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Transforming indoor public safety with smart sensor networksSponsored by Motorola Solutions

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How AI will define cities and mobility in 2026Sponsored by ST Engineering

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Initiative supports energy transition in the Global South

Climate action19 Sep 2023

Ikea Foundation grants $20m in funding to champion the renewable energy transition in the Global South nations of Indonesia, South Africa and Vietnam.

Vietnam works with Taiwan telco to expand smart city options

Policymaking22 Feb 2023

Vietnam Smart City Consortium is collaborating with Chunghwa Telecom, which has developed a smart governance platform to assist city managers in policymaking.

The technologies that are shaping smart cities around the world

Editor's Blog18 Mar 2022

Artificial intelligence, LoRaWan and blockchain are among the technologies coming into their own and empowering authorities to increase efficiencies and improve quality of life for citizens.

Kerlink partners to deploy LoRaWan and blockchain network in Vietnam

Internet of Things15 Mar 2022

The IoT specialist will work with VIoT Group to initially connect six cities and municipalities to the network this year with the second phase scheduled to cover 10 more cities in 2023.

Vietnam realises major energy savings from wireless rooftop solar

News15 Sep 2021

Solar installed on temples and industrial parks have realised a 30 per cent reduction in energy costs from a LoRaWAN-based network compared to a traditional wired solution.

Digital transformation initiative will pilot smart city OS in Mauritius

News25 Aug 2021

The initiative is part of a digital transformation programme by Japan International Cooperation Agency and Accenture to pilot projects in six countries across Asia and Africa.

Organisations partner to build smart city platform in Vietnam

Commercial buildings02 Jul 2021

Daewoo E&C Vina, Bespin Global and the accelerator SparkLabs Korea plan to build and operate a smart city-integrated management platform for the Starlake City project in Hanoi.

AI factory programme launched to produce solutions at speed

News30 Nov 2020

Inspired by the concept of a conventional factory, Nexus FrontierTech wants to help organisations kickstart their AI journey and progress from roadmap into proof-of-concepts in three months.

Work begins on Hanoi's $4.2 billion smart city

News09 Oct 2019

Japanese finance firm Sumitomo and the conglomerate BRG Group have formed a joint venture for the development in the Dong Anh district.

Start-ups meet the urban water challenge

News28 Aug 2019

Winners of the 2019 Imagine H20 challenge were announced at World Water Week in Stockholm and will deploy their solutions in cities in three continents.

Vietnamese Government implements “e-Cabinet” system

News10 Jul 2019

The custom-built solutions aims to reduce meeting times by 30 per cent and remove the use of paper by the end of the year, except for confidential documents.

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