Led by the Mayor of Prato, the delegates began the study visit in Taichung to develop further avenues for concrete cooperation actions. With an action packed first day at Maple Garden, Heart Valley, and Aizhen Mansion, the cities are excited for the remaining days left!

The Prato delegates continued their study visit at the Tzu Chi Foundation and DAAI Technology, where they recycle PET bottles into clothes, blankets, bags, and more. At the Central Taiwan Science Park, they saw how Taichung's industrial wastewater management works.

#Taichung's visit to #Prato kickstarted with a meeting with Mayor Matteo Biffoni and site visits to three #textilerecycling companies - #Manteco, #Marini Industrie, and #Comistra. Prato is famous for its recycled textiles #circulareconomy model!

On the second day of Taichung’s visit to Prato, Prato hosted a workshop on the topic of Sustainable Recycling in the Textile Industry #textile recycling. Speakers from the Public and Private sectors in Prato and Taichung shared their best practices on Circular Economy

The delegate started their third day of the study visit with an eye-opening tour of the Textile Museum, where many innovative eco-generated textiles and materials are introduced #sustainable textile.

The final conference in South Africa gathered over 30 participants from the 4 city pairings. The cities shared their action plans on water and #wastemanagement and #energytransition. All delegates visited Central City in Cape Town to learn about their green development strategies

#Braga (Município de Braga) and #Taoyuan kick off their second study visit with a visit to #Foxtron to see #electricbuses, #Daxi to try the famous #Youbike, and 元智大學 Yuan Ze Univ. for an MOU signing with Universidade Minho! #EU #EUinTaiwan #ICPAGIR

On the second day of #Braga’s visit to #Taoyuan, the delegates participated in #smartcityworldexpo, and got to know more about the innovative technologies that are applied to the #smartmobility system. The cities also deepened their cooperation on #greenmobility.

We're thrilled to share that the #icpagir EU-Asia Final Conference in #Incheon was a huge success! With the participation of the six #citypairings, the event explored crucial topics like #circulareconomy, #energytransition, #airquality, and #sustainablemobility. (1/3)

We were honored to have Ms. Maria Castillo Fernandez, Ambassador of the #EU to the Republic of Korea, open the conference. Throughout the event, participants shared the impressive results of their 18-month C2C cooperation and exchanged best practices.

The conference also featured a cash contribution award ceremony and a visit to the Incheon Intangible Cultural Asset Education Center. To cap off the incredible day, we even had the opportunity to explore the #IFEZ #SmartCity Operation Center. #icpagir #IURC #sustainability

👉 Check out the Video prepared by #incheon and #Berlin showcasing their cooperation in the framework of the ICP-AGIR Programme! youtu.be/wtSPFs4ktS8

Great news to share with you all! The ICPAGIR final conference on the integration of migrants and refugees was successfully held in #Toronto, Canada, with the participation of four #citypairings from both the #EU and #Canada.

Representatives from the EU cities of #Frankfurt, #Utrecht, #Fuenlabrada, and #SaintGermainenLaye shared their experiences and best practices welcoming refugees and integrating migrants with their Canadian counterparts in #Toronto, #StJohns, #Halifax, #Stephenville #CornerBrook.

The conference was launched by Tom Azouz, Acting Deputy City Manager for Community & Social Services of the City of Toronto, and concluded by Christian Burgsmueller, Deputy Head of the EU Delegation in Ottawa.

We're thrilled to share that the #icpagir pairings from Incheon and Berlin have met again for #AsiaBerlinSummit2023! Two cities opened the #icpagir booth and discussed collaboration on #SmartCity and #AI. IFEZ also visited #FraunhoferHHI to learn about smart city projects!

To embark on further cooperation between Incheon and Almeria, @UniversidaddeAlmeria and Jung Jang met again in Almeria through #ICP-AGIR follow-up “New Hub for the Green Hydrogen conference” and strengthened continuous partnership with special theme on #HydrogenEnergy

We're thrilled to announce the release of three captivating videos summarizing our ICP-AGIR project's incredible journey! South Africa lnkd.in/emKfMtBN Asia lnkd.in/e86YB6Vd Canada lnkd.in/eseqjk4n

On October 11, #Incheon and #Berlin cities jointly organized the “2023 #IFEZ Smart City International Symposium” to discuss key factors for successful #smartcities and signed MoU to consolidate long-term partnership as a part of #ICP-AGIR follow-up activity funded by #EU!

Through #ICPAGIR programme funded by #EU #DGREGIO, #Incheon and #Berlin gathered again at the “Boom Up Festival 2023” hosted by #ifez and Incheon Techno Park! Berlin’s leading startup centres and innovative startups attended the event and expanded their partnership with #Korea!