Smart city features can bring Vietnam closer to achieving its climate and sustainability commitments, Photo: Shutterstock Vietnam boasts one of Southeast Asia’s fastest-growing economies and one of the most rapid rates of urbanisation in the region. The breakneck expansion of cities comes with a set of unique challenges, but also with exciting new opportunities to ensure growth that is inclusive, sustainable, and above all, green. Adam Ward Creating such green and smart cities will allow Vietnam to ensure economic growth and sidestep the environmental pitfalls of rapid urbanisation seen elsewhere. The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) is working with the Vietnamese government to help make this vision a reality. What is a green city? For the GGGI, green cities combine several features, but essentially, a green city is one that minimises resource use and pollution, and uses the latest technology to constantly strive to be the best place to live, both for the citizens … [Read more...] about Smart cities put Vietnam on path to sustainability
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Vietnam smart city drive in full swing
Singapore provides a model in which other countries, including Vietnam, can learn from and adapt in order to develop smart cities, Photo: Shutterstock After an hour-long motorbike ride to cover 10 kilometres from downtown Hanoi to the famous Hadong silk village, James, 35, from the US arrived in no mood for sightseeing, his exuberance having slowly bubbled away in the traffic jams. “The streets were so crowded everywhere. Hundreds of motorbikes and cars are vying to get ahead, cutting each other off at every turn. I got stuck in several places and I wished I could use a mobile app to select the best route to avoid traffic jams like I do in other countries. Hanoi has many beautiful and interesting places, but the traffic problem lessens their attractiveness,” he said. James is not the first traveller, or indeed local, to voice such complaints when visiting Hanoi – and the city is not deaf to these voices. The problem may be solved in the near future thanks to the … [Read more...] about Vietnam smart city drive in full swing
ABB and Danang take on smart city network initiative
Pioneering technology leader ABB has agreed to invest more into transforming the central city of Danang into a smart city within a year, with a view to helping the city become the first in Vietnam to join the ASEAN Smart Cities Network by 2030. Several projects have been underway in raising Vietnamese cities towards smart status, and ABB’s partnership with Danang joins the list Under a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between ABB and the Danang Department of Information and Communications signed last week, the multinational group will support Danang in the areas of clean water and leakage management, waste and wastewater management, data centre expansion, and help establish a marine operations centre. In its role as a technology partner, ABB will continue to invest into research and development, and support Danang to develop technological solutions to become more sustainable, competitive, and liveable. In addition, the group will help authorities approach international … [Read more...] about ABB and Danang take on smart city network initiative
Hanoi advised to first focus on key infrastructure as it heads for smart city
The Hanoitimes - Dr. Brian Hull, general director of ABB Vietnam, talks to Hanoitimes on Hanoi’s conditions to build a smart city and what the metropolis should focus on to speed up the plan. Hanoi is well positioned to become a smart city: Ericsson exec. Hanoi heading to transform into a smart city Smart city is an inevitable trend for Hanoi Hanoi seeks Netherlands’ support in smart city building How do you assess Hanoi’s readiness to turn itself into a smart city? What should the city focus on in the implementation of its smart city plan? To answer this question, I think at first, we need to consider what a Hanoi citizen would expect when Hanoi becomes a smart city. Hanoi has been achieving good economic indicators recently and been contributing strongly to the country’s GDP. Hanoi’s population and middle class are rising. Urbanization is taking place in a very fast pace. So I think as Hanoi becomes a smart city, issues that arise from this … [Read more...] about Hanoi advised to first focus on key infrastructure as it heads for smart city
Bosch’s vision for smarter cities
Bosch, a leading global supplier of technology and services, is enabling IoT and, as part of it, transforms the cities of the future into vibrant, attractive, and sustainable places for people to be. Bosch is pursuing this vision for Vietnam by pushing ahead its smart city solutions. Bosch will roll out smart solutions of every scale and level to facilitate Vietnam in building out smart cities Bosch technologies bring connectivity not only to apartments and houses but also to entire cities. Smart cities improve city-dwellers' quality of life, as well as the economic efficiency of cities themselves. For this reason, Bosch wants to make cities more intelligent. The focus of these efforts will be on mobility, infrastructure, energy, and security. Whether it is a case of connecting various modes of transportation – such as trains, buses, and car sharing – or managing traffic signals and lighting in cities, the aim is to offer city-dwellers better quality of life and … [Read more...] about Bosch’s vision for smarter cities