The central city of Da Nang on August 14 officially started a
project on applying information technology to water and transport
management funded by IBM group .
The move is
part of IBM ’s “ Smarter Cities Challenge” scheme, with Da Nang
being the first city in Vietnam and one of 33 cities worldwide selected
to implement.
The Smarter Cities Challenge,
launched in 2011 and worth 50 million USD, is one of IBM’s largest
philanthropic initiatives. Leading IT experts from IBM have worked with
100 cities around the world on key urban issues.
IBM has sent experts to Da Nang to look into its socio-economic
development, and study ways to supply better urban services and attract
greater participation of its citizens.
The
corporation and local authorities will consider and propose ways to
better manage transport, water supply and drainage, as well as waste
water from industrial zones and factories and food safety and hygiene.
Over the next five to ten years, the city will apply
IT solutions to the field of transport, urban, water, environment and
health care management in order to improve living conditions for the
city’s people, with water and transport given priority now.
Towards becoming a smarter city and an electronic government in the
future, the city has been making strong strides in developing urban
infrastructure and using advanced technologies for building and
operating the infrastructure system, thus providing high-quality
services to people, tourists and enterprises.-VNA