Tay Ninh expected to successfully build “smart city”

At the workshop (Source: baotayninh.com)

TayNinh (VNA) – Tay Ninh city in the southwestern province of Tay Ninhis striving to successfully build up an e-government and smart public services inan effort to develop itself into a “smart city” in the near future.

Speakingat a workshop entitled “From e-government to smart governance” on January 10,Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Hoang Nam said Tay Ninhcity was selected to pilot the application of information technology inadministrative procedure reform.

Headmitted that the project has seen progress, but its efficiency fell short ofexpectations.

DeputyDirector of the provincial Police Department Nguyen Anh Tuan said the provincehas successfully built and operated a residential database which is seen as afoundation for implement smart governance in administrative management.

Shivaji Das, Global Head of the Public Sector Consulting Practiceat Frost & Sullivan of the US, said the building of a smart city isessential because in fact, public expenditures in some countries carrying outthis model have  been reduced remarkablyby at least 20 percent.

InVietnam, the government spending accounts for around 30 percent of the nation’stotal expenditure, he cited.

Dasnoted that over 10 big cities in the world have successfully built the model ofsmart cities, including those in Malaysia and Singapore./.

VNA