From October 12th to 14th, the "Global Smart City Expo" held in Shanghai attracted much attention and became an important international event.

The Shanghai Council for the Promotion of International Trade and Barcelona International Exhibition Company co-organized this event. Shanghai International Exhibition Center Co., Ltd. and the Global Smart City Conference also participated in the hosting. This is of great significance to the field of smart cities.

The Consul General of Greece in Shanghai and the Secretary General of Spatial Planning and Urban Environment of the Greek Ministry of Environment and Energy attended the exhibition.

Greece's participation adds an international dimension to the exposition.

In meetings held on different dates, the two officials focused on elaborating on the cornerstones of Greece's smart and sustainable city strategy. This initiative reflects Greece's high attention to the construction of smart cities.

This participation is also a good opportunity for Greece to showcase its smart city construction achievements to the world.

Greece hopes to exchange experiences in smart city construction with more countries through this expo.

Greece has invested heavily in smart city construction.

Due to the accelerated pace of global urbanization, urban problems have gradually emerged, and the efficiency of urban management has been tested. Greece is trying to address these challenges by developing smart cities.

The Consul General of Greece in Shanghai introduced the progress made by Greece as an official guest.

Several cities in Greece have attracted attention for their remarkable achievements in smart city construction, including six cities including Athens and Thessaloniki.

Of these 377 cities, they were successfully selected for the EU Mission program, which aims to achieve the climate neutrality target of 100 cities by 2030.

This achievement covers a number of specific areas.

In terms of urban planning, Greece places special emphasis on intelligent layout and functional division, which makes the use of urban resources more efficient and reasonable.

In terms of energy, there is rapid progress in the direction of renewable energy utilization and energy conservation and emission reduction.

In terms of transportation, we strive to create a more efficient and intelligent transportation network.

Data shows that Greece’s annual investment in smart city construction continues to grow at a significant rate.

The results of such investment are of great significance to Greece.

Although Astypalia is not as well-known as islands such as Santorini, it has a unique plan in the construction of smart cities in Greece.

The Greek government, together with the Volkswagen Group, aims to build a comprehensive digital transportation network by 2030.

The plan is partly based on improving the efficiency of transportation on the island.

There may be a problem with outdated transportation facilities on the island, but the digital transportation system can effectively fill this gap.

On the other hand, it helps to promote the development of tourism in Astypalia Island.

With the improvement of intelligent transportation, tourists can more easily access various attractions on the island.

At the expo, Greece showed the results of its smart city construction to the world, and is also actively looking for more international cooperation opportunities.

In the process of building a smart city, Greece has unique advantageous resources. However, it also encounters challenges in technology and other fields.

With this international exchange event, Greece can broaden its access to cutting-edge technologies.

Greece can also attract international investment and inject new vitality into its smart city construction.

While promoting Greece, we hope to attract international companies from urban planning, transportation, energy and other fields to carry out project cooperation with Greece.

Greece wants to promote its smart city concept.

All parts of the world are paying attention to sustainable development, and Greece has incorporated many elements of sustainable development in the process of building smart cities.

Their concepts of sustainable mobility and spatial planning were reflected in the conference.

This requirement was emphasized in his speech by the Secretary General of the Greek Ministry of Environment and Energy for Spatial Planning and Urban Environment.

This move will help strengthen Greece’s drive for sustainable development on a global scale, and at the same time allow countries around the world to see Greece’s firm will and remarkable results in achieving this goal.

The Greek smart city concept will also help domestic companies explore international markets.

Some Greek companies have unique technologies and services in areas such as smart transportation and smart energy. If they can gain international recognition, it will have a profound impact on the growth of the companies.

This expo has great reference value for the construction of smart cities in Shanghai and even China.

Shanghai can see the development levels of different countries around the world through this expo.

For example, we can draw wisdom from Greece’s practice on how to advance smart construction according to the size and characteristics of the city.

China's hosting of such expos will help promote the rapid development of domestic smart city-related industries.

This event also provides an excellent venue for countries to share experiences in smart city construction and showcase technological achievements.

After Greece and other countries joined, many innovative ideas and concrete results were widely disseminated, promoting the common development of smart cities around the world.

Dear readers, may I ask what proud or satisfying achievements your city has made in smart city construction?