Anticipating the growing demand, international companies are rushing to invest in smart city projects in Vietnamese cities. Chairman Chung worked with the leader of Sumitomo Corporation Nguyen Duc Chung, Chairman of the Hanoi People's Committee, has worked with the leader of Sumitomo Corporation—the investor of the $4.1 billion smart city project in Dong Anh district—on the sidelines of the Hanoi 2018-Investment and Development Cooperation conference, which opened on June 17. Sumitomo Corporation is one of the corporations from Sweden, Germany, and the Netherlands, among others, who made strong moves to cash in on Vietnamese cities' ambitious smart city development plans. Bosch Vietnam has invested $450,000 in a new centre to study new solutions to build smart cities and Industry 4.0-ready equipment. "We plan to develop Ho Chi Minh City into one of the centres to supply Internet of Thing (IoT) solutions for Bosch in Southeast Asia in the long term," said Guru … [Read more...] about Foreign investors rush to invest in smart city projects
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Vietnam plan for smart cities faces legal obstacles
VietNamNet Bridge - Legal obstacles are hindering the construction of smart cities in Vietnam. About 250 cities worldwide are developing smart cities, according to Smart City Tracker Q1/2017. Centralized management in smart cities allows municipal authorities to adjust policies to best serve citizens. Nguyen Thanh Hung, Deputy Minister of Information and Communication, said that Vietnam still doesn’t have comprehensive standards on smart cities. The world is just in the early stage of developing smart cities. ISO has just begun cooperating with IEC to issue standards directly related to smart urban areas in 2017. With a desire to have standards on smart cities, Hung, speaking at the second Vietnam Private Sector Forum in 2017, called for close coordination among all enterprises. The Ministry of Information and Communication is going to build up the standards … [Read more...] about Vietnam plan for smart cities faces legal obstacles
Intel Products Vietnam supports manpower training for smart city project
Intel Products Vietnam supports manpower training for smart city projectLe Hoang Six outstanding graduates receive scholarships for Master’s programs in the U.S. from Intel Products Vietnam and Arizona State University - PHOTO: HUNG LE HCMC – Intel Products Vietnam and Arizona State University (ASU) last Friday awarded scholarships for outstanding Vietnamese students to attend Master’s programs at ASU in the U.S. as part of a plan to help HCMC have manpower necessary for its smart city project until 2025. Intel Products Vietnam sponsors six Master’s scholarships in Internet of Things (IoT) for undergraduates from Hanoi, Hue and HCMC. Each full scholarship worth around US$65,000 covers meals, accommodation, and tuition fees. This is part of the company’s commitment to support the municipal government to train high-quality human resources. Therefore, upon graduation, the scholarship recipients will have to return … [Read more...] about Intel Products Vietnam supports manpower training for smart city project
Twenty smart city plans in pipeline
HÀ NỘI - A smart city is an ideal place for people to live and work, but it is also a sustainable combination of robust economics, civil society and clean environment, Nguyễn Minh Hồng, Deputy Minister of Information and Communications (MoIC) said at a symposium on developing smart cities in Việt Nam held in the capital on Thursday. However, Hồng said Việt Nam will face challenges on the path of developing smart cities. He therefore asked all localities, enterprises, business associations and research institutes to submit suggestions and proposals on how to develop a smart city suitable to Vietnamese conditions. Participants agreed that the MOIC should co-ordinate with concerned Government agencies and enterprises to write guidelines on how to develop smart cities in respective provinces or cities. They agreed that a smart city is an urban development vision integrating information and communication technology (ICT) and Internet of things (IoT) technology securely into a city's … [Read more...] about Twenty smart city plans in pipeline
Bản in : IoT essential for a smart city: conference
HCM City (VNA) - Domestic and foreign experts, and representatives of businesses active in information technology (IT) are gathering at an international conference in Ho Chi Minh City to discuss the application of the Internet of Things (IoT) in smart urban area development and living standard improvement. The annual conference, the third of its kind organised by the managing board of the Sai Gon High-Tech Park, runs from November 12-13. Participants will hear a number of topics such as how to build a unique city, infrastructure solutions for a smart world, IoT security and smart transport, among others. Participating businesses will introduce IoT products used in daily lives, looking towards a smart city on the basis of sci-technological development. Vo Van Thuong, Deputy Secretary of the municipal Party’s Committee, said this year’s conference is expected to help the southern metropolis realise its goal of becoming an urban area with high living standards. The city is … [Read more...] about Bản in : IoT essential for a smart city: conference