Vietnam - The Smart City Project of Binh Duong

The Smart City Project of Binh Duong was built based on 05 groundbreaking programs of the Provincial Party Committee of Binh Duong Province during 2016-2020. Specifically, the project aims to bring together many resources both at home and abroad, aiming at new values ​​of the regional and global economy in the 21st century, whilst placing people and knowledge at the center and taking “”smart”” cooperation as a guideline for development. The goal of the project is to reach a flexible, creative economy, able to adapt to the changes of the world, in which the Triple Helix model (State – Institute/University – Business) is the foundation. Learning from the model of Eindhoven (Netherlands), Binh Duong province approaches the idea of ​​smart city in a different way, different from the conventional approaches that consider smart city as a place to apply advanced technology to address specific social issues. From the perspective of Binh Duong, the concept of smart city can be understood as a dynamic, creative and connected ecosystem, in which all elements are constantly being improved, innovated and optimized.