and accessibility of cultural heritage and the promotion of smart and sustainable tourism through innovative, i n tegrated and e f f i c ient in format ion technologies.
Based on the best practice presentation of the three invited cities, participants discussed the related issues and problems that each city has with different approaches and shared their policies and programs
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10th WTA University Presidents’ Forum
11 October 2018 / Eastern International University, Binh Duong, Vietnam
“Smart Co-Prosperity Strategies between University and City Government”
WTA University Presidents’ Forum is a high-level meeting among research-oriented universities in the world that aims to discover the strategies to support the regional development as one of the core actors of the regional innovation ecosystem, and to build
in smart city development. The 11 cities agreed to continuously cooperate together for sustainable
cooperative partnership among member universities. At the 10th WTA University Presidents’ Forum, representatives of 18 universities from 5 countries participated and discussed “Smart Co-Prosperity Strategies between University and City Government.” During the discussion, it was emphasized that universities should provide students with a practical learning environment with close collaboration with industrial sectors. In order to achieve that, it is required to develop a cooperative ecosystem among universities and local communities. Students shall be trained to adapt to the rapidly changing environment in the real world. The academia-industry partnership can be beneficial fostering innovation and social development of the region in a sustainable way. 18 universities jointly contracted MOU for future cooperation in 5 major areas as below: Ⅰ. Exchange of students Ⅱ. Exchange of faculty and administrative staff Ⅲ. Collaborative research projects, lectures,
symposia, seminars, workshops, etc. Ⅳ. Exchange of academic information and
materials Ⅴ. Collaboration in instructional and cultural
programs, including publication activities of mutual interests and shared access to information networks
regional development.
Participated Universities
University Representative
Chungnam National University, Republic of KoreaProf. Deog-Seong Oh / President* Chairperson of WTA University Presidents’ Forum
Eastern International University, Vietnam * Host of 10th WTA University Presidents’ Forum Prof. Nguten Van Phuc / President
Bloomfield College, USA Prof. Richard A. Levao / President
Portland State University, USA Prof. Rahmat Shoureshi / President
University of Hormozgan, Islamic Republic of Iran Prof. Ali Akbar Sheikhi Fini / President
Griffith University, Australia Prof. Paul Burton / Director of Cities Research Institute
Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Prof. Huynh Thanh Dat / President
An Giang University, Vietnam Prof. Vo Van Thang / President
Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology, Vietnam National University of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Prof. Tran Thien Phuc / Viet President
University of Information Technology, Vietnam National University of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Prof. Nguyen Hoang Tu Anh / President
University of Science, Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Prof. Tran Linh Thuoc / President
Thu Dau Mot University, Vietnam Prof. Hoang Trong Quyen / President
Vietnamese – German University, Vietnam Prof. Tomas Benz / President
Daejeon University, Republic of Korea Prof. Seon-Tae Kim / Vice President
Hanbat National University, Republic of Korea Prof. Byoung-Wook Choi / President
Hannam University, Republic of Korea Prof. Young-Tae Jung / Vice President
Mokwon University, Republic of Korea Prof. Hyuk-Dae Kwon / President
Pai Chai University, Republic of Korea Prof. Young-Ho Kim / President
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of city platform is called “smart city”. A smart city is an interactive city platform fully equipped with cutting-edge technologies such as big data and IoT. Its concept should include a comprehensive understanding ranging from IT, construction and communication service to regional development. By collecting and utilizing many aspects of the city’s information, the city transforms and evolves to a new form. An essential aspect of a smart city is innovation. The innovation strategies wil l enable a smart and better city environment and result in improving infrastructure, building a platform for information exchange and incorporating these services on a city level.Currently, most of the smart city projects show limitations since their services are simply an integrated control of waterworks, traffics and pollutants. Their roles are limited to controlling public information and supervising these services. However, a smart city should grow beyond the practical concept by making things more intelligent and inclusive. The pivotal player in developing smart city is not only a developer but also the citizens – who should be considered as the first priority beneficiary of smart city services.
