The Hanoitimes - Mr Nguyen Duc Chung - President of Hanoi hold a talk with US Ambassador to Vietnam Ted Osius about potential co-operation in building up smart city. US Ambassador said that, many US companies were ready to co-operate with Hanoi in development smart city. “We had a chance to diccuss with Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh city about this issue but we still want to make a wide range in co-operation with Hanoi”, Ambassador Osius stressed. Hanoi President Nguyen Duc Chung and US Ambassador to Vietnam Ted Osius. Discussing on smart city, Mr Nguyen Duc Chung said that, Hanoi was now moving toward a model of smart city which provided citizens a convinient public administration. In order to achieve this target, in a past year, Hanoi had set up a common system which connected to 584 communes and departments. More over, Hanoi would make use of information technology (IT) to improve adminitrative procedures and build up e-government. Mr Nguyen Duc Chung highlighted that … [Read more...]
HCM City determines to develop into smart city
The Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee will establish a steering committee on smart city development and consider this to be the mission and determination of the city Party Committee, government and citizens, said the city's Party Chief Dinh La Thang in Hanoi yesterday. The standing committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front works with HCMC leaders on smart city development on July 25. Speaking at a meeting between HCMC leaders and the standing committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front on smart city development and management, Mr. Thang said that a smart city aims to improve the life quality of citizens. Chairman of the city People’s Committee will be head of the management board of the steering committee, which will comprise an advisory board under regular operation, he added. The secretary asked to build a comprehensive project on the smart city basing on the current reality of the city. The project needs to have a specific roadmap to suit the quick development of … [Read more...]
Hanoi set to develop $4bn ‘smart city’
Hanoi is scheduled to break ground on the construction of a multibillion-dollar ‘smart city’ in an outlying district next year.A consortium between Japan’s Sumitomo and Vietnam’s BRG will develop the ‘smart city’ on a 272 hectare plot in Dong Anh District in five separate phases, according to a plan released after a working session between the consortium and Hanoi chairman Nguyen Duc Chung on Thursday.The new US$4 billion project will feature a modern traffic system along the Nhat Tan-Noi Bai route using Japanese technology and will connect with the No.2 urban railway route in Hanoi.Dong Anh District lies about 16km north of Hanoi’s central area.Hanoi and the Sumitomo – BRG consortium signed a memorandum of understanding on the smart city development in June, during Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s official visit to Japan.The consortium is scheduled to complete planning for all five stages of the project by the end … [Read more...]
Binh Duong accelerates development of smart city
Close cooperation between the state, educational institutions and businesses is the backbone of Binh Duong’s master plan to turn the province into a ‘smart city’.On Monday, the Binh Duong administration and the Dutch Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City launched the Binh Duong Smart City Summit 2017, which is expected to attract more than 1,000 representatives from both domestic and international enterprises, as well as universities and research institutes.The summit will brief delegates on the latest Binh Duong Smart City developments which began in 2016, and open discussions on action plans and next steps in its implementation.The event will also feature a business forum and an exhibition of technology and innovation, aimed at attracting investment and smart city development solutions.Binh Duong authorities said the key to its successful development was to mobilize resources from both the state and private sector, via a model built around three main arms; … [Read more...]
HCMC determines to develop into smart city
The Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee will establish a steering committee on smart city development and consider this to be the mission and determination of the city Party Committee, government and citizens, said the city's Party Chief Dinh La Thang in Hanoi yesterday. Speaking at a meeting between HCMC leaders and the standing committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front on smart city development and management, Mr. Thang said that a smart city aims to improve the life quality of citizens. Chairman of the city People’s Committee will be head of the management board of the steering committee, which will comprise an advisory board under regular operation, he added. The secretary asked to build a comprehensive project on the smart city basing on the current reality of the city. The project needs to have a specific roadmap to suit the quick development of information technology (IT) and assign specific tasks for each agency. In short term, the existing IT infrastructure should be … [Read more...]
