Ulaanbaatar
International conference addresses knowledge-based urban development
Society
Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ Citizens' Representative Khural of the capital city, Mayor’s Office, Mongolian Academy of Sciences, Academy of Governance, National University of Mongolia and Mongolian Association of Urban Centers co-organized an international conference under the theme ‘Science and Technology in Urban Development’ on May 4 at Shangri-La Hotel.
The opening ceremony of the conference was addressed by Prime Minister J.Erdenebat who wished success to the conference. He said, “Mongolia is transferring from nomadic to urban civilization robustly, and Ulaanbaatar is the biggest example. Therefore, we must develop Ulaanbaatar as a modern city based on knowledge”. He conveyed the Mongolian Government’s goal to develop the city as an integrated system with complex engineering solutions.
Other honorary guests who delivered an opening speech included UN Permanent Representative Beate Trankmann, Mayor of Russian Ulan Ude city A.M.Golkov and others.
The conference is a 2009 initiative of the Association of Urban Centers to facilitate knowledge-based urban development, and utilize research outputs and creative ideas of scientists in urban planning. The current administration decided to revive the discussion, thus bringing it back in the form of an international conference this year.
Attended by over 200 international and local delegates, the conference addressed a vast agenda divided in three side sessions – Urban Development and Legal Environment, Urban Development and Innovation and Urban Development and Economy. Moreover, an exhibition themed ‘Urban Development and Tourism’ was organized in conjunction with the conference.
The opening ceremony of the conference was addressed by Prime Minister J.Erdenebat who wished success to the conference. He said, “Mongolia is transferring from nomadic to urban civilization robustly, and Ulaanbaatar is the biggest example. Therefore, we must develop Ulaanbaatar as a modern city based on knowledge”. He conveyed the Mongolian Government’s goal to develop the city as an integrated system with complex engineering solutions.
Other honorary guests who delivered an opening speech included UN Permanent Representative Beate Trankmann, Mayor of Russian Ulan Ude city A.M.Golkov and others.
The conference is a 2009 initiative of the Association of Urban Centers to facilitate knowledge-based urban development, and utilize research outputs and creative ideas of scientists in urban planning. The current administration decided to revive the discussion, thus bringing it back in the form of an international conference this year.
Attended by over 200 international and local delegates, the conference addressed a vast agenda divided in three side sessions – Urban Development and Legal Environment, Urban Development and Innovation and Urban Development and Economy. Moreover, an exhibition themed ‘Urban Development and Tourism’ was organized in conjunction with the conference.
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