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Groundbreaking ceremony for first smart city project in Hanoi

A groundbreaking ceremony was held for the first smart city project in Hanoi, the largest of its kind nationwide, in the capital’s suburban Dong Anh district on October 6, with the participation of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.
Groundbreaking ceremony for first smart city project in Hanoi ảnh 1Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (C) attends at the groundbreaking ceremony of the first smart city project in Hanoi. (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – A groundbreakingceremony was held for the first smart city project in Hanoi, the largest of itskind nationwide, in the capital’s suburban Dong Anh district on October 6, withthe participation of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

The project worth nearly 4.2 billion USD isinvested in by Vietnam’s BRG Group and Japan’s Sumitomo Group, and covers 272hectares.

It is based on the smart urban planning schemeof Nhat Tan-Noi Bai axis which is over 11km long, and divided into five phaseswhich are expected to be fully completed by 2028.

The highlight of this project will be a108-storey financial tower. Investors have the ambition of turning this placeinto a financial centre of Vietnam and Southeast Asia as a whole.

A multifunctional smart monitoring and warningsystem will be installed to keep track of the quality air and water, theweather, and natural disaster risks as well as security and safety.

A management system of smart buildings andrenewable energy technology will be prioritised to optimise energy supply andstorage.

The implementation of anenvironmentally-friendly public transport system will help connect the smartcity with the centre of Hanoi.

The project is taken as a reiteration ofVietnam’s commitments to implementing sustainable smart city developmentproject between 2018 and 2025, with a vision to 2030, with the main goal ofestablishing a chain of smart cities in the northern, central and southernregions, and the Mekong Delta./.
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