Building on the Eco-City's strong foundation in urban sustainability, Singapore and China announced a new cooperation framework that will strengthen the Eco-City as a pathfinder for climate-friendly cities at the Joint Council for Bilateral Cooperation (JCBC) meeting in 2023, where the Eco-City commemorated its 15th anniversary. 

This framework broadens collaboration on the Eco-City project to span green growth, low-carbon living, ecological resilience, innovation and talent development, and governance. 

Under this framework, Singapore and China will facilitate the development of the Eco-City as an upgraded National Green Development Demonstration Zone, with the aspiration for it to be a model of low-carbon growth for cities.

To support the Demonstration Zone, both sides launched 15 new cooperation initiatives, e.g.

* Keppel Ltd has launched a 'Low-Carbon and Smart City Alliance' with Singapore small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to deploy sustainability-related solutions in the Eco-City and beyond.

* Singapore and Tianjin signed a MOU to establish a new Green and Digital Shipping Corridor - the first such corridor to connect Singapore and China.

* Setting up a of a new SUTD Eco-City Research and Innovation Centre, under which talent from both countries can participate in joint R&D projects, enterprise development, education and training, and exchanges on low-carbon innovation.

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