Hanoi (VNA) - ASEAN Secretary-General Dato Lim Jock Hoi on December 16 spoke highly of the Japanese Government’s persistent support in enhancing smart cities cooperation with ASEAN. Addressing the second high-level meeting of the ASEAN-Japan Smart Cities Network, held online, the Secretary-General also applauded the leadership and commitments of the Vietnamese Government, in its capacity as Chair of the ASEAN Smart Cities Network (ASCN) in 2020, to promoting efforts in smart city development. The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed the vulnerability of urban areas and impacted urban development models, he said. It has also, however, proven the benefits brought about by the smart city model. This year, the ASCN completed and adopted a monitoring and evaluation framework aimed at promoting the sharing of methods and experience between ASCN member cities. Deputy Minister of Construction Nguyen Van Sinh, who co-chaired the meeting, pointed out the adverse impact of … [Read more...] about ASEAN, Japan enhance smart cities cooperation
