Vietnamese firm wins at Global Smart Cities Contest
The Advanced International JSC (AIC Group) of Vietnam has won the “World’s Best Smart National Concept and Model” award at the Global Smart Cities Contest 2018.
President of the jury Sarolta Besenyei (L) presents the award to Chairwoman and General Director of the AIC Group Nguyen Thi Thanh Nhan (Photo: VNA)
London (VNA) – The AdvancedInternational JSC (AIC Group) of Vietnam has won the “World’s Best SmartNational Concept and Model” award at the Global Smart Cities Contest 2018.
The contest was organised by the World’s SmartCities Organisation, the Institute of Control Sciences of the Russian Academyof Sciences and the Normandy French Tech association.
Organisers said despite efforts to findcomprehensive and feasible smart city models, countries around the world havecarried out separate solutions focusing on certain fields like transport,energy management and healthcare.
The solution created by the AIC Group receivedthe best evaluation because it can connect central agencies, ministries andcities with grassroots establishments like schools, hospitals and businesses.It combines smart applications based on big data, real-time information,artificial intelligence, and analysis and prediction algorithms to form asystem of integrated operations centres at different levels.
At the awards ceremony in London, the UK, onOctober 1, President of the jury Sarolta Besenyei said the contest attractedmore than 300 projects in different fields. The jury was impressed with the AIC’sproject since it suggested not only concept and model but also solutions tobuild smart nations.
Chairwoman and General Director of the AIC GroupNguyen Thi Thanh Nhan said over the last two years, the firm has introducedsmart city and smart nation solutions to many localities, ministries andsectors of Vietnam and received positive feedback. She said the smart nationmodel of AIC can be carried out successfully soon.
Eduard Dumitrascu, President of the World’sSmart Cities Organisation, expressed his belief that AIC will soon make itssmart nation ideas into a reality.-VNA
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President of the jury Sarolta Besenyei (L) presents the award to Chairwoman and General Director of the AIC Group Nguyen Thi Thanh Nhan (Photo: VNA) 
