By Jonathan Chin / Staff writer, with CNATaiwan ranked third-best among Singapore’s most important foreign investors, and Taiwanese entrepreneurs ranked second-best among foreign businesspeople there, a survey on Singaporean perceptions of the nation showed.
Despite the changes brought about by COVID-19, the world is facing many other challenges such as climate change, wealth gap, and inflation. The United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction’s definition of a resilient city primarily focused on risk management, response, and recovery in the face of different types of disasters. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) later expanded the definition of a resilient city into four areas that drive resilience: sustainable economic development, protection of environmental resources and biodiversity, empowering social networks, and government governance.
Sustainable economic growth is ensured by providing employment, training, and education opportunities
In the Resilient Cities Forum co-organized by Taoyuan City Government and Taiwan-Asia Exchange Foundation (TAEF) on December 13, former Deputy Prime Minister Phongthep Thepkanjana of Thailand, Chief Representative Hiroyasu Izumi of Japan-Taiwan Exchange Association Taipei Office, Head of European Economic and Trade Office in Taiwan (EECO) Mr. Filip Grzegorzewski, Board Director Guy Wittich of Circular Taiwan Network, and former Chair Kim Mi-Yong of the US Commerce Department’s Export Administration Operating Committee along with experts and scholars from international think tanks exchanged views on issues of sustainable economy, good governance, and international cooperation. They shared with the audience the experience