Accordingly, Binh Duong has implemented the Smart City Project since 2016 and always adheres to the concept of economic transformation towards innovation and digitization. Supported and inspired by the ICF Smart Community of 2011 - Brainport Eindhoven (Netherlands), Binh Duong has begun an impressive journey of socio-economic development, thoroughly applying digital transformation and innovation in specific projects, in order to build and develop Binh Duong more and more "smart", better and more livable. A digital and innovation ecosystem is being strongly developed in Binh Duong, such as Intelligent Operation Center, EIU Campus with Becamex Business Incubator, Fablab, Advanced Manufacturing Center; World Trade Center WTC, etc.; bringing better life to the community. Moreover, Binh Duong province has been implementing strategic development programs, in line with the goal of more sustainable development, such as: Promoting the use of clean energy, renewable energy; promoting the application of technology in production; industry 4.0 development, etc.; creating a greener - cleaner living environment; thereby creating a premise for attracting technology enterprises and attracting high-quality human resources.
Binh Duong is honored in the world's TOP 21 Smart Communities for five consecutive years
With the right strategies and steady and firm development steps, Binh Duong province will implement specific solutions with the goal of continuing to achieve the title of TOP 7 and progress to the title of TOP 1 of ICF this year.
ICF is a forum for nearly 200 prosperous smart cities around the world. ICF has conducted research and evaluated hundreds of cities around the world to select the TOP 21 (Smart 21) of 2023 with a smart city development strategy based on the ICF's set of 6 indicators including: Connectivity - Broadband; Knowledge Workforce; Innovation; Digital Equality; Advocacy and Sustainability. Unlike previous years, in 2023, ICF has renewed the Smart 21 registration questionnaire, focusing deeply and strongly on strategic directions on sustainable development and focusing on innovation, with deeper and broader applications of technology - digital, in the spirit of taking the community as the center, taking smart connection as the development motto.
Reported by Ha Long- Translated by Thanh Tam