Van Don economic zone (Source: VNA) Quang Ninh (VNA) – The northern coastal province of Quang Ninh willfocus its resources on carrying out nine component projects under a blueprint toturn Ha Long city into a smart urban area by 2020.
According to Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Long,nine projects under the “Building Smart City in Quang Ninh province” MasterPlan will be carried out during 2017-2020, focusing on information andtechnology (IT) application and smart lighting system.
Ha Long city has been assigned to carry out four projects which are applying ITin managing smart passenger transport and enhancing tourism safety and securityin Ha Long Bay, deploying IT in improving efficiency of the tourism sector,building smart lighting system in Ha Long city and using IT in urbanmanagement.
TheChairman requested that the provincial Department of Planning and Investment shouldaccelerate the assessment of projects that have completed investment preparationand submit them to the provincial People’s Committee for approval before June30, in order to timely allocate capital for the projects in 2018.
Meanwhile, the remaining projects should be evaluated and approved before July30.
Investment for the smart city construction is mobilised from the provincial andcity budget, enterprises and local residents.
Besides domestic consultants, the province has hired advisors from Australia,Japan, Singapore, Taiwan (China), and Spain.
Joining the provincial efforts, Ha Long city has collaborated with relevantagencies and organisations to carry out comprehensive solutions to developitself into a smart city. And things begin with branching out the “smart city”model in healthcare, education, e-government, transportation, finance-bankingand tax sectors.
Along with asking the city’s bureau of taxation to modernize the local taxsystem, the city has ordered the installation of Point of Sale (POS) devices inall shops serving tourists. Shops are also required to us e-billing managementsoftware and sale software to facilitate tax examinations.
The city has discussed with a Romanian business delegation the study andinstallation of smart LED lighting system in 18 main streets to save energywhile reducing CO2 emissions and maintenance costs. It is creating favourableconditions for the Romanian partner to conduct survey and implement theproject.
Inaddition, the city is working with partners in creating software to managetourism boats in Ha Long Bay and set up free wifi at local tourist attractions.
Reform of administrative procedures and development of e-government have alsoreceived due attention as well. Currently, more than 90 percent of the city’sdirective documents are filed online and all of the administrative procedureswithin the city’s jurisdiction are handled at the public administrative centre.
According to Tran Quoc Thai, deputy director of Urban Development Department under the Ministry ofConstruction, smart cities must meet the criteria of planning, management andprovision of smart and comfortable services that are supplied by the State orother economic sectors.
“The building of smart cities requires appropriate institutions on the basis ofintegrated planning and management, while developing standards for safety,security and social affairs.”, he said at a seminar titled “Developing SmartCities in Vietnam towards Green and Sustainable Growth” recently organised bythe Vietnamese Ministry of Constructionand Embassy of the Netherlands.
The Ministry of Information and Communication(MoIC) has been working with the Ministry of Construction to build a set ofindicators for smart cities including mechanisms, policies and guidelines fortheir development, he noted.-VNA
According to Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Long,nine projects under the “Building Smart City in Quang Ninh province” MasterPlan will be carried out during 2017-2020, focusing on information andtechnology (IT) application and smart lighting system.
Ha Long city has been assigned to carry out four projects which are applying ITin managing smart passenger transport and enhancing tourism safety and securityin Ha Long Bay, deploying IT in improving efficiency of the tourism sector,building smart lighting system in Ha Long city and using IT in urbanmanagement.
TheChairman requested that the provincial Department of Planning and Investment shouldaccelerate the assessment of projects that have completed investment preparationand submit them to the provincial People’s Committee for approval before June30, in order to timely allocate capital for the projects in 2018.
Meanwhile, the remaining projects should be evaluated and approved before July30.
Investment for the smart city construction is mobilised from the provincial andcity budget, enterprises and local residents.
Besides domestic consultants, the province has hired advisors from Australia,Japan, Singapore, Taiwan (China), and Spain.
Joining the provincial efforts, Ha Long city has collaborated with relevantagencies and organisations to carry out comprehensive solutions to developitself into a smart city. And things begin with branching out the “smart city”model in healthcare, education, e-government, transportation, finance-bankingand tax sectors.
Along with asking the city’s bureau of taxation to modernize the local taxsystem, the city has ordered the installation of Point of Sale (POS) devices inall shops serving tourists. Shops are also required to us e-billing managementsoftware and sale software to facilitate tax examinations.
The city has discussed with a Romanian business delegation the study andinstallation of smart LED lighting system in 18 main streets to save energywhile reducing CO2 emissions and maintenance costs. It is creating favourableconditions for the Romanian partner to conduct survey and implement theproject.
Inaddition, the city is working with partners in creating software to managetourism boats in Ha Long Bay and set up free wifi at local tourist attractions.
Reform of administrative procedures and development of e-government have alsoreceived due attention as well. Currently, more than 90 percent of the city’sdirective documents are filed online and all of the administrative procedureswithin the city’s jurisdiction are handled at the public administrative centre.
According to Tran Quoc Thai, deputy director of Urban Development Department under the Ministry ofConstruction, smart cities must meet the criteria of planning, management andprovision of smart and comfortable services that are supplied by the State orother economic sectors.
“The building of smart cities requires appropriate institutions on the basis ofintegrated planning and management, while developing standards for safety,security and social affairs.”, he said at a seminar titled “Developing SmartCities in Vietnam towards Green and Sustainable Growth” recently organised bythe Vietnamese Ministry of Constructionand Embassy of the Netherlands.
The Ministry of Information and Communication(MoIC) has been working with the Ministry of Construction to build a set ofindicators for smart cities including mechanisms, policies and guidelines fortheir development, he noted.-VNA
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