Tuan also highlighted the role of sustainable transport in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and realising sustainable development goals.

At the plenary session.

Delegates looked into the EST’s future role in Asia, emerging trends of urban transport in the region, how to duplicate transport solutions with calculation of emerging trends, contributions of transport to sustainable development, and nationally determined contributions (NDCs).

A Japanese representative said a smart city needs technologies, good planning, renewable energy, and green, clean transport.

Experience and new initiatives regarding smart transport and low-carbon technologies in the transport sector presented at the forum would be applied in the participating countries, helping them complete the goal of sustainable cities and communities set in the United Nations 2030 Agenda, Tuan said.

Established by the UN in 2005, the forum is an important part of the EST initiative. The annual event aims to boost Asian countries’ awareness of environmental protection in transport sector, as well as build safer, more beautiful and sustainable urban areas and communities via effective development policies, plans and programmes.

It has 25 member countries namely Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, India, Iran, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, the Philippines, Pakistan, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Russia and Vietnam.

Da Nang wins smart city award

The central city of Da Nang has won an Asia-Oceanian Computing Industry Organisation (Asocio) Smart City Award for its outstanding initiatives of a smart city during the Asocio Smart City Summit in Bangkok, Thailand.

Vietnam seeks to develop smart energy

A forum on smart energy and optimization of power structure in Vietnam with flexible solutions was held by the Finnish Embassy in Vietnam and Wartsila Group in Hanoi on August 29. 

IFC helps HCM City in smart urban building

Ho Chi Minh City hopes that the International Finance Corporation (IFC) will continue to help the city deal with challenges in urban transport, infrastructure construction and waste treatment, thus ensuring sustainable development, a local official said on August 12.

Smart bus cards piloted in HCM City

Smart bus cards are now piloted in Ho Chi Minh City after a launching ceremony was held in the southern metropolis on March 8.

Hanoi wishes to cooperate with Estonia in smart city building

Hanoi wants to enhance cooperation with Estonia to build infrastructure for smart city development, said Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung.

Source: VNA