Illustrative photo. (Source: vneconomy.vn) It will be held by RMIT University in collaboration with theCentral Institute for Economic Management (CIEM) and DXCentre, a Ho Chi MinhCity-based provider of consultation and support in digital transformation, viavideo teleconference on November 24.
With over 3.5 billion people living in cities globally nowand a projected 70 percent of humanity living in cities by 2050,developing smart and sustainable cities is at the forefront of urbandevelopment and planning globally.
In Vietnam, urban centres have also witnessed rapidexpansion. Based on the latest census, the population of the two biggest cities– Hanoi and HCM City – are about 8 and 9 million respectively, and bothmetropolises are expected to grow further. Moreover, two thirds of thecountry’s provinces and municipalities have started building smart cities.
The United Nations define “smart sustainable city” as aninnovative city that uses information and communication technologies (ICTs) andother means to improve the quality of life, efficiency of urban operation andservices, and competitiveness, while ensuring that it meets the needs ofpresent and future generations with respect to economic, social andenvironmental aspects.
As such, the forum will demonstrate in detail the symbioticrelationship between smart cities and sustainability, and why they are the onlyway forward for Vietnam’s cities.
The morning session will focus on the linkagebetween smart cities and sustainability, exploring how the two concepts arecritical for sustainable development.
The afternoon programme will feature six separate tracksshowcasing case studies and developments from both local and internationalacademics, practitioners, and innovators.
The first two parallel tracks will explore blockchaininnovation and the concept of liveable cities in the Australian context.
The second set of parallel tracks will examine the smartenergy and climate change solutions, and three critical areas of smartdevelopment – specifically, logistics, tourism, and governance.
The final parallel tracks will see experts share thenecessity of moving toward a circular economy and showcase solutions fora critical existential problem facing humanity: plastic pollution.
As part of the event, RMIT University will launch itsnewest whitepaper “Digital Transformation in Vietnam: the SME and SOEexperience”, based on findings from surveys, interviews and focus groupsconducted with middle- to senior-level managers at state-owned enterprises andsmall- to medium-sized enterprises operating in Vietnam./.
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