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urban areas are developing IOC systems and technology solutions that support According to Avison Young Vietnam, mul-
and smart urban utilities and services, warning and data-based decision making. tiple efforts and pilot projects have been
focusing mainly on transportation, health At the Vietnam - Asia Smart City Sum- led by authorities in cities and provinces
intelligence, education, and the develop- mit 2023, held by the Hanoi Department around Vietnam and then opened for par-
ment of warning applications. of Information and Communications and ticipation from the private sector, including
“Vietnam and Southeast Asia are among VINASA on November 29, Mr. Nguyen foreign institutions, in knowledge sharing
the most active in steering the way for Nhat Quang, Director of the VINASA Insti- and technological and financial aid. Expe-
developing smart cities,” said Mr. David tute of Science and Technology, said that rience and knowledge gained from these
Jackson, Principal and CEO of Avison in smart cities, data, information, and initiatives can be useful for education and
Young Vietnam. “It is hoped that developing knowledge can and should be recorded as training efforts to multiply successful
smart cities will help Vietnam tackle rising digital data. “Thus, data capacity is the models in smart cities.
socio-economic issues due to rapid urban- ability to collect, store, and use information “If you look from the private sector’s
ization and demographic growth, such as and knowledge, determining the level of perspective, Vietnam has a strong,
road traffic, the environment, waste man- intelligence in the city,” he added. “The dynamic, and growing tech community
agement, and energy efficiency, etc.” strategy of building unified data infra- that can drive digitization in all aspects
structure will create conditions for building over the coming decades,” said Mr. Jack-
TRENDS IN THE FUTURE smart cities with long-term sustainable son. “This means that by viewing the
To develop smart, sustainable cities, development despite any changes in man- development of smart cities in Vietnam
urban authorities in the region and the agement mechanisms, solutions providers, as an enterprise-driven and privately
world, including Vietnamese cities, are or development targets.” financed endeavor, with public policies
aiming to build and standardize unified Building smart cities associated with and incentives in place, there will be
and seamless digital data infrastructure. developing green and smart industrial abundant opportunities.”
Hanoi has included the term “Smart” in parks is also a trend. Vietnam is a very Though many cities and provinces have
its Capital Planning for the 2021-2030 period attractive destination for giants in the fields committed to developing smart cities in
and vision to 2050. Data is being viewed as of high-tech equipment manufacturing, accordance with the direction set by the
a new resource. Last July, the capital issued such as electronics, phones, computers, government, there are some persistent
an Open Data Directory. Specialized data and semiconductor chips. With the gov- challenges. A lack of cohesion in smart
will be deployed and shared among State ernment’s strong commitment to net-zero urban planning and a lack of cooperation
agencies, citizens, and organizations in the emissions by 2050, the requirements of among key stakeholders could result in
near future. It is also focusing on deploying integration and partners, in addition to fragmentation. Financial and human
digital infrastructure and data centers, to preparing and changing infrastructure to resources are another challenge. There
be put into operation and use shortly. meet demand and attract investors inter- are also personal privacy and data security
Ho Chi Minh City, which leads the nationally and locally, industrial real estate matters in regard to smart cities that need
country in developing digital infrastructure investors are also entering a new race to to be addressed not only at the level of
and digital institutions, has deployed and develop green, smart industrial parks. legal provision but also law enforcement.
integrated data on drainage systems, urban With over 30 operating industrial clus- Accordingly, a clear vision and long-term
lighting, green parks, wastewater treatment, ters and parks, southern Binh Duong planning for developing smart cities are
traffic infrastructure, electricity, water sup- province is aiming to gradually convert first and foremost, Mr. Jackson noted. It
ply, cadastral maps, topography, and urban traditional industrial parks into smart and is necessary to have a clear set of criteria
planning in a shared data warehouse. The ecological parks, to create a competitive and cooperation at every level, from central
city’s data portal and open data portal advantage. In terms of developers, Becamex government to local authorities and from
will be deployed and shared in the near has completed a smart industrial park multiple sectors, like public and private,
future among people and businesses to solution with a system of factories, executive including domestic and international part-
exploit and use. buildings, operations centers, security, and ners. Smart cities are designed, built, and
Da Nang, meanwhile, considers digital smart parking lots. VSIP has signed coop- managed by smart people, so education
data as a key factor in building a smart eration agreements with nine cities and and training, communications, techno-
city. The central city’s new generation IOC provinces to develop smart industrial parks, logical development, operations, and main-
acts as a focal point to collect information and the Japan Small and Medium Enter- tenance all need to be integrated. %
and data from district IOCs, specialized prise Develop-
IOCs, and the applications and systems of ment Joint
agencies, units, and communities, and will Stock Company
analyze and provide aggregated data for has developed
leaders to have information for direction a smart factory
and administration and share information system in Nhon
with relevant agencies to serve State man- Trach district.
agement. The city has provided nearly 1,000
data sets to date on its Open Data Portal, LOOKING
an increase of 400 compared to the end of AHEAD
2022, integrating and sharing nearly 100 At the
data sets from its Open Data Portal to the national level,
national Data Portal. the Vietnamese
IOC systems have been deployed by Government
major technology enterprises such as Viettel, has paved the
VNPT, and FPT for urban areas around way for the
Vietnam that are gradually developing in development of
a new stage, with strong infrastructure smart cities.

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