ENoLL Chairperson of the Executive Board, Fernando Vilariño, signed the Memorandum of Understanding with South Korean “World Smart Sustainable Cities Organisation” (WeGO) on 14 October 2019.

The MoU, which was signed with the WeGO Secretary General proposes the interchange of visits for ENoLL’s annual conference, the OpenLivingLab Days, and WeGO conference, as well as the interchange of knowledge – with the possibility of ENoLL providing training in Living Lab Methodologies to WeGO members.

Prior to signing the MoU Vilariño gave a keynote speech at the WeGo conference in the city of Seongnam, explaining the work of ENoLL and the vision of Living Labs in Europe.

What is WeGO

The World Smart Sustainable Cities Organization is “an international association of city and other local governments, smart tech solution providers, and national and regional institutions committed to the transformation of cities into smart sustainable cities” (WeGO).

The organisation is based in Seoul, and is supported by regional offices in East Asia (Chengdu, China), Eurasia (Ulyanovsk Region, Russia), the Mediterranean (Beyoğlu, Turkey), and Latin America (Mexico City, Mexico).

WeGO has more than 150 members around the world and serves as their international platform to improve the quality of life, innovate in the delivery of public services, and strengthen regional competitiveness.