Da Nang looks to become exemplary eco-smart city in Asia
The central coastal city of Da Nang is making strides towards turning itself into an eco-smart urban area, a hub for startups and innovation, and one of the most liveable cities in Asia by 2045 under its smart city development project announced at a conference on April 10.
Da Nang (VNA) – The central coastal city of Da Nang is making stridestowards turning itself into an eco-smart urban area, a hub for startups andinnovation, and one of the most liveable cities in Asia by 2045 under its smartcity development project announced at a conference on April 10.
According to Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Le Trung Chinh,the project is being carried out to realise the Politburo’s Decree No.43/NQ-TWon the city’s development until 2030 with vision to 2045.
It is deemed as a motive for Da Nang city to mobilise all resources to branchout local socio-economy in the future, he said, adding that it will build the smarturban area to be comprehensively connected with ASEAN smart city networks.
At the conference, various issues were discussed among participants, includinge-government and smart cities, recommendations for smart city development in DaNang, orientations for smart city development, and the Vietnam ICT Index.
Deputy Minister of Construction Phan Thi My Linh spoke highly of Da Nang’sefforts in building itself into a smart city with sustainable development.
As the building of a smart urban area is a complex task, she asked localauthorities to join hands with the Ministry of Construction and competentagencies to implement the project.
On the occasion, the Vietnam Association of Information Processing presented a certificateof merit to the local People’s Committee, in recognition of its decade-long leadingposition on the Vietnam ICT Index (2009-2018).
The Department of Information and Communications and its partners inked an agreementon building works for the city’s smart urban project.
Various exhibitions were held on the sidelines of the conference, featuringsmart solutions of international and domestic corporations. –VNA
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A corner of Da Nang city (Photo: danang.gov.vn) 