The city is a platform. Around a city, diverse functions including people, space and infrastructure form an enormous network and it is an overarching goal for a city to manage the network in a systematic and efficient manner. Cities are constantly supplied with outside resources and As a city experiences population growth, many problems occur such as unemployment, traffic jam, energy shortage, and thus threaten the city environment. as a city experiences population growth. Accordingly, a huge challenge lies in front of us: how to efficiently run the city and achieve sustainability on a city level. The city that provides intellectual services using science and technology to make the most use
Promoting Innovation for Sustainable Development
2018 Global Innovation Forum 10-12 October 2018 / BCEC, Binh Duong, Vietnam
Global Innovation Forum is an international knowledge-sharing platform initiated by UNESCO, WTA and Daejeon Metropolitan City in 2014 aiming to promote the culture of innovation based on science and technology to narrow the gap between developed and developing countries and contribute to the sustainable regional development. The 2018 Global Innovation Forum was the 5th edition of the Forum and was organized in association with the 11th WTA General Assembly celebrating the 20th anniversary of WTA. Under the grand theme “Towards a Better Place to Live: Smart City”, the 2018 GIF consisted of 2 Keynote Speeches, 3 Plenary Sessions, 3 Thematic Special Sessions and the Round Table Meeting.
“Towards a Better Place to Live: Smart City”
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deliver all new services efficiently. There are four important elements of the platform for the construction of a smart city. It is ‘Smartization’, ’ S e r v i t i z a t i o n ’ , ‘ e c o - f r i e n d l i n e s s ’ a n d ‘platformization’. The ‘Smartization’ is making intelligent space and object. The ‘Servitization’ is a service of products and creating various services. The ‘Eco-friendliness’ is the expansion of the eco-friendly industry and renewable energy. The ‘Platformization’ is a flexible environment that allows service users and service providers to interact with each other in the smart environment. In the past, service providers were the subjects of service. However now service users have evolved as a ‘prosumer’ that consumer involves in a process of manufacture. Now the service users are both a consumer and a producer. Therefore, it will become important to collaborate through sharing knowledge between service producers and service users. So they need a platform which they can collaborate. Therefore, in order to take the lead in the 4th industrial revolution, the platform should be established in cooperation with the government, related organizations and technicians.
Plenary Session I / 11 October 2018
“Urban Infrastructure – Strategies of Smart City Infrastructure Development”
Ⅰ. Creating the Future – The century of the city, all about smart city* Rob Van Gijzel, Former Mayor of Eindhoven, Netherlands
Smart city is something completely different.
Keynote Speech / 11 October 2018
Ⅰ. Challenges in Smart City* Richard A. Levao, President of Bloomfield College, USA
The imbalance of population between cities and rural areas has become a problem caused by the explosive population growth. In addition, a large imbalance in science and technology area has occurred between urban and rural areas. In this context, the smart city concept is getting more important as a method to solve various social problems.Technology such as the IOT is increasingly narrowing the distance between people. Especially, Smart technology and science have been intensively introduced into densely populated cities in all directions. The smart city is a good model that makes society convenient and efficient. However, when the society focuses on creating innovative smart cities, it is likely that the historical values of the city will be overlooked. Also when an existing city is changed into a new smart city, we should not alienate people of that society. Also, when society adopts innovative science and technology, vulnerabilities must always be considered. When planning a smart city, the most important thing is the balance between human infrastructure and physical infrastructure.
Ⅱ. Innovation Strategies for Smart City Development* Deog-Seong Oh, President of Chungnam National University, USA
The smart city is the integration of physical infrastructure and information technology to
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It is about collaboration, cooperation, and trust, and all societies need it. Today, we are facing the demands of humanization and sustainability. People are saying smart, strong and adaptive society is important. However, being adaptive is very difficult as the future is unpredictable. Hence, we should implement many policy experiments with the imagination towards future.
Ⅱ. Strategies of Smart Cities’ Green Infrastructure Development – In times of climate change* Juergen Pietsch, Professor of Hamburg Hafen City University, Germany
Today, cities are facing enormous challenges, such as climate change, demographic aging, and natural resource depletion. Ecosystems p lay an important ro le in fac i l i ta t ing transformations needed to address these challenges. Smart urban soil cultivation proposed as a new approach, supported by sensors and IOT to develop real smart green cities. There are a lot of green infrastructure initiatives, but we need the next step: We have to combine the potential of smart technologies and the services of optimized urban ecosystems towards forcefully urban meta-ecosystems. Longtime forgotten urban soils should be managed with intelligent tools.
No smart city will be livable without smart green infrastructures.
