Anyang Mayor Choi Dae-ho Visits Brno, Czech Republic to Discuss Friendly City Cooperation

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Eom In-yong] Anyang Mayor Choi Dae-ho embarked on a seven-night, nine-day training program with the Mok-min Officials Club from August 23rd to 31st to visit Czech Republic and Austria.

This training program visits Prague and Vienna with the theme 'Moving Toward a Livable City and Sustainable Future City' to explore sustainable and inclusive urban strategies including ▲challenges created by rapid industrialization and urbanization ▲transformation of urban structures and philosophies responding to complex crises ▲limitations and challenges of technology-centered cities ▲people-centered future city strategies.

According to the city on the 24th, the training group plans to visit Prague's Urban Development Research Institute (IPR), the Czech Regional Development Department, Vienna's District 22, Smart City Strategy Division, and the Vienna Urban Innovation Institute (UIV) during the program.

Mayor Choi plans to separately visit Brno in Czech Republic from the Mok-min Officials Club schedule to discuss cooperative measures for a friendly city relationship, and will meet with Vice Mayor Philip Hvata and City Councilor Ana Putova at Brno City Hall to focus on ▲exchanges with local universities ▲smart city policy cooperation ▲revitalizing cultural and tourism exchange initiatives.

Mayor Choi Dae-ho stated, "Learning sustainable development strategies from advanced European cities will be an opportunity to apply them to Anyang's future city policies," and added, "Through exchanges and cooperation with Brno, Czech Republic, we expect to bring new vitality to Anyang's smart city, university, and cultural development."