Anyang Mayor Choi Dae-ho Visits Czech City of Brno to Discuss Sister City Cooperation

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Um In-yong] Anyang Mayor Choi Dae-ho embarked on a 7-night, 9-day training program from August 23 to 31 with the Mok-min Official Club to visit the Czech Republic and Austria.

This training program visits Prague and Vienna under the theme of "Cities That Improve Quality of Life, Sustainable Future Cities" to explore sustainable and inclusive urban strategies, including ▲challenges created by rapid industrialization and urbanization ▲the transformation of urban structure and philosophy in response to compound crises ▲limitations and challenges of technology-centric cities ▲people-centered future city strategies.

According to the city on the 24th, the training delegation plans to visit the Institute for Regional Development (IPR) in Prague, the Czech Republic's Regional Development Bureau, Vienna's 22nd District, the Smart City Strategy Department, and the Vienna Urban Innovation Institute (UIV) during the itinerary.

Separately from the Mok-min Official Club schedule, Mayor Choi will visit the Czech city of Brno to discuss sister city cooperation methods. At Brno City Hall, he will meet with Deputy Mayor Filip Hvata and City Council Member Ana Putova to discuss ▲exchanges with local universities ▲smart city policy cooperation ▲activating cultural and tourism sector exchanges as priority topics.

Mayor Choi Dae-ho stated, "This will be an opportunity to learn sustainable development strategies from advanced European cities and apply them to Anyang's future urban policies," and added, "Through exchange and cooperation with the Czech city of Brno, we expect to bring new vitality to Anyang's development in smart cities, universities, and cultural sectors."