Ⅲ. Strategy of Smart City Infrastructure Development* Young-Tae Cho, Director of LH Smart City Research Center, Republic of Korea
We are facing various urban problems such as environment, traffic, crime prevention and disaster prevention caused by urbanization and overcrowding. Also, Development of convergence technologies in various fields such as construction, transportation, energy, environment and IT increased the use of ICT across industries. A sustainable and livable city needs to improve human-centered quality of life with the emphasis on the environment, the need for eco-friendly cities that harmonize human, nature, and technology.
Nguyen Do Dzung, Co-Founder & Managing Director of enCity Urban Solutions in Singapore and Ngo-Viet Nam-Son, President of Ngo-Viet Architects & Planners in Vietnam joined the panel discussion as the invited discussants. The main areas of the discussion were the importance of continuous exchanges of information among scientific communities all over the world, how to keep the balance between humanity and smart, and the importance of building an eco-friendly society for the sustainable earth.
Plenary Session II / 11 October 2018
“Energy & Environment – Opportunities and Challenges in Sustainable Energy & Environment”
Ⅰ. Lighting Up the Pathway to Smart Livable Cities – How innovation enables sustainable development
* Harry Verhaar, Head of Global Public & Government Affairs, Phillips Lighting (Signify), Netherlands
Unlock the extraordinary potential of light for brighter lives and a better world – this is the objective of Signify. There are five transitions of lighting industry from 1891 until today, namely conventional, LED digital convergence, systems, services, and light as a language. The vision of Signify for the next decade is built on three pillars, i.e. the right light, connected lighting, and evolving applications.
Ⅱ. Energy Inclusion of Smart City towards a Better Place to Live* Sang-Ryong Cha, Professor of University of Nagasaki, Japan
In the era to come, a better place to live means that not just a livable place but also
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an adaptable place that has a flexible system to suit any new situation in and about the place in terms of diversity. Energy demand and supply is a crucial issue to confirm our expectation for the flexible system of a smart city because it is indispensable for our living; especially our city living. At a system level, the purpose of traditional hard energy path, alternative soft energy path, and holonic path is not energy itself but social service for the citizens. It is suggested to develop strategies to connect the social infrastructures together and increase the efficiency of the city.
Ⅲ. What if Chemical Industry would use the Waste of Fossil Fuel Power Plants?* Luc Moens, Professor of Ghent University, Belgium
There have been growing attention to new energy technologies such as carbon capture and storage (CCS) and carbon capture and utilization (CCU), however, still the technologies have many limitations. The problem becomes opportunity. Let’s take a
look at the syngas value chain. The Synthesis gas (syngas) from ArcelorMittal steel mill cannot be transformed into electricity directly. However through the fermentation process, it can be the ethanol which is the sustainable fuel, and the ethanol can be transformed into ethylene through dehydration which can have many applications in chemistry. New technologies can generate more efficient CO2 utilization and we need to develop new approaches.
Tran Quoc Tuan, Director of Research and Scientific Manager at the CEA/INES French National Institute of Solar Energy, France and Le Hung Anh, Director of Institute of the Environmental Science, Engineering & Management, Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam joined the panel discussion as invited discussants. The main areas of the discussion included the new opportunities and challenges in renewable energy, the importance of intelligent solutions for the smart city to maximize the integration of renewable energy sources, and the need of collaboration in education and technology transfer.
Plenary Session III / 11 October 2018
“Industry & Economy – Smart City Platform and Innovation Ecosystem Building”
Ⅰ. Smart City & Innovation* Sergio Arzeni, President of International Network for SMEs (INSME)
F o r s u s t a i n a b l e d e v e l o p m e n t , t h r e e major elements were suggested: cluster, entrepreneur ia l ecosystem, and urban governance. Firstly, the cluster supports economic growth by providing an environment for innovation and entrepreneurship, which
enables productivity growth through efficiency and the quality and differentiation of goods and services. Secondly, the entrepreneurial ecosystem is characterized by 'information-rich' information system which is open to all. Lastly, Successful implementation of Technopolis and Smart City requires policy intervention aimed at building networks and promoting public private partnerships.
Ⅱ. Smart City as an Innovation Living Lab* Buy The Dui, Deputy Minister of Science and Technology, Vietnam
What an ideal Smart City should be contained of? Of all, startup supporting ecosystem and PPP (Public-Private Project) are important as startups can come up with the most useful and effective ideas which are needed in our society to be sustainable. A good example in Vietnam is an application company “Rochi.” This company started with support from its community and now it offers information about public transportation and general information of the cities, and recommends tourist spots for a number of tourists. Now, this ‘Rochi’ seems to lead the field of tourists.
