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Vietnam, Japan share experience in building smart cities

Vietnamese and Japanese experts shared experiences in building and developing smart cities in combination with environmental protection during a seminar held in the central province of Quang Nam on August 18.
Vietnam, Japan share experience in building smart cities ảnh 1At the seminar (Source: http://dantri.com.vn)

Quang Nam (VNA) – Vietnamese and Japanese experts shared experiences in building anddeveloping smart cities in combination with environmental protection during aseminar held in the central province of Quang Nam on August 18.

The event was part of the Japan Cultural Days inQuang Nam to celebrate the 45th anniversary of the establishment ofVietnam-Japan diplomatic ties (September 21, 1973).

Director of the provincial Department of Informationand Communications Nguyen Hong Quang said smart city is an urban managementmodel that uses information and communications technology as an important toolto address challenges in urban development.

This model helps local authorities withanalysing, planning and making decisions to better serve people’s lives.

At the seminar, experts shared successful modelsof smart cities in Vietnam and Japan.

They put forth solutions to building ecological,environmentally-friendly and energy saving smart cities.

By the end of 2017, Vietnam had over 800 urbanareas. The rate of urbanisation increased rapidly to 37.5 percent in 2017 from23.7 percent in 1999.

Despite this fact, the country is facing anumber of challenges such as poor technical infrastructure, water shortage,submergence, and environmental pollution.

In Quang Nam, the sustainable development ofurban areas has been implemented since 2015 with a vision to 2020. Tam Ky cityhas been selected to build itself into a smart city.-VNA
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