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CITY PROFILES Cities and Counties Economic Council of Korea Joint Declaration on the East Coast Development Mr. Song Young-gil Tel: +82-32-440-2003 http://www.incheon.go.kr/ 2,920,000 The Organization for the East Asia Economic Development (OEAED, 1993) Asia Pacific Cities Summit (APCS, 1996) The Regional Network of Local Authorities for the Management of Human Settlements (CITYNET, 1997) United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG, 2006) The Association of North East Asia Regional Governments (NEAR, 2008) Governors’ Association of Korea Making target population (640.000) in Song-do, Yong-jong and Chong-ra zones with IFEZ business. Our infrastructure goals are in 3 steps: First step until 2009, second step until 2014 and last step until 2020. Last year, we opened a State University of New York Graduate course in our city, the first in South Korea. Next year, we are preparing courses with universities like George Mason University, Utah University and Gent University (Belgium). We would like to hold the GCF (Green Climate Fund) Secretariat at Incheon. We have more than 12 Secretariats in our city. For example, A-WEB, UNESCAP and GGGD (all in Song-do). We want to be a global city specialised in green growth. Sister cities (8): Alberta (Canada, 1974), Colorado (U.S, 1991), Jilin (China, 1994), Tottori (Japan, 1994), Primorsky Krai (Russia, 1998), Tuv Province (Mongolia, 2003), Cebu (Philippines, 2008), Yogyakarta (Indonesia, 2009). Friendship cities (16): Toyama (Japan, 1993), Liaoning (China, 1996), Nevada (U.S, 1998), Mpumalanga (South Africa, 2000), Odessa (Ukraine, 2000), Oaxaca (Mexico, 2000), Sakha Republic (Russia, 2007), Quangninh Province (Vietnam, 2007), Upper Franconia (Germany, 2007), Jiangsu (China, 2008), Amazonas (Brazil, 2009), Illinois (U.S, 2010), Hunan (China, 2010), East Kazakhstan (Kazakhstan, 2011), Veneto (Italy, 2011), Anhui (China, 2012). The Gangwon Provincial budget was 4,000,000,000,000 won (US$3.72 billion) in 2013 with the following, some of the major recipients: Mobility: 4,400,000,000 won (US$4 million) Housing: 65,200,000,000 won (US$60.5 million) Waste management: 1,200,000,000 won (US$1.1 million) Mr. Park Won-Soon Tel: +82-2-2133-5282 +82-2-2133-0704 Sister cities (1): Hai Phong (Vietnam, 1997). Friendship cities (1): Yachay (Ecuador, 2012). Consulting Contract (10 millons dollars scale). Project based in Urban Development, IT (Information Technology) and Biotechnology (BT). GANGWON PROVINCE Mr. Choi Moon-soon Korean: http://www.seoul.go.kr English: http://english.seoul.go.kr 10,422,599 (4,181,577 households) C40, ICLEI, METROPOLIS, UCLG, WEGO, ANMC21, CITYNET, UITP, PATA, ASTA, UIA, WTCF, LUCI Governors’ Association of Korea Development work in Magok, Moonjung and Sang-am zones of the city. Tel: +82-33-249-4445 http://www.provin.gangwon.kr İ