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Ⅲ. Trends of Smart City in Japan* Jun Yamashita, Professor of Kyushu University, Japan
The national smart city policy was started from 2010 in Japan introducing the next generation energy and social system demonstration projects. The theoretical basis for the Japanese national smart city pol icy has been the Quadruple Helix Model (QHM) based on the collaboration of government, academia and society. It is required to establish creative strategies to encourage the participation of
citizen and civil societies as the main actor of smart city development.
Mai Thanh Phong, President of Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology, Vietnam, and Lauri Laakso, Chief Technical Advisor of Vietnam – Finland Innovation Partnership Programme (IPP) were invited as discussants to the panel discussion. The main topics of discussion were how to secure the participation of citizens when we establish smart city development plan or related laws and regulations, and the importance of building suitable environment to create ideas to solve various social problems that our cities are facing today.
Thematic Special Session B / 12 October 2018
“Regional Innovation System and Technopolis”
Thematic Special Session B was hosted by the Vietnam Institute of Science, Technology and Innovation of the Ministry of Science and Technology in Vietnam and provided intensive speeches and discussion with 5 invited speakers:≫ Nguyen Vo Hung, Senior Researcher of National Institute for Science and Technology Policy, Vietnam≫ Deren Temel, Program Manager of Arizona State
Thematic Special Session A / 12 October 2018
“Creation of new industrial and economic activity from basic science facilities”
Thematic Special Session A was designed and organized by the Spanish Science Industry Association (INEUSTAR) in Spain and moderated by Dr. Francisco Javier Caceres, the General Manager of INEUSTAR. The invited speakers were:≫ Surbhi Sharma, Secretary General of ISTMA, India≫ David Montero de la Torre, Director of BIC Araba, Spain
≫ Constantino Ruiz Nunez, Business Development Manager of AWGE, Spain
The new knowledge is created at the foremost scientific facilities that make frontier research, looking for the smallest matter component, or trying to understand our universe, or developing new efficient ways to generate energy, or discovering new planets and so on. That knowledge is one of the most important sources for technology development and consequent innovation. The web, the high resolution scanner images, the new cancer treatments, the satellite based positioning systems, new welding and manufacturing process, new alloys, the high level of integration electronic chips, etc., trace their immediate origin to scientific research facilities all over the world. They are advancements that are shaping our livesin a dramatic manner. Those entrepreneurs who take earlier that knowledge and apply it to new applications are the ones with more possibilities to survive and flourish on the market. During the session, we explored various programs in different countries promoting the transfer of knowledge and technology from the source of creation to the industrial community and to the society as a whole.
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Thematic Special Session C / 12 October 2018
“Taiwan’s Experience in Building Smart City and Startup Ecosystem”
Thematic Special Session C was organized by the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) in Chinese Taipei introducing the smart city and startup
University Representative Office in Vietnam≫ Pham Hong Quat, General Manager of National Agency for Technology, Entrepreneurship and Commercialization, Vietnam≫ Le Hoai Quoc, Director of Science and Technology Department, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam≫ Bui Quy Long, Director of the Center for Vietnam Science and Technology Internationalization Promotion (VISTIP), Vietnam
With a focus on building a better place to live, it is necessary to establish strategies to promote the regional innovation following the own characteristics
ecosystem experiences with 3 invited speakers:≫ Sally Lin, Deputy Project Director of Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), Chinese Taipei≫ Ray Tai, CEO of Mighty Net, Chinese Taipei≫ Nicolle Liu, Taipei Computer Association (TCA), Chinese Taipei
The smart city project in Chinese Taipei is more focused on smart living, quality health and sustainable environment , and a iming to foster h igh tech industries in the related areas. In order to actualize it, ITRI introduced “Startup Terrace”, a new initiative providing 2kim radius open field for experimentation of new technologies without regulations. The Terrace is directly connected with industrial park for collaboration. The first case of the smart city project in Chinese Taipei was implemented in 2010 which was named as Wireless City Project at that time. Today, the city of Taipei is transferring the whole city to a living lab and hosting various international events related to the smart city every year.
