Hanoi's Tran Nhat Duat pedestrian bridge illuminated at night. (Photo: VNA) The index was produced by the Swiss business school Institute for ManagementDevelopment (IMD) World Competitiveness Centre’s Smart City Observatoryin collaboration with the World Smart Sustainable Cities Organisation (WeGO).It listed 142 cities in all and graded them on the basis of how they useadvanced technology to improve the lives of their citizens.
Hanoihas eyed fast and sustainable development in the direction of green urban areaand smart and modern city by 2025, while aiming to cement its status as a smartand modern city and gradually connect with the regional and global smart urbanarea networks by 2030.
According to Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Ha Minh Hai, thecity has reaped significant achievements in its digital transformation overthe past time, with digital signatures being implemented and common databasecarried out at the grassroots levels to better serve the settlement ofadministrative procedures.
Together with accelerating the building of the e-administration, it has appliedscientific and technological advancements to handle urgent issues, forming elements to develop a smartcity, he said, adding that priorities have been given to infrastructure developmentin the areas of transport, tourism, healthcare and environment.
Ho Chi Minh City also made it on to the list of the world’s 142 smartest cities, ranking105th.
Zurich took the lead in the index, while Oslo came in second, followed byCanberra, Geneva and Singapore.
Singapore remained the smartest city in Asia as it excelled in areas such asproviding satisfactory basic sanitation for the poorest areas, public transportand public safety./.
VNA
