Month: December 2014

Enhancing Inclusive LED and Good Local Governance in ASEAN Economic Community 2015

Towards Inclusive Growth, SMEs Development, and Women’s Economic Leadership The role of local governments in local economic development (LED) is a critical question in the context of the ASEAN economic integration. Decentralization and market-oriented reforms offer local government, the private sector and local communities the opportunity to work together in new ways to improve the …

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2014 Guangzhou International Award for Urban Innovation

The 2014 Guangzhou International Award managed to attract 259 submissions by 177 cities from 57 countries and regions. The Technical Committee (which is an international panel comprising 11 urban practitioners and scholars) identified 45 deserving initiatives and 15 of which were further chosen to make up the final shortlist of entries, based on their ability …

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New President for the Federation of Sri Lankan Local Government Authorities

At the recently concluded Annual General Meeting of the Federation of Sri Lankan Local Government Authorities, Mayor Seyed Ali Zahir Moulana was elected as the new President of the Board of Directors. He will hold this position for the period of 2014-2016. Mr. Moulana is the Mayor of Eravur Urban Council, in the Eastern Province. …

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Visit to Korea with East Kalimantan Province Local Government

UCLG ASPAC’s Secretariat facilitated a visit of eighteen delegates from the East Kalimantan Province local government, member of APPSI (Indonesian Provincial Government Association) and one representative from the Ministry of Home Affairs, to Seoul and Gimpo, from 15-20 November 2014. They learned about an E-government system that is capable of recording government regulations, public services …

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Cooperation Between UCLG ASPAC and UNESCAP

UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), in collaboration with UCLG ASPAC, held a two-day Workshop entitled“National Workshop on Pro-Poor and Sustainable Solid Waste Management in Secondary Cities and Small Towns: Prospects for the application of anaerobic digestion to treat municipal solid waste in Indonesia.” It aimed to review challenges and …

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Cities and Regions of the World Define the Roadmap for 2015

During the  members of UCLG debated the key issues that will define the international global agenda for local and regional leaders in the coming year. Around 400 representatives of local and regional authorities and their partners from 49 countries came together on this occasion. UCLG Co-Presidents Chen Jianhua, Mayor of Guangzhou; Ilsur Metshin, Mayor of …

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