Round Table Meeting / 12 October 2018
The Round Table Meeting was held on the last day, wrapping up the 2018 Global Innovation Forum. The meeting was co-chaired by the President of World Technopolis Association (WTA) Mr. Her, Tae-Jeong and the Head of Office and UNESCO Representative to Vietnam Mr. Michael Croft. 22 panelists, the main speakers of each session and invited VIPs were shared the executive summary of each session of the Forum and adopted the Communiqué of 2018 Global Innovation Forum.
of each city. Innovation cannot be generated only by a single actor like government, big enterprise or an R&D institute. All the related innovation actors in the region should cooperate together by forming an organic regional innovation system then we can have new ideas to solve social problems in different areas of the city. In order to promote innovation and boost economic growth in the region, creating a startup ecosystem is essential. During the session, the example of Maker Space in the Arizona State University in Vietnam and Saigon Hi-Tech Park were introduced as best practices in Vietnam.
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Panelists at Round Table Meeting
Her, Tae-Jeong
President of World Technopolis Association
Mayor of Daejeon Metropolitan City,
Republic of Korea
Michael Croft
Head of UNESCO Office in Hanoi, Vietnam
Byung-Joo Kang
Secretary General of
World Technopolis Association
Yoslan Nur
Program Specialist of UNESCO
Tran Thanh Liem
Chairman of People’s Committee of
Binh Duong Province, Vietnam
Nguyen Hoan Vu
Deputy General Director of
BECAMEX IDC CORP, Vietnam
Malcolm Parry OBE
Managing Director & CEO of
Surrey Research Park, UK
Deog-Seong Oh
President of Chungnam National University,
Republic of Korea
Richard A. Levao
President of Bloomfield College, USA
Juergen Pietsch
Professor of Technical University of
Hamburg-Harburg, Germany
Young-Tae Cho
Head of LH Smart City Research Center,
Republic of Korea
Sang-Ryong Cha
Professor of University of Nagasaki, Japan
Jun Yamashita
Professor of Kyushu University, Japan
Francisco Javier Caceres Nunez
General Manager of Spanish Science Industry
Association (INEUSTAR)
Nguyen Vo Hung
Head of Department of Innovation Policy, Vietnam
Institute of Science, Technology and Innovation
Francisco Aranda
General Coordinator of Granada City, Spain
Emil Boc
Mayor of Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Nasanbat Sunduijav
Mayor of Darkhan, Mongolia
John Nugent
Former Mayor of Ipswich, Australia
Martha S. Leal Gonzalez
Director of Planning, Postgraduate, Divulgation and
International Cooperation,
Nuevo Leon State, Mexico
Benyamin Davnie
Deputy Mayor of Tangerang Selatan City,
Indonesia
Tran Quoc Tuan
Director of Research at the CEA/INES, French
National Institute of Solar Energy, France
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– Communiqué –
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Tech Exhibition & Business Meeting
11-12 October 2018 / BCEC, Binh Duong, Vietnam
36 companies and organizations from Vietnam and Republic of Korea participated in the tech exhibition in three categories: (i) Smart Infrastructure, (ii) Smart Energy & Environment, and (iii) Smart IT. The exhibitors made a grand showcase of high technologies for building a smart city and attracted many foreign and domestic visitors. The enthusiasm was directly linked to the B2B business meeting which was conducted over 2 days. The business meeting was co-organized by Daejeon Business Agenc y and Univers i ty- Industry Cooperat ion Network among Universities in Daejeon region. 235 companies participated and contracted 7 MOUs and 8 intentions of international contract for an amount of $1,109,000.
15th WTA Hi-Tech Fair
10-12 October 2018 / BCEC, Binh Duong, Vietnam
WTA Hi-Tech Fair is an active platform for SMEs to enter into foreign markets by providing technology exhibition, B2B business meetings and technical cooperation among WTA members. This year, the Hi-Tech Fair was held in association with the 11th WTA General Assembly in Binh Duong, Vietnam, which is one of the most attractive cities for investment and market expansion. With the theme of “Emerging Technologies for Smart City Development”, we provided tech exhibition, business meeting and creative idea competition.
Linking Innovation to Private Sector
“Emerging Technologies for Smart City Development”
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WTA Creative Idea Competition for Smart City
10 October 2018 / Eastern International University, Binh Duong, Vietnam
This year, the idea competition was co-organized by WTA, University-Industry Cooperation Network among Universities in Daejeon Region (Republic of Korea)
and Eastern International University (Vietnam). The objective of the competition was to seek, support and create an environment for development of creative ideas in building and developing a smart cty, promote innovation and improve living standards bringing benefit and convenience to citizen. The suggested areas of idea were smart urban management, health care, culture & tourism, smart education, energy & environment, urban agriculture, smart manufacturing and e-government.
