Israeli Delegation Visits Huang Wei-che in Tainan, Focusing on Smart and Green City Exchange
An Israeli delegation led by Bat Yam Mayor Tzvika Brot visited Tainan City Mayor Huang Wei-che to exchange urban governance experiences, focusing on smart and green city development. Tainan, a 400-year-old cultural capital, aims to build a smart and sustainable urban environment by leveraging its high-tech and semiconductor industries.
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(Reporter Yang Szu-jui, Tainan, 12th exclusive report) An Israeli delegation led by Bat Yam Mayor Tzvika Brot visited Tainan City Government today to meet Mayor Huang Wei-che. Both sides exchanged urban governance experiences, focusing on smart cities and green cities, and shared their promotion and development directions.
Tainan City Government issued a press release stating that during the meeting, Huang Wei-che said Tainan is the earliest developed city in Taiwan and a cultural ancient capital with over 400 years of history, having just welcomed an important 400-year milestone in 2024.
He said Tainan is also a major agricultural hub in Taiwan. In the process of continuous urban development and embracing high-tech industries, the city government actively introduces innovative technologies and combines the advantages of the semiconductor industry supply chain to build a smart and sustainable urban environment.
Huang Wei-che further stated that facing common challenges for global cities, how to balance economic development and environmental sustainability is an important issue for all cities. Israel is a country that responds to the environment with high technology. Although Tainan and various Israeli cities have different development backgrounds, they share a high degree of commonality in urban governance concepts and future visions.
He said he hopes that through this sharing, they can promote mutual exchange of urban governance experiences. In the future, more exchange opportunities can be established in agricultural development, student exchanges, environmental innovation management, waste recycling and treatment, and water resource technology.
Brot, on behalf of the delegation, expressed gratitude to Huang Wei-che and the city government team for their warm reception, and was amazed by Tainan's cuisine and sweet fruits. He said Israel and Taiwan share many commonalities, not only democratic values but also cherishing mutual assistance in times of difficulty. He hopes Huang Wei-che and the city government team can visit Israel, and both sides can exchange more urban governance experiences.
Tainan City Government provided information stating that this Israeli delegation was invited to Taiwan by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The delegation members came from Bat Yam, Rishon LeZion, and Emek Hefer. Their visit to Taiwan mainly focused on urban governance and vision, with smart cities and green cities as the main themes, exchanging experiences in emerging technologies and AI urban governance to promote sustainable development and common progress through city diplomacy. (Editor: Hsieh Ya-chu) 1150512
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(Reporter Yang Szu-jui, Tainan, 12th exclusive report) An Israeli delegation led by Bat Yam Mayor Tzvika Brot visited Tainan City Government today to meet Mayor Huang Wei-che. Both sides exchanged urban governance experiences, focusing on smart cities and green cities, and shared their promotion and development directions.
Tainan City Government issued a press release stating that during the meeting, Huang Wei-che said Tainan is the earliest developed city in Taiwan and a cultural ancient capital with over 400 years of history, having just welcomed an important 400-year milestone in 2024.
He said Tainan is also a major agricultural hub in Taiwan. In the process of continuous urban development and embracing high-tech industries, the city government actively introduces innovative technologies and combines the advantages of the semiconductor industry supply chain to build a smart and sustainable urban environment.
Huang Wei-che further stated that facing common challenges for global cities, how to balance economic development and environmental sustainability is an important issue for all cities. Israel is a country that responds to the environment with high technology. Although Tainan and various Israeli cities have different development backgrounds, they share a high degree of commonality in urban governance concepts and future visions.
He said he hopes that through this sharing, they can promote mutual exchange of urban governance experiences. In the future, more exchange opportunities can be established in agricultural development, student exchanges, environmental innovation management, waste recycling and treatment, and water resource technology.
Brot, on behalf of the delegation, expressed gratitude to Huang Wei-che and the city government team for their warm reception, and was amazed by Tainan's cuisine and sweet fruits. He said Israel and Taiwan share many commonalities, not only democratic values but also cherishing mutual assistance in times of difficulty. He hopes Huang Wei-che and the city government team can visit Israel, and both sides can exchange more urban governance experiences.
Tainan City Government provided information stating that this Israeli delegation was invited to Taiwan by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The delegation members came from Bat Yam, Rishon LeZion, and Emek Hefer. Their visit to Taiwan mainly focused on urban governance and vision, with smart cities and green cities as the main themes, exchanging experiences in emerging technologies and AI urban governance to promote sustainable development and common progress through city diplomacy. (Editor: Hsieh Ya-chu) 1150512
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