MoU signing with Smart Cities Council and Global Futures Group respectively

Organized by SCC. Dr. Winnie Tang, Founder and Co-chairman of SCC Steering Committee, signed a MoU with Mr. Adam Beck, Executive Director from Smart Cities Council, as well as signed a MoU with Mr. Simon Sylvester-Chaurdhuri from Global Futures Group, LLC of the United States of America in the Smart City Executive Workshop. Mr. Nicholas W. Yang, JP, Secretary for Innovation and Technology Bureau, Mr. Kurt Tong, Consul General, American Consulate General Hong Kong and Macau, Dr. David Chung, Under Secretary for the Innovation and Technology Bureau, and Ir. Allen Yeung, JP, Government Information Officer, The Office of the Government Chief Information Officer, together with Mr. Eric Yeung, SCC's Convener witnessed the signing event.

Through the signing of the two MoU, it will strengthen future co-operations as well as experience exchange in Smart City development between the United States and Hong Kong.

About Smart Cities Council

Inaugurated in 2013, the Smart Cities Council is the author of the internationally recognized Smart Cities Readiness Guide, which provides guiding principles and best practices for an integrated, cross-cutting smart city. The Readiness Guide was written based on discussions with hundreds of cities and solution vendors, and has been applied all over the world. The Council comprises of more than 120 partners and advisors from esteemed universities, laboratories and standards organizations, and contributed to more than 11,000 smart cities projects.

About Global Futures Group

Global Futures Group recognizes both the challenges and the opportunities that the coming unprecedented urbanization creates. It is a driver of change, a vanguard for providing insights into the realities and possibilities of cities around the world. They identify pressing urban problems and help formulate and implement solutions to enable cities and their citizens to take advantage of the opportunities that a sustainable, liveable city can provide.