Each country, Korea and Vietnam, conducted semi-final round with the participation of 26 Korean teams and 94 Vietnamese teams, and selected 14 final teams: 7 Korean and 7 Vietnamese. The final round was held in 10th October at Eastern International University in Binh Duong, and international judges evaluated the students’ ideas by 4 main criteria: innovation & creativity, feasibility level, applicability and presentation skill. The top 3 winners are iNut Smartcity (Vietnam), SK2 (Korea) and Chatbot Bidu (Vietnam).
(Grand Prize)
iNut Smartcity
IoT connecting platform for Smart City
- The solution to connect the developers and end users by providing a standard platform
of IoT
* Team members
Ngo Huynh Ngoc Khanh, Doan Vinh Phu, Truong Trong Than, Pham Huynh Khanh,
Do Thi Nhu Quynh
(First Prize)
SK2
Smart Factory with Block Chain
- Factory wastewater treatment management system including the process from various
septic tanks to discharges
* Team members
Sangwoo Park, Sung Yoon Choi, Minseop Lee, Chung Hee Lee, Ju Sang Hwang
(Creative Prize)
Chatbot Bidu
The Smart City Messenger: Chatbot Bidu
- Messenger application for Binh Duong e-government services using AI, Blockchain and
Big Data technologies
* Team members
Ngo Thuy Huong, Ngo Bich Thuy, Le Anh Tien, Hoang Minh Phu, Le Hoang Anh
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Daejeon–KOICA–WTA Special Policy Training
8–29 November 2018 / Hotel Interciti, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
“Smart City responding to the Era of 4th Industrial Revolution”
This three-week pol ic y training program was conducted for the first time as an ODA program jointly
developed by Daejeon Metropolitan City and KOICA in association with WTA and UNESCO. In order to provide a more intensive and focused training program, the co-organizers selected 5 target countries: Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Indonesia and Vietnam. 18 trainees who are the working level officers of local and central governments from the target countries took 22 lectures and conducted field visits.
During the three-week training program, trainees developed the action plan of a policy which is related to smart city development in each country. The proposed ideas and plans were as below:
≫ [Cambodia] Siem Reap Smart Tour Guide≫ [Laos] Sustainable Urban Transport for Vientiane Capital≫ [Myanmar] Development Plan of Yangon Smart City ≫ [Indonesia] Indonesia Smart City Action Plan≫ [Vietnam] Green Energy Solution for Binh Duong Smart City
Since 2005, UNESCO and WTA have conducted capacity building programs for the manager of science and technology parks and technology business incubators and high level officers of local governments by organizing training workshops in international, regional and national level. This year, the UNESCOWTA International Training Workshop was held along with a special policy training program on smart city development which was co-organized by Daejeon City, Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), UNESCO and WTA.
Capacity Building Program
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2018 UNESCO-WTA International Training Workshop
26-27 November 2018 / Hotel Interciti, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
“Science and Technology Parks in a Smart City”
The workshop consisted of a keynote lecture, 3 academic sessions and best practice & country presentations. Prof. Deog-Seong Oh, the President of Chungnam National University of the Republic of Korea delivered the keynote lecture. He emphasized to develop integrated system of physical infrastructure and intelligent information technology promoting the efficiency of urban functions and providing new services for a smart society.
The topic of Session 1 was “The Role of Science and Technology Park for Regional Innovation”. Three invited lecturers provided intensive speeches and discussions on the importance of STPs in the development of a smart city and the role of STPs in sustainable regional innovation based on the local characteristics.
* Lecturers - Herbert Chen, COO of Tusholdings Co., Ltd., China - Jun-Suk Seo, Executive Director & Head of Jeonbuk INNOPOLIS, Republic of Korea - Jaehoon Rhee, CEO of Gyeongbuk Technopark, Republic of Korea
Session 2 dealt with “Building Innovation Ecosystem based on Academia-Industry-Research Institute Collaboration.” The main areas of discussion were on the strategies for regional development based on building regional innovation ecosystem through close
cooperation between companies, universities and research institutes which is an important competency in a smart city.
* Lecturers - Taimur Khilji, Program Specialist at United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) - Yoslan Nur, Program Specialist at United National Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) - Hak-Min Kim, Professor of Soonchunhyang University, Republic of Korea
The topic of Session 3 was “Building Entrepreneurial Innovation Platform.” It was mainly discussed how to accelerate the innovation in the region by building regional innovation platform in a smart city based on the entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurship can create new values by sensitively responding to the changes of the external environment, seeking to new opportunity and conducting innovative thinking and acting to grab the opportunity.
