Binh Duong Administrative Centre Building. The province has implemented the Binh Duong Smart City project since 2016 which always sticks to the concept of economic transformation towards innovation and digitisation. (Photo: VNA) Binh Duong (VNA) – Binh Duong is on the right track towards its goal of smart and sustainable development when focusing on innovation, shifting to modern industries with high added value, and investing in infrastructure, social housing and education, said a supervision delegation from the Intelligent Community Forum (ICF).
The delegation, led by John Jung, co-founder of ICF, made the assessment on September 7 at a working session with leaders of Binh Duong during their trip to the southern province to inspect the realisation of goals and proposed orientation in the coming time.
Jung said that putting people as the centre ofdevelopment and prioritising serving people and the community in building BinhDuong Smart City is the right direction, adding that the ICF delegation isimpressed with investment in constructing social housing in the locality. Hehoped that more similar projects will be developed so that workers can live and work stably in the province.
The ICF co-founder suggested that the province should pay more attention to the transport system towards asmart urban model, create space for people's public activities and increase green space tomake Binh Duong a place worth living, a place to attract and retain talent.
He also underlined the need to focus on environmental protectionand using resources in a sustainable way, including managing water, energy, andwaste efficiently. The ultimate goal is to promote community participation indecision-making and smart urban development, ensuring that the interests of allresidents are taken into account, Jung continued.
For his part, Mai Hung Dung, vice chairman of the provincialPeople’s Committee said it’s an honour for the province to participate in IFC,adding that this is also an opportunity for Binh Duong to promote its image to200 localities of many countries around the world that are IFC members.
An overview of the event. (Photo: VNA) The province’s leader said that Binh Duong will send adelegation to take part in the TOP 1 Intelligent Communities (Top 7) evaluationevent scheduled to take place in New York in October.
Earlierin August, the ICF named Binh Duong among the top 7 Intelligent Communities(Top 7) for the third time in a row.
The title is expected to strengthen investors andbusinesses’ confidence in the locality, helping lure more foreign directinvestment and high quality human resources, paving the way for its hightechnology service and industry development in the future.
Binh Duong hasimplemented the Binh Duong Smart City project since 2016 which always sticks tothe concept of economic transformation towards innovation and digitisation.
The ICF is a global network that connects hundredsof cities and regions on the five continents for collaboration on economicdevelopment and for the exchange of expertise and information that drives progress.Through this network, it researches how Intelligent Communities use informationand communications technology to build inclusive prosperity, solve socialproblems and enrich their quality of life./.
