SEOUL, South Korea,
May 27, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --
Seoul's responses to COVID-19 have
attracted the world's attention. The page views of CAC (Cities
Against COVID-19, english.seoul.go.kr/covid), an online platform
established by the Seoul Metropolitan Government to share its
countermeasures and know-hows for containing COVID-19, exceeded 5
million in just one month upon its opening.
To promote global discussion to fight against COVID-19,
Seoul will host "CAC Global Summit
2020" online from June 1 to 5. The
video studio at Seoul City Hall
will be the main venue of the Summit that connects international
participants online. World's mayors and experts will put their
heads together to seek ways to conquer COVID-19 and to take a step
forward towards building a global solidarity and cooperative
system.
The Summit includes 15 sessions where global experts in
healthcare, education, IT, and the environment will share in-depth
information on responses and solutions to COVID-19. All programs
will be provided with simultaneous interpretations in English.
The Pre-Summit Day on June 1,
international influencers in Korea, including Ilya Beyakov
(Russia), Aancod Zaccarelli (UK),
and Sujan Shakya (Nepal), will talk about how each country copes
with COVID-19 and how citizens practice daily disinfection and
prevention guidelines.
On June 2, Seoul Mayor Park
Won-Soon will deliver the opening address in the "World
Mayors Summit," where mayors and officials from cities including
Moscow, Jakarta, Istanbul, Budapest, Tehran, Tel
Aviv, Buenos Aires,
Vancouver, Chongqing, and Delhi will share their responses. After the
discussion, the "Seoul Declaration" proposing an international
organization for solidarity will be announced.
On June 3, discussions under the
theme of "Coronavirus Triggered by Climate Change and the Great
Social Transformation Afterwards" will be made by Mayor Park,
Professor Choe Jae-cheon, and
Samuel Bowles, the author of The
Moral Economy: Why Good Incentives Are No Substitute for Good
Citizens, followed by the "Municipal Government Health
Officials' Meeting" will also take place to see how major cities
respond to COVID-19.
On June 4, Jared Mason Diamond, the author of Guns, Germs,
and Steel who won the Pulitzer Prize, and Seoul Mayor will discuss "The World's Paradigm
Shift After COVID-19." On the same day, discussions and practical
case studies will take place in fields including culture, welfare,
public transportation, and smart city. Experts from the UK,
USA, Australia, Canada, China, Singapore, and Italy will join the discussions.
On June 5, in an IR session, "22
Outstanding Companies in 2020s," 22 Seoul-based companies will
present especially "untact" and biomedical technologies to attract
investment.
* The schedule is based on Korea Standard Time (KST).
As the international community is interested in Seoul's excellent quarantine measures, or
K-quarantine, the CAC Global Summit 2020 will be an opportunity to
promote Seoul as a city forging
the international standards in every field including quarantine on
top of "smart city" and "safe city."
Mayor Park said, "Global solidarity and cooperation are the most
important for going through the COVID-19 situation. Seoul prepares the first venue for the world,
at which COVID-19 countermeasures from the perspective of cities
can be shared."
All programs will be broadcasted live on YouTube
(www.youtube.com/seoulcityofficial).
Media Contact:
City Brand Division
Seoul Metropolitan Government
seoulpress2020@gmail.com
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