* Lecturers - Arcot Desai Narasimhalu, Founder & Managing Innovator of Simha Innovations, Singapore - Ilkka Kakko, Founder of Karostech, Finland - Avvari Mohan, Acting Dean of Nottingham University Business School, Malaysia
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Issue 18 / June 2018
Special Contribution≫ How collaborative innovation and technology in educational ecosystem can meet the challenges raised by the 4th industrial revolution By Kolovou Lamprini, Raimund Broechler
Articles≫ Effect of technology incubation programme on entrepreneurship development in Nigeria By Abdulmalik Ndagi≫ The future of science parks and areas of innovation: science and technology parks shaping the future By Malcom Parry
Best Practice for Science Technology Parks≫ The promotion of startups in Tainan Technopolis By Shiann-Far Kung, Yung-Chih Yen
Issue 19 / December 2018
Special Contribution≫ Smart specialization and the role of universities and science parks By Klaas Froehlich, Robert Hassink
Articles≫ Dot Idea(.IDEA): A new concept for an incubation program and open innovation based on user needs By Luis Felipe Maldaner, Luisa Simon, Carlos Eduardo de Souza Aranha≫ Smart city policies revisited: considerations for a truly smart and sustainable urbanism practice By Tan Yigitcanlar≫ Japanese experiences of smart city policies: user-driven innovation in smart community projects By Jun Yamashita
Best Practice for Science Technology Parks≫ Fukuoka next-generation social system creation hub as a regional innovation platform strategy By Sang-Ryong Cha
World Technopolis Review (WTR) pISSN 2234-4594 / eISSN 2508-8882
WTR, which was launched in 2012, is a multidisciplinary peer-reviewed journal that is aimed at strengthening innovative capacity and promoting the mutual development of technopolis by sharing the knowledge and information on the regional development and innovation based on science and technology. It covers the following topics: Regional innovation infrastructure and system including science and technology park (STP)
Innovation activities as incubation, technology commercialization and so on
Academia-industry-government collaboration
Sustainable development of technopolis based on science and technology
The editorial board consists of 36 internal members and the Co-Editors-in-Chiefs are Prof. Deog-Seong Oh, President of Chungnam National University in Republic of Korea and Prof. Fred Young Phillips, Professor of University of New Mexico, USA. Since 2012, WTA has published 19 issues of WTR with 91 articles in total. In 2018, the 18th issue was published in June and the 19th issue was published in December.
Knowledge Sharing
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WTA Vision 2030
Objective 1 - Collective GrowthPursue the collective growth of technopolises through closer collaboration system among WTA members in line with SDG 11 (Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable) (Key activity 1) Share science, technology and innovation policies and platform (key activity 2) Conduct policy experiments through both regional and thematic areas (Key activity 3) Promote wider citizen participation in WTA activities
Objective 2 – Smart GrowthStrengthen the partnership with innovative corporations to support smart growth in line with SDG 8 (Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all) (Key activity 1) Introduce exchange programs between business incubation facilities of members cities (key activity 2) Stimulate technology transfer among SMEs and startups in members cities (Key activity 3) Introduce WTA startup mentorship program
Objective 3 – Industry-Academia CollaborationAccelerate the industry-academia collaboration focused on the higher education institutions responding to the fourth industrial revolution in line with SDG 4 (Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all) (Key activity 1) Stimulate the student exchange programs among member universities (key activity 2) Promote the collaborative programs among corporations, universities and research institutes (Key activity 3) Produce specialized knowledge in the development of technopolises
Objective 4 – SharingPromote the inclusive innovation through collaboration and sharing in line with SDG 9 (Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation) (Key activity 1) Enhance the management capacity of science and technology parks (key activity 2) Undertake technical-assistance projects in developing countries (Key activity 3) Support joint cooperation among science and technology parks in member cities
Objective 5 – NetworkingStrengthen the collaborative system to encourage wider global participation of members in WTA activities in line with SDG 17 (Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development) (Key activity 1) Accelerate the sharable and interactive growth of member cities (key activity 2) Support the co-development of member cities (Key activity 3) Expand the base of cooperative network in the international societies
Appendix
The Global Network of Technopolisesfor the Sustainable and Inclusive Innovation
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WTA Membership Status
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