Citizens on focus of smart city: experts
Smart city project which Ho Chi Minh City has been building with major norms of e-government, smart planning and economic development aims to best serve citizens after all, said experts. According to some experts in urban infrastructure fields, implementation of the smart city project should comprise two phases to make it feasible. The first phase is in the next five years, when HCMC will implement smart programs on traffic, health and environmental supervision to solve problems such as traffic jam and flooding.In the following years, the city will conduct suitable steps depending on its demand to develop the city smarter.HCMC has been building the smart city project in the phase of 2016-2020 with visions until 2025. Among the major norms of the project, smart planning is indispensible in the development process of any smart city. Another important norm is to build e-government to facilitate administrative transactions between citizens, businesses and authorized agencies.Deputy … [Read more...]
Vietnam urged to build smart cities
Booming cities and vigorous urbanisation are challenging Vietnam’s future, according to a business conference titled "Smart Cities" held in Hanoi on September 27. A corner of Ho Chi Minh City, which is striving to turn itself into a smart city. The conference, held by the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT), the German Embassy and Siemens, was told the nation needed to promote smart urban centres as locations like Hanoi and HCM City were struggling to cope with overstretched infrastructure. Pham Trong Thuc, Director of the General Directorate of Energy’s renewable energy department, said the Vietnamese Government had paid much attention to urbanisation. “We understand clearly the role and importance of urban centres in supporting the integration of Vietnam’s economy with the world’s as well as in promoting sustainable growth in the region,” Thuc said. He added that … [Read more...]
Viet Nam urged to build smart cities
Pham Trong Thuc, director of the General Directorate of Energy’s renewable energy department, speaks at the Smart Cities conference.— VNS Photo Booming cities and vigorous urbanisation are challenging Viet Nam’s future, according to a business conference titled "Smart Cities" held in Ha Noi on Wednesday. The conference, held by the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT), the German Embassy and Siemens, was told the nation needed to promote smart urban centres as locations like Ha Noi and HCM City were struggling to cope with overstretched infrastructure. Pham Trong Thuc, director of the General Directorate of Energy’s renewable energy department, said the Vietnamese Government had paid much attention to urbanisation. “We understand clearly the role and importance of urban centres in supporting the integration of Viet Nam’s economy with the world’s as well as in promoting … [Read more...]
Conference discusses development of smart cities
Around 50 enterprises and State agencies nationwide gathered at a conference to discuss the development of smart cities in Ha Noi on Wednesday and Thursday, according to the ictnews website.— Photo kinhtedothi.vn Around 50 enterprises and State agencies nationwide gathered at a conference to discuss the development of smart cities in Ha Noi on Wednesday and Thursday, according to the ictnews website. The conference was organised by the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC), the US Embassy in Viet Nam and the US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA). Rapid urbanisation has resulted in numerous challenges, such as the aging population growth, environmental issues, budget cuts, health issues and sustainable development, said Nguyen Thanh Phuc, director general of the MIC’s Authority of Information Technology Application, at the event. These challenges put pressure on the urbanisation process to adjust … [Read more...]
APEC standards sub-committee discusses smart cities and e-labelling
Delegates take a group photo at the workshop. – VNS Photo Thu Ngan Developing standards systems in addition to connecting and sharing experiences with members will help APEC economies successfully develop smart cities, heard a workshop on “Best practices sharing of standards and conformity assessment implementation on smart cities in APEC region” held in HCM City on Friday. Hosted by Viet Nam’s Directorate for Standards, Metrology and Quality (STAMEQ), the conference was one of the first two of the Sub-committee on Standards and Conformance (SCSC) on the opening day of SOM 3. The workshop, an initiative by Viet Nam that was approved at SOM 1, aimed at connecting APEC members and promoting and sharing the application of standards and conformity assessment of products, services and management systems related to the sustainable development of smart cities in APEC. More than 100 delegates took part in … [Read more...]