Formation of World Cities Cultural Forum
- It was established in 2012 with eight cities. Currently, it has 43 members. The member cities include London, Amsterdam, Edinburgh, San Francisco, Shanghai, and Hong Kong. India is not a member of this forum but was invited in 2021.
- It was founded by the mayor of London and is currently chaired by Deputy Mayor for culture and creative industries. It is managed by the (Greater London Authority) GLA culture and creative Industries team. It is proposed that (World Cities Culture Forum)WCCF should be transitioned into an independent charitable organization to diversify income sources and ensure transparency.
- It is attended by Deputy Mayors for culture and Heads of culture from the member cities.
World Cities Cultural Forum
World cities culture forum is a network of local governments. It is consist of 43 members. The world is going through urbanization and rural culture is getting replaced by urban development. World leaders are concerned about old cultures and have acknowledged culture as one of the key features of human existence. World cities cultural forums developed on the same line to share research, and intelligence and explore the prospects of the culture for future development and prosperity. The purpose holds to not lose the culture in the name of development. Recent news regarding this from India was Delhi’s chief minister will be representing India at the world cities culture forum summit. The last summit was held in 2021.