A corner of Da Nang (Photo: VNA)Da Nang (VNA) - The central city of Da Nang has been named by the Eden StrategyInstitute as one of 30 cities to have launched unique and creative smart cityinitiatives.
In its “2020/2021Top 50 Smart City Governments” publication released on March 31, the institutealso celebrated Da Nang as one of the five outstanding smart cities inAsia-Pacific, the Da Nang Department of Information and Communications said onApril 2.
Da Nang is theonly Vietnamese city honoured in this second edition of the publication,according to the department.
The studyfocuses specifically on the role of city governments as a key driver of smartcity development. Beyond the efficacy and outcomes of technological solutions,the study hopes to shed light on the importance of strategy, leadership,people-centricity, policies, ecosystems, incentives, and talent in determiningthe success and effectiveness of technologies deployed in smart cities.
More than 230cities were evaluated and examined by the Eden Strategy Institute, and citygovernments were invited to a Call for Proposals to submit supporting details,reports, and outcomes.
The 2020/2021edition also highlights a regional showcase of emerging smart cities notfeatured in the Top 50 rankings. “We also wanted to celebrate other smartcities across regions who launched unique and creative smart city initiatives,even though they were not part of the Top 50,” said Calvin Chu Yee Ming, ManagingPartner at the Eden Strategy Institute.
TheEden Strategy Institute is a strategy consulting firm specialising in BusinessSystem Innovation. It approaches the global issues of urbanisation, disease,poverty, illiteracy, and exploitation by formulating strategies, models,processes, and products that help clients create, realise, and sustain theireconomic impact.
Da Nang ispoised to complete the building of a smart city connected with networks ofsmart cities in the country and in the ASEAN region by 2030.
During2021-2025, it will ready itself in terms of infrastructure and databases forthe full implementation of a smart city and connections with the ASEAN smartcity network. The city will continue to promote the use of technologies from theFourth Industrial Revolution in enterprises and society.
Da Nang was thefirst city in Vietnam to launch an e-Government system in 2014 and transferred itto 16 cities and provinces in 2016./.
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