Digital and Smart City
Thailand Leads ASEAN Smart Cities Initiative
At the ASEAN 2019 Summit prior to the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic, member nations discussed harnessing technology to achieve sustainable security and development and boost connectivity and cooperation. At the summit, Thailand presented the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) initiative with its 4.0 economic blueprint aiming to convert three provinces into smart cities and ultimately […]
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COVID–19 gives the advantage to Vietnam leading ASEAN toward a Smart City Vision
COVID-19 pushes ASEAN Smart Cities Network (ASNC) COVID-19 has tested Vietnam’s leadership of ASEAN. During its tenure as chair of ASEAN in 2020, the country has introduced five priority plans to be implemented by this year, including strengthening ASEAN institutional capacity and using the Industrial Revolution 4.0 to address social inequality. Among the five priority […]
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Japan to Support Smart City in Hanoi
Vietnam’s prime minister, Nguyen Xuan Phuc presided over the signing of an agreement in October between Japanese company Sumitomo and Vietnamese developer BRG Group to develop a smart city in Hanoi. The $4.2 billion “smart city” will be built on a 272ha site in Dong Anh district in northern Hanoi. The first phase will see […]
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South Korea launches smart city project in Busan with ASEAN leaders
South Korea said they will build the country’s first “smart city” in Busan by 2024, where the infrastructure facilities and massive data collection will be controlled and maintained by the internet of things sensors, according to the Yonhap News Agency, on 24 November. President Moon Jae-in attended the ground-breaking ceremony for the Busan Eco Delta […]
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Bentley Systems to Host Infrastructure Leaders at the Year in Infrastructure 2019 Conference in Singapore
Bentley Systems, Incorporated, the leading global provider of comprehensive software solutions and digital twin cloud services for advancing the design, construction, and operations of infrastructure will host its Year in Infrastructure 2019 Conference and awards ceremony at one of the most iconic buildings in Asia, the Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre in Singapore. […]
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Singaporean start-up to use blockchain technology to build smart city in Phnom Penh
Singaporean start-up Limestone Network plans to use blockchain technology to build a smart city in Phnom Penh, as part of its ambition to build a smart city ecosystem network for real estate and infrastructure development across Southeast Asia. Using a blockchain technology- a digital record of transactions network that has no central authority – the […]
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ARB Berhad to Provide US$100 Million in Iot and It Services for “The City Gate”
Malaysian-based information technology and software solutions firm ARB Berhad is to deploy Internet of Things (IoT) and information technology (IT) services to the ‘The City Gate’
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Phnom Penh Moving Toward Being Smart City, Say Experts
While the term ‘smart city’ became trendy in response to an increasingly crowded world, experts from across different fields sat down on 25 June
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Cambodia Agrees in Principle to Japanese Smart Cities Network
The Cambodian government has approved in principle the Japanese Smart Cities Network initiative, according a letter by the Council of Ministers released on 11 March 2019.
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Japan Aiming to Help Cambodia Solve Urban Environmental Problems
Approximately 58 Japanese companies from various segments of the construction and real estate sector have met with Cambodian partners to seek investment opportunities in infrastructure and urbanisation to help Cambodia solve its urban environmental problems.
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