Deputy Secretary of provincial Party Committee, also Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Tran Thanh Liem; Her Tae Jeong, Mayor of South Korea's Daejeon city, Chairman of WTA and other WTA's members attended the event.
Participants at the meeting focused their discussions on the new visions and development process of WTA in the 10 coming years. In the globalization and international integration with many challenges, it is necessary to establish a foundation of new visions for WTA members to implement their targets, boost multilateral cooperation, promote science and technology transfer, develop IPs, invest in energy saving, clean and green technologies, contributing to controlling the negative impacts of industrialization.
Her Tae Jeong, Mayor of South Korea's Daejeon city, Chairman of WTA said that from its foundation, WTA has been carrying out its duties of disseminating culture, science and technologies and innovation to build and develop the technopolis sustainably. By that, WTA is becoming an international organization that plays a role as a foundation supplier for the technopolis. Celebrating the 20th anniversary of establishment, WTA with its experiences is keen to have new visions for the next 10 years that lays solid foundation for the development in the next stage.
Tran Thanh Liem (middle), Deputy Secretary of provincial Party Committee, also Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee attended the meeting
Mr. Her Tae Jeong stressed that the boom of population in the urban areas is challenging the development in terms of accommodation, transportation, safe energy. In addition, the effects of the Industry Revolution version 4.0 bring both opportunities and challenges. He expressed his hope that sustainable development and innovation basing on the foundation of science and technology will pave the way for future development.
Mr. Her Tae Jeong, Mayor of South Korea's Daejeon city was voted to the position of WTA's Chairman, term 2019 – 2021.
Binh Duong province, the newly admitted WTA was introduced at the meeting. That Binh Duong officially becomes one of WTA's members offer the locality great chances in international cooperation. The province will take its initiative in making known its name and image to the world, attracting FDI, boosting experience exchange and sharing with technopolis all over the world for the aim of building Binh Duong into a smart, dynamic, innovative city with the hi-tech service and industrial production economy.
Delegates took photos