The Seoul Olympic Memorial National Sports Promotion Foundation will share urban development strategies through sports and hold the '2025 Smart City & Sports Summit', an international forum to promote cooperation between Olympic host cities and international sports organizations, for two days from the 21st.
The summit, which first began in Lausanne, Switzerland in 2014 under the leadership of the World Union of Olympic Cities, marks its 11th anniversary this year.
At the opening ceremony held at the Seoul Olympic Parktel on the morning of the 21st, a total of 350 domestic and foreign officials, including Ha Hyung-joo, chairman of the Korea Sports Promotion Foundation, Kim Dae-hyun, second vice minister of culture, sports and tourism, and Gregory Junod, chairman of the World Olympic City Association, and executive committee members, gathered to celebrate the first summit in Korea.
In line with Seoul's characteristics as a technology-oriented city, the summit is expected to be a valuable time to learn about the latest trends in sports and sustainable Olympic heritage management for future generations through presentations and discussions by domestic and foreign experts on 'Artificial Intelligence', 'Big Data', 'E-Sports', 'Enhanced Stadium Innovation' over a total of nine sessions under the theme of 'Technology & Sport: The e-evolution'.
Chairman Ha Hyung-joo said, `I hope this summit will serve as a place to deliver a sustainable sports culture to future generations by combining the legacy of the past with the current technology."Our Sports Corporation will also do its best to preserve and disseminate Olympic values and heritage by inheriting the spirit of the Seoul Olympics."
Meanwhile, the World Olympic Cities Association will move to Pyeongchang, Gangwon-do, on the 23rd to hold a regular general meeting.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
