In the meeting, Secretary Nguyen Thien Nhan briefly introduced the current conditions and the potential labor market of HCMC, with a population of around 10 million citizens and 30 percent of the human resources possessing university or college degrees, along with low labor cost. He therefore hoped that Mayor Ron Huldai would share experience on creating a smart city and a welcoming environment to attract giant technological corporates as well as innovative startup entrepreneurs. According to Mayor Huldai, Tel Aviv is an economic and cultural center of Israel and is now considered an international city thanks to a great number of businesses operating here and tourists coming here (accounting for 70 percent). Being the second largest city in Israel with a population of over 400,000 citizens on a surface area of 52km2, Tel Aviv City is considered by Wall Street Journal as the second largest innovative startup city in the world, only after the Silicon Valley of the USA. It possesses the … [Read more...] about HCMC broadens experience to build smart city from Tel Aviv, Israel
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Cần Thơ aims to be a smart city by 2025
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Viet Nam News THƠ — Cần Thơ, the biggest and most modern city in the Mekong Delta region, is expected to be a smart city by 2025. At the conference ‘Developing Cần Thơ to be a smart city in the period from 2016 to 2025’ yesterday, Dương Thế Dũng, deputy director of the city Department of Information and Communication, said that the goal of this plan is to improve people’s living and working conditions. A smart city accelerates civic engagement in urban management based on the improvement of competitiveness and socioeconomic development. According to Dũng, the plan requires effective communication to improve public services, giving feedback and proposing demands. Urban and social infrastructure planning and investing has to be compatible with the process of developing a smart city. Setting up a standard for public services, specifying policies for public-private partnerships, fostering start-ups and … [Read more...] about Cần Thơ aims to be a smart city by 2025
Citizens in HCMC benefiting from smart city model
A breakthrough in administrative procedures Managing land documents has always been a daunting task due to the complexity of the origin of these lands as well as the overlapping of various legal regulations. The fact that HCMC successfully applies the model of ‘Alliance management system in processing land documents’ for 52 procedures is, therefore, considered a crucial breakthrough. According to the HCMC Department of Information and Communications, the lack of consistency in handling steps and formal forms or software of land procedures has been the most burning issue among the Department of Natural Resources and Environment, the HCMC Office of Land Registration, and related offices in district level. In particular, there has not been any transparent information link or connection between different levels for management. After being implemented for more than a year, the ‘Alliance management system in processing land documents’ has basically addressed the above … [Read more...] about Citizens in HCMC benefiting from smart city model
HCM City towards clean energy solutions in smart city building
The event was jointly held by the Center for Hands-on Actions and Networking for Growth and Environment (CHANGE) and the Center for Regional and Urban Studies under the Union of Science and Technology Associations (USTA) . Nguyen Phuong Duy from the municipal Department of Industry and Trade said the city has implemented important items in the project “Developing Ho Chi Minh City into a smart city in 2017-2020, with a vision to 2025”, focusing on promoting the use of smart and clean energy, saving and effective energy use. Solar panels installed on houses in Ho Chi Minh City. Source: ves-vn.com Participants heard that local residents have consciously used solar energy in daily activities. Over 12,000 solar energy water heaters have been used in Ho Chi Minh City so far. A great number of customers installed solar electrify systems connected to the national grid. Many waste-to-energy plants were also formed in the city, helping creating safe energy sources. … [Read more...] about HCM City towards clean energy solutions in smart city building
Singaporean firm to develop full-fledged smart city in District 2
Singaporean firm to develop full-fledged smart city in District 2Quoc Hung Loh Chin Hua (2nd R), CEO of Keppel Corporation, talks to HCMC chairman Nguyen Thanh Phong at the City Hall on April 4 - PHOTO: HUNG LE HCMC - Singapore property firm Keppel Land will develop the Saigon Sport City project on 64 hectares in District 2, HCMC into a full-fledged smart city with state-of-the-art facilities for residents, heard a meeting between the company and the city government. At a meeting with HCMC chairman Nguyen Thanh Phong on the Saigon Sport City project on April 4, Loh Chin Hua, chief executive officer and executive director of Keppel Corporation, and executive chairman of Keppel Land, said Saigon Sport City is a key project of the corporation due to its large scale and the participation of many units of the corporation including the urban development solution unit. The corporation will make use of resources and experience in urban infrastructure development to carry out the … [Read more...] about Singaporean firm to develop full-fledged smart city in District 2