Deputy Minister of Public Security Nguyen Van Thanh has led a Vietnamese delegation to attend the three-day Global Cities Summit 2017 that opened in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), on March 7.
Deputy Minister of Public Security Nguyen Van Thanh (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Deputy Ministerof Public Security Nguyen Van Thanh has led a Vietnamese delegationto attend the three-day Global Cities Summit 2017 that opened in Dubai, the UnitedArab Emirates (UAE), on March 7.
As a founder of the World Council onCity Data (WCCD), Thanh highlighted the organisation’s efforts in building ISO standardsof cities in the world. These standards have been used as references for cityleaders to design growth and sustainable development policies as well as plans forstandardised living conditions meeting security, safety and social welfarerequirements, he said.
The deputy minister affirmed that theevent was a chance for city authorities and policymakers to exchange views onideas and solutions on management, and expand connectivity and cooperation forsustainable, prosperous and inclusive growth amidst the ongoing fourthIndustrial Revolution and development of the Internet.
Thanh also presented his ideas onbuilding security, safety and social welfare indexes for a smart city in theworld as well as the application in Vietnam.
He said the development of cities fromeco-cities to economic, green and smart cities is an inevitable trend in the world,adding that urban managers need to share information to ensure the indicationsand sustainable progress in developing smart cities.
Meanwhile, Abdulla Abdul Rahman AlShaibani, Secretary General of the Executive Council of Dubai and CanadianSenator Art Eggleton, Chair of the WCCD’s Global City Leaders Advisory Board, bothunderscored that standardised data is an important tool in building anddeveloping cities in the world.
The use of the database will help cityleaders get an overview of various issues, thus working out sustainabledevelopment plans for their cities, they added.
Themed “Cities on the Global Stage -Data as the Universal Language”, the summit has focused discussions on the importanceof standardised city data as well as leadership solutions and measures to applythe standardised indexes to build sustainable cities and reduce risks.-VNA
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked concerned ministries to develop a set of standards for the development of smart cities and implementation guidelines.
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Granma and the VNA have great potential for cooperation, especially in sharing content regularly, so that VNA products are published on Granma platforms and vice versa, thereby helping Cuban and Vietnamese people access true information and gain a deep understanding of each other's country and people.
During his stay in China’s Guangzhou city from 1924 to 1927 to prepare for the establishment of a Communist Party to lead Vietnam’s revolution, President Ho Chi Minh founded “Thanh nien” newspaper and released its first issue on June 21, 1925.
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The strategic product, managed and operated by the Vietnam News Agency Digital Media Centre (VNA Media), is an official channel for popularising the Party and State’s information and documents as well as delivering mainstream and trustworthy news to both domestic and international audiences through various kinds of multimedia formats.
Since President Ho Chi Minh founded Thanh Nien (Young People) newspaper in 1925, the Vietnamese revolutionary press has become the voice of the people. During the resistance war against the colonialists, journalists took great personal risks to inspire patriotism and the will of rising up against foreign invaders.
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Throughout its resistance against colonialists and imperialists, Vietnam developed a revolutionary press that has served as a benchmark for just and legitimate causes worldwide.
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PM Chinh lauded the press’s historic role in the nation’s fight for independence and its ongoing process of national development, affirming that the Government always highly appreciates the close partnership and steadfast support of press agencies and journalists nationwide.
In recent decades, Vietnam’s mainstream media has become a reliable and persuasive channel for showcasing the nation’s development policies and achievements, especially in economic matters, according to a senior assistant editor at the Times of India.
A hub for sharing best practices, the event aims to forge solutions for financial sustainability, public media contracts, audience engagement, content innovation, and newsroom restructuring. It is also a moment for Vietnam’s media to accelerate its progress and figure out what the “revolutionary press” means in a new era.
From “Thanh nien”, Vietnam’s first revolutionary newspaper founded by Nguyen Ai Quoc (later President Ho Chi Minh) on June 21, 1925, the revolutionary press has remained devoted to its sacred missions -accompanying the nation, serving the Fatherland, and working for the people.
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In this era of global integration and digitalisation, the press must adopt modern multimedia models to not only meet increasing information and communication demands but also align with the broader socio-economic development of the country.
Deputy Minister of Public Security Nguyen Van Thanh (Photo: VNA) 
