HCM City speeds up sub-projects for smart city development
Ho Chi Minh City is speeding up the progress of key sub-projects under the project to turn the city into a smart city from 2017 to 2020 with a vision to 2025.
A view of HCM City. The city is speeding up its project to become a smart city by 2025 (Photo: VNA)
HCM City (VNS/VNA) – Ho Chi Minh Cityis speeding up the progress of key sub-projects under theproject to turn the city into a smart city from 2017 to 2020 with a visionto 2025.
Thesmart city building project aims to resolve problems such as unsustainableeconomic growth, flooding, traffic congestion and pollution, and improveinteraction between the city’s administration, businesses and residents.
Itgives priority to four key sub-projects, including a smart urban operationcentre, a centre for receiving and processing urgent information,a control centre for surveillance cameras, and a database managementsystem under the city’s existing common-use shared data warehouse.
Accordingto the city’s Department of Information and Communication, the city willenhance disbursement of all planned capital this year to implement ongoing sub-projects onschedule.
Thesmart urban operation centre worth 969 billion VND (41.8 million USD) began in 2019and will be completed in 2022.
Witha total investment of 993 billion VND (42.8million USD), the centre for receiving andprocessing urgent information is expected to operate by 2025.
Thecontrol centre for surveillance cameras will be implemented from 2019 to 2022,with a cost of 549 billion VND (23.7million USD).
Around49 billion VND (2.1 million USD) is needed to build the databasemanagement system in the 2019-2022period.
Dozensof other sub-projects are also being implemented.
Vo Thi Trung Trinh, deputy director of thedepartment, said there have been obstacles to sub-projects' progress, including a lackof efficient coordination between departments and agencies indetermining information technology application.
Guidingdocuments related to conditions and order and procedures for implementing public investmentprojects have not been clear enough.
Thecity authority is continuing to receive feedback on measures to builda smart city from residents and the business community./.
The Ho Chi Minh City Union of Business Associations (HUBA) on September 24 launched a digital transformation programme for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to help improve their competitiveness.
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Smart planning plays a key role in developing smart cities, experts told a workshop held in Hanoi on October 22 within the framework of the ASEAN Smart Cities Summit and Expo 2020.
As an active member of the ASEAN Smart Cities Network (ASCN), Vietnam has built policies and made efforts to develop smart cities, considering this one of three key tasks in the national digital transformation process, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has stated.
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The programmes have brought about positive changes to rural infrastructure, comprehensively improved the material and spiritual lives of farmers, and contributed to Vietnam's economic restructuring, said PM Pham Minh Chinh.
The festival highlighted the contributions and robust development of Vietnam's revolutionary press over the past century while promoting press products and showcasing the creativity of Vietnamese journalists.
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Today, the press for foreign service has evolved into a distinct, irreplaceable force, bridging Vietnam with the world and portraying a nation that is stable, peace-loving, and fully integrated into the international community.
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The VNA delegation, led by General Director Vu Viet Trang, actively participated in the event, engaging in both professional and diplomatic activities.
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The total investment exceeded 319 billion VND (12.2 million USD), including over 261 billion VND from the state budget and 57.5 billion VND mobilised from businesses, organisations, and individuals.
A view of HCM City. The city is speeding up its project to become a smart city by 2025 (Photo: VNA) 
