Attending at Binh Duong bridge point were Mr. Nguyen Van Loi - Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Head of the Provincial Delegation of the National Assembly Deputies; Mr. Vo Van Minh - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Mr. Mai Hung Dung - Member of Provincial Standing Party Committee, Permanent Vice Chairman of Provincial People's Committee; Mr. Nguyen Van Hung - Chairman of the Board of Directors (BOD) of Becamex IDC Corporation and leaders of departments and branches.
Attending at the Netherlands bridge point were Mr. Peter Portheine – Director of Brainport Program, EIPO Director, former member of the Noord Brabant Regional Council; Mr. Joost Helms - Director of Eindhoven Academy, former Vice Mayor of Eindhoven City.
Delegates attend at Binh Duong bridge point
Reporting at the conference, Mr. Nguyen Van Hung - Chairman of the BOD of Becamex IDC Corporation briefly introduced "Binh Duong Innovation Region", results of implementing a number of key projects in the construction of a smart city in the province and development orientations in the new normal period. Accordingly, to develop a smart city, it is necessary to have 3 important connection factors, including: technological connection, social connection, and infrastructure connection. These connections have a close relationship, contributing to the creation of a smart city in the post-Covid-19 period.
Dutch experts discuss at the conference
At the conference, Dutch experts shared the basic orientations of building a smart city in the Netherlands; international experiences in building smart city, socio-economic recovery after the pandemic and Binh Duong economic recovery plan, Binh Duong development orientations, welcoming the fourth industrial revolution wave. According to Mr. Peter Portheine – Director of Brainport Program, EIPO Director, former member of the Noord Brabant Regional Council, digital transformation and innovation are key to post-Covid-19 development. Technology is not a destination but an important tool to realize economic development goals.
Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Nguyen Van Loi concludes the conference
Speaking to conclude at the conference, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Nguyen Van Loi welcomed the cooperation of Eindhoven City with Binh Duong province and Becamex IDC during the past time; at the same time highly appreciated the opinions shared by Dutch experts for Binh Duong's economic recovery and development in the new normal period. The Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee hoped that the two localities would continue to promote cooperation to continue to bring practical effects in the development process of Binh Duong, especially in the construction of smart city. At the same time, he suggested that the SC Executive Board review 12 key projects in the Construction plan of Binh Duong Smart City in 2021 to continue focusing on implementing these programs in the coming time. The province will be drastic in directing and operating to more effectively implement the "triple helix" model, which strengthens relationships with institutes and schools, helps the locality to build and attract a contingent of high-quality intellectuals and human resources. The province also continues to implement solutions to remove difficulties for enterprises, promoting attraction of investment projects in the coming period. At the same time, the province is committed to creating all favorable conditions for Binh Duong to always innovate and create for the people and enterprises to create a foundation for sustainable development in the future.
Reported by Mai Xuan -Translated by Nguyen Trang