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6th biennial World Cities Summit 2018 held in Singapore Theme Details Background
6th biennial World Cities Summit 2018 held in Singapore-Theme, Details, Aim, Purpose, Background
The 6th edition of biennial World Cities Summit-2018 was held in Singapore from 8th July to 12 July 2018.
The World Cities Summit-2018 theme was “Liveable & Sustainable Cities: Embracing the Future through Innovation and Collaboration“.
The World Cities Summit-2018 theme was dedicated to urban governance and liveable cities, to embrace future of cities through technology, innovation and collaboration.
The World Cities Summit-2018 stressed the ways for making cities more liveable and resilient through better governance and planning, technology and social innovations as well as collaborations with various stakeholders with other cities.
The World Cities Summit-2018 was held jointly with Singapore International Water Week and CleanEnviro Summit Singapore.
The World Cities Summit-2018 was jointly organised by Singapore’s Centre for Liveable Cities and Urban Redevelopment Authority.
The World Cities Summit-2018 witnessed over 20,000 attendees and a record number of mayors from over 100 cities around the world to drive future-forward solutions.
The World Cities Summit-2018 provided a unique integrated global platform to drive integrated urban solutions, connect global business experts, policy-makers, industry leaders and innovators through strategic collaborative efforts and cutting-edge technologies.
Background
The World Cities Summit is a biennial international conference series on public governance and sustainable development of cities. Its first edition was held in Singapore in June 2008 and focused on the theme of “Liveable and Vibrant Cities”.
