Hosting a reception for Estonian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Andres Rundu in Hanoi on March 4, Chung said that as one of the 17 largest capitals in the world, Hanoi took the lead in FDI attraction across the country in 2018. The city’s average growth in the past eight years stood at 7.85 percent.

Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung (R) and his Estonian guest.

He noted that transport infrastructure development, high-quality human resources training and administrative reform are three breakthroughs in the city’s development strategy by 2020.

In the past time, information technology has been considered a tool to boost administrative reform, he said, adding that the city has finished developing its own database containing information of 7.5 million residents.

The Estonian guest, for his part, expressed his impression on Vietnam’s fast economic growth in the Southeast Asian region.

He hoped that bilateral collaboration will further develop in a more effective and practical manner.

Holding considerable strengths in information technology, public transport and digitalization, Estonia stands ready to share the experience with Vietnam and Hanoi in outlining solutions to e-Government and smart city development, he added.

Bac Giang People’s Committee, Viettel group sign cooperation deal to build smart city

(BGO) – The People’s Committee of Bac Giang province and the military-run telecom Viettel Group signed a cooperation agreement on building a smart city in Ha Noi on June 6.

 

Piloting smart travel app “Bac Giang Tourism”

(BGO) – The smart travel application “Bac Giang Tourism” has been put in trial running by the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism in the northern province of Bac Giang since early February. 

 

Standards needed for smart homes

‘Smart homes’ are becoming a new trend in Vietnam’s housing market, however, experts say that standards for ‘smart’ projects are needed.

 

Hanoi city builds smart tourism system

The Hanoi Department of Tourism is building a smart tourism system as part of the capital’s smart city project. 

 

HCM City partners with UK in building smart city

The Office of the People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City and the Consulate General of the UK in the city on January 3 signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation in implementing the future global city programme, which aims to turn the city into a smart city, in the 2019-2022 period.

 

Source: VNA