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Award promotes sustainable development of smart cities

The Vietnam Smart City Award 2020 was officially launched online by the Vietnam Software and IT Services Association (VINASA) on September 7, aiming to push for sustainable development of smart cities across the nation.
Award promotes sustainable development of smart cities ảnh 1At the online press conference (Photo: enternews.vn)

Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnam Smart City Award 2020 was officiallylaunched online by the Vietnam Software and IT Services Association (VINASA) onSeptember 7, aiming to push for sustainable development of smart cities acrossthe nation.

At the event, VINASA Chairman Truong Gia Binh laid stress on the significanceof smart city development, holding it is billed as one of the best tools toserve both people and businesses.

The award is expected to create motivation for technology andpolicy initiatives, helping cities become valuable urban areas with sharpcompetitive edge, he said, adding smart cities are an important launching padfor the nation’s socio-economic development.

Entries should be sent to the organising board until October 10, competing infour categories of Vietnamese urban areas; smart realty projects and buildings;industrial real estate projects, and technology solutions to smart city,property projects and industrial parks.

The final results will be announced on November 17 when the Vietnam Smart CitySummit 2020 is organised.

The United Nations estimated that today, 54.6 percent of the world’s populationlive in urban areas, and the proportion is expected to increase to over 70percent by 2050. Rapid urbanisation rate has left cities worldwide in criticalsocio-economic and environmental situation. Building smart cities is a perfectsolution to deal with urbanisation problems, and seen as an essential trend ofcountries across the globe.

Currently, Vietnam has 833 urban areas of all kinds. TheGovernment, ministries, sectors and localities are promoting to form nationaldata infrastructure, a fundamental base to build smart cities.

Nearly 40 cities in the countries have plans to develop smart cities under thePrime Minister’s Decision No.950/QD-TTg./.
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