Accordingly, a project worth over 22 million USDis being carried out on 39.6 ha of land in the An Van Duong residential area ofthe city, according to Chairman of the Thua Thien-Hue People’s Committee PhanNgoc Tho.
This project is a step towards realising theplan on developing smart city services in the province until 2020, with avision to 2025.
The project focuses on developing informationtechnology, virtual reality technology, and the film industry. It will alsoconnect local historical relics, high-quality human resources, and the tourismsector.
It is set to help expand existing industries byencouraging their connection with the tourism sector; step up businessattraction, especially those in strategic sectors; promote the local economyand create employment chances for local people; and boost sustainable urbandevelopment through the application of smart digital technologies.
Previously, Thua Thien-Hue had set up a smartcity monitoring and operations centre to help implement the plan on smart cityservices development.
Since its trial operations began in August 2018,the centre has carried out different solutions and received public feedback onproblems relevant to construction, the environment, transport infrastructure,social order and safety, and tourism quality.
Chairman Tho said the province, as one of theleading localities in administrative reforms and IT application, is developingsmart city services on the basis of an e-government, which is also beingpromoted through numerous measures. –VNA