Opening Ceremony of the 7th ASEAN-Japan Smart Cities Network High-Level Meeting

Описание: Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, addressed the Opening Ceremony of the 7th ASEAN-Japan Smart Cities Network High-Level Meeting held in Takamatsu City, Japan, on 10 November 2025, via pre-recorded remarks. In his remarks, Dr. Kao highlighted the importance of strengthening integrated urban planning and development, promoting people-centred smart cities, investing in comprehensive capacity building programmes, and developing diverse partnership models such as city-to-city cooperation, Public-Private-People Partnerships and targeted financial assistance to advance smart and sustainable urban development initiatives.