smarter buildings for a smarter city

Smarter buildings for a smarter city

As cities get smarter, they are becoming more liveable and more responsive – and today we are seeing only a preview of what technology could eventually do in the urban environment. Fulvio Bartolucci, general manager of Shanghai-based Adenergy which provides energy optimisation and automation platform solutions, talked with VIR’s Uyen Tran on how technology enables smart buildings and the growing role of the Internet of Things platforms in energy mangement.
danang announces smart city project

Danang announces smart city project

Danang envisions transforming itself into a smart city in three stages with the total cost of about VND2.1 trillion ($91.3 million).
abb and danang take on smart city network initiative

ABB and Danang take on smart city network initiative

Pioneering technology leader ABB has agreed to invest more into transforming the central city of Danang into a smart city within a year, with a view to helping the city become the first in Vietnam to join the ASEAN Smart Cities Network by 2030.
da nang launches smart city plan

Da Nang launches ‘smart city’ plan

Da Nang is planning to become a ‘smart city’ and the first in Vietnam to join the ASEAN ‘smart’ city network by 2030.  
hanoi leads with smart city dream

Hanoi leads with smart city dream

Foreign investors are expected to get more opportunities in joining high-tech projects in Hanoi as the city is now ­stepping up plans to develop into a smart city, with ­important legislation in the hi-tech sector gaining more focus.
hcm city to use ai to build smart city

HCM City to use AI to build smart city

City authorities are planning to use artificial intelligence (AI) to further their scheme to develop a smart city, Nguyen Thanh Phong, chairman of HCM City People’s Committee, told a seminar on AI research and application on Wednesday.
can tho aims to be smart city by 2025

Can Tho aims to be smart city by 2025

Can Tho, the most populated city in the Mekong Delta region, aims to become the first smart city in the southwestern region by 2025, according to Dao Anh Dung, vice chairman of Can Tho City People’s Committee.
binh duong new city thrumming with activity

Binh Duong New City thrumming with activity

According to the approved project, Binh Duong New City is constructed in Binh Duong Industrial, Service, and Urban Complex, a civilised and modern urban area, and the central district of Binh Duong city in accordance with the planning orientation to 2020.
localities rush to adopt smart city technology

Localities rush to adopt smart city technology

With the strong development of science and technology, some localities in Vietnam are in a rush to make changes and become smart cities.
following in great british footsteps

Following in great British footsteps

In the midst of Vietnam’s strong economic restructuring and the booming Fourth Industrial Revolution, it has become a necessity for Vietnam to develop its own smart urban areas. Tran Quoc Thai, deputy director of the Ministry of Construction’s Urban Development Agency, looked at smart city development in the United Kingdom, with words of wisdom on a smart city initiative in Vietnam.
hcm citys residents to benefit from smart city project

HCM City’s residents to benefit from smart city project

Ho Chi Minh City plans this year to speed up a project to become a smart city by 2025 in order to better serve its residents.
learning global lessons in smart city creation

Learning global lessons in smart city creation

Everywhere, cities are increasingly becoming the most relevant type of human ­aggregation, even more so than states. 
smart city dreams only a stretch away

Smart city dreams only a stretch away

Vietnam is making great efforts to build smart cities based on its internal and external advantages. Ta Thi Thanh Huong, urban green growth specialist from the Global Green Growth Institute in Vietnam, writes about the challenges and opportunities that come with developing this type of city.
smart cities appealing connected sustainable

Smart cities – “Appealing, connected, sustainable”

Cities are facing myriad challenges – and as cities are essentially social and political entities, social issues are always high on the agenda for the people and authorities that manage them. VIR's Thanh Van had a talk with Guru Mallikarjuna, managing director of Bosch Vietnam, to dig deeper into the smart city landscape.
boschs vision for smarter cities

Bosch’s vision for smarter cities

Bosch, a leading global supplier of technology and services, is enabling IoT and, as part of it, transforms the cities of the future into vibrant, attractive, and sustainable places for people to be. Bosch is pursuing this vision for Vietnam by pushing ahead its smart city solutions.