坚持科技创新的发展道路，城市应加强科学研究和技术创新，建立和完善科技创新和应用体系，加快科技成果转化，提高民众生活质量，创造新的产业和就业岗位，通过科学研究和技术创新，增强城市的防灾减灾能力。加强科技交流与合作，实行开放与互利共赢的原则，促进全球城市的共同发展。建设智能便捷的信息社会，城市已进一步加大对信息基础设施的投入，通过信息化来加强诸多领域的服务，促进信息与知识的有效传播，构建以信息网络为基础的城市神经系统，自我完善和调整城市的运行效率。
To Pursue Inclusive and Balanced Growth

Cities should balance economic growth and social development; seek to achieve an optimal relationship between social equity and economic efficiency; strive to create an institutional environment of shared rights and interests, equal opportunity, and fair competition; and work to reduce inequities in income. They should enable all residents to share the fruits of urban development and fully realize their personal growth.

加强信息化教育，缩小数字鸿沟，让居民接触与获取更多的信息，培育开放共享的多元文化，城市以积极保护物质和非物质文化遗产，鼓励多元文化繁荣发展，倡导海纳百川的开放精神，积极开展文化间的交流与互动，在尊重文化传统和保护文化多样性的基础上进行文化创新，为城市和人类发展提供持久动力。

To Build a Smart and Accessible Information Society

Cities should recognize that information and communication technologies are essential to a vibrant social, economic and cultural life of the city. Cities should invest in information and communication technology infrastructure so as to strengthen services across multiple sectors, and to build an intelligent digital nervous system supporting urban operations. They should strengthen the use of information technology in education, reduce the digital divide, and increase the access of residents to information.

To Foster an Open and Sharing Multicultural Society

Cities should endeavor to protect tangible and intangible cultural heritage and encourage the development of multicultural Society. Like the ocean that embraces all rivers, cities should keep an open spirit and actively engage in intercultural exchanges and interactions. Cities should pursue cultural innovation based on respect for cultural traditions and the preservation of cultural diversity, so as to generate lasting momentum for urban and human development.

构筑亲睦友善的宜居社区，城市应构建和谐友好的社会环境，通过合理规划，营造文明、安全、宜居的城市社区，在就业、医疗、教育、住房、社会保障等方面提供平等和高质量的公共服务。鼓励公众参与城市规划与管理，关注城市人民的物质需求和精神需求，消除社会隔阂与冲突。促进均衡协调的城乡关系。城市应兼顾与乡村的协调发展，推动区域结构的调整和优化，特别注重推动欠发达地区的发展，加强城市功能向农村的辐射，努力缩小城乡差距，关注弱势群体利益，积极引导城乡对话，实现城乡和谐互动。

To Build Friendly and Livable Communities

Cities should promote a harmonious and friendly social environment, and build civil, safe and livable urban neighborhoods through rational planning. They should provide high-quality public services in employment, healthcare, education, housing, social welfare and other areas. They should encourage public participation in urban planning and governance, take into consideration the practical and psychological needs of migrants to the cities, and eliminate social barriers and conflicts.

To Pursue Balanced Urban-Rural Development

Cities should coordinate balanced development with rural regions through the provision of services and infrastructure. Cities should strive to reduce the urban-rural gap, take into consideration the interests of disadvantaged social groups, and encourage and aid the integration of rural populations into the city. More efforts should be taken to improve and optimize urban-rural linkages as well as regional networks. Cities should actively initiate urban-rural dialogue to achieve harmony in their interactions.

我们呼吁，认真总结上海世博会展览展示，论坛和城市最佳实践区的思想成果，汇集各国城市发展的宝贵经验和人类探索城市发展的共同智慧，在全球范围内进行推广，与广大民众共同交流，为城市管理者提供城市建设和管理经验。我们倡议，将10月31日上海世博会闭幕之日定为“世界城市日”，让上海世博会的理念与实践得以永续，激励人类为城市创新与和谐发展而不懈追求与奋斗。

We therefore call upon the world to pursue the efforts we have undertaken in the Shanghai Expo: to promote sustainable urban development, to foster cooperation and exchanges among cities and regions, and to share experiences and lessons in urbanization.