Director of the city’s IT Department Nguyen Quang Thanh said at the launch of the city’s plan towards 2030 with a vision to 2045 on April 11 that it would be built in three phases with total investment of 2.14 trillion VND (95 million USD), of which 30 percent would come from the State budget. Thanh said the city had approved the framework the plan in 2018 with information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructure and database. It will include smart management, smart economy, smart environment, smart living, smart citizens and smart traffic to connect the city to the 126 ASEAN ‘smart city’ network, Thanh said. “The plan will help develop Da Nang as a ‘start-up and innovative’ city in creating a driving force for socio-economic growth for the central region of Vietnam.” Da Nang was the first city in Vietnam to launch an e-Government system in 2014, and transferred the system to 16 cities and provinces in 2016. According to a … [Read more...] about Da Nang planning to get smart by 2030
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Đà Nẵng launches ‘smart city’ plan
A corner of Đà Nẵng City by the Hàn River. A new plan aims to develop the city into a start-up and innovative hub in the central region, said director of the city’s IT Department Nguyễn Quang Thanh. — VNA/VNS Photo Trần Lê Lâm ĐÀ NẴNG — Đà Nẵng is planning to become a ‘smart city’ and the first in Việt Nam to join the ASEAN ‘smart’ city network by 2030. Director of the city’s IT Department Nguyễn Quang Thanh said at the launch of the city’s plan towards 2030 with a vision to 2045 yesterday that it would be built in three phases with total investment of VNĐ2.14 trillion (US$95 million), of which 30 per cent would come from the State budget. Thanh said the city had approved the framework the plan in 2018 with information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructure and database. It … [Read more...] about Đà Nẵng launches ‘smart city’ plan
Da Nang’s plan to get ‘smart’
Nguyen Quang Thanh, director of the Da Nang Department of Information and Communication, talks to Nhân dân (People) newspaper on Da Nang’s plan to transform into a smart city. Da Nang set a target to become the nation’s first smart city. What has the city done so far to achieve this goal? Da Nang launched a series of programmes starting in 2012 designed to upgrade the city’s technical infrastructure. To that end, we made use of human resources and financial assistance from various agencies, including foreign organisations. From the start, city authorities have co-ordinated with IBM. It did not take long before Vietnamese IT groups like Viettel, VNPT and FPT joined in, and international companies including the World Bank and JICA soon followed. Foreign and domestic partners have expressed their desire to help us make Da Nang the first Smart City in Vietnam. What has Da Nang done to make this concept a reality? The first thing the city must do is win the … [Read more...] about Da Nang’s plan to get ‘smart’