Gyeonggi Research Institute Special Seminar
"Global Power City Seminar at Gyeonggi"

Institute for Urban Strategies at the Mori Memorial Foundation presented the research findings on the Global Power City Index (GPCI) at a special seminar sponsored by Gyeonggi Research Institute, a leading think tank creating urban policies for Gyeonggi State, a broader region of Seoul at Korea. Director Hiroo Ichikawa and Senior Researcher Takayuki Kubo were invited to offer presentations and a discussion session with the researchers at Gyeonggi Research Institute followed.

Date and Time

March 15th, 2010 10:00 - 11:30

Venue

Main conference room, Gyeonggi Research Institute

Title

"Global Power City Seminar at Gyeonggi"

Presenters

Hiroo Ichikawa（Dean, Professional Graduate School, Meiji University / Director, the Mori Memorial Foundation）
Takayuki Kubo（Senior Researcher, Institute for Urban Strategies, the Mori Memorial Foundation）

Commentators

Sung Hee, Jwa, PhD（President, Gyeonggi Research Institute）
Eung Rae, Cho（Vice President, Gyeonggi Research Institute）
Gun Soo, Kim（General Manager, Planning Office, Gyeonggi Research Institute）
Sang Hun, Lee（General Manager, Social Economy Research Center,Gyeonggi Research Institute）
Jekook, Kim（Metropolitan Policy Center, Gyeonggi Research Institute）
Eun Kyung, Kim（Metropolitan Policy Center, Gyeonggi Research Institute）
Yasuyuki Miwa（Senior Researcher, Institute for Urban Strategies, the Mori Memorial Foundation）

Following the opening remarks form Prof. Jwa, Prof. Ichikawa presented the research summary and findings on GPCI-2009 as a keynote speech. City of Seoul was featured comparing to other Asian major cities such as Tokyo, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Shanghai, who are all aiming to be the global hub. Among these cities, Seoul ranks 12th in the comprehensive ranking showing its strength in Research and Development ranked as 4th place. Further analysis was provided comparing more detail indicators between Seoul and Tokyo and the strength and potentials of Seoul was discussed. More specific items on the discussion will be developed and shown in the GPCI-2010 research.

Slides of the presentation on “Seoul vs. Tokyo” by the Mori Memorial Foundation
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