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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The 2015 UCLG Council Meetings took place from 23 – 26 November 2014 in Haikou attended by around 400 representatives of local and regional authorities and their partners from 49 countries. The significant number of UCLG ASPAC representatives from host country and Rep. of Korea have made the Asia Pacific section more visible during the …
Dear Members and Partners, We would like to inform you that the UCLG ASPAC Secretariat will be closed on 25-26 December, and on 1-2 January. On this occasion we would like to wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Warm Regards, UCLG ASPAC Secretariat
On behalf of the President, Mr. Won Hee-Ryong, and the Executive Bureau, UCLG ASPAC Secretary General, Dr. Bernadia I. Tjandradewi, presented the medals of Honor and Merit to Dr. Fauzi Bowo, former Governor of Jakarta, for his great services as the President of UCLG ASPAC for the period of 2010-2012, the Host of UCLG ASPAC …
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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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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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 …
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 …
Cities and Regions of the World Define the Roadmap for 2015 Read More »
Mayor Pickard said his attention during his term as president would focus on a number of issues dominating the local government agenda including the Federation and Taxation White paper processes and ensuring a strong voice for local government in any reform of the Federation and Taxation; leading ALGA’s campaign to have indexation of Financial Assistance Grants restored and continued advocacy for permanency for Roads to Recovery funding.
From 18 to 20 March 2015, it will be taking place the UCLG Culture Summit in Bilbao, Spain. Further info, please click here.
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