Experts and managers discuss and share the current situation and orientation for Hue urban development at the workshop.

Opportunities and challenges in the development journey

The foundation and key resources for the development of Hue city are the invaluable cultural and historical heritage system. In addition, one of the important factors in creating a model green, smart and sustainable Hue city is the role of science and technology (S&T), innovation (I&T) and digital transformation (DTS). Over the past 6 years, Hue has achieved remarkable achievements. The Hue-S application has become an effective interaction tool between the government and the people. The AI-based surveillance camera system has contributed to ensuring security and order. Hue's administrative reform and digital economic development are also national bright spots, with 100% of public services online and the digital economy contributing more than 11% of GRDP.

In smart urban development, Hue has applied modern digital technology to build digital government and core data infrastructure; Developing smart applications and services to serve the people. In green urban development, Hue has had many programs and solutions on environmental protection and climate change adaptation. To develop sustainable urban areas, Hue constantly applies science and technology, digital transformation to improve the quality of life and people's satisfaction, administrative reform and digital economic development, promoting knowledge economy and innovation...

However, the journey to build smart cities still faces many challenges, especially in terms of financial resources. Dr. Ho Dac Thai Hoang, Chairman of the Association, said that building a synchronous digital infrastructure, a strong enough data center and training high-quality human resources requires large and long-term investments. Therefore, expanding public-private partnership (PPP) models is considered a key solution to mobilize social resources, such as successful experiences from Singapore or Dubai.

Many heritage and cultural values ​​combined with science, technology and innovation are affirming the development goal of Hue city "Green - Smart - Sustainable"

Along with smart development is the goal of building a green and highly adaptive city. Hue is the city with the highest density of trees in Vietnam, honored as the "National Green City". However, green spaces and water surfaces are facing the risk of being narrowed and polluted due to uncontrolled urbanization. Suburban villages, which are ecological belts and places to preserve the identity of garden house architecture, are being concretized, destroying traditional structures. In addition, Hue is a low-lying area, often heavily affected by floods, requiring urgent adaptive planning and architectural solutions.

To realize the vision of a sustainable Hue city, the development of green economy and circular economy is the key. Hue has great potential to develop economic sectors based on the advantages of heritage and natural resources such as green tourism, organic agriculture and cultural industry...

Enhance value, develop Hue city

At the conference forum, domestic experts and experts from Japan and Korea focused on in-depth discussions on key issues: Smart urban development strategy, Preservation and promotion of heritage values, Green urban planning and climate change adaptation, Green economic development and sustainable tourism...

Dr. Phan Thanh Hai, Member of the Party Central Committee, Director of the Department of Culture and Sports of Hue City, said that Hue always adheres to the viewpoint of development based on the preservation and promotion of the values ​​of the ancient capital's heritage and its unique cultural identity. Hue identifies heritage as one of the important pillars to build a sustainable tourism development strategy, creating a driving force to promote socio-economic growth in a harmonious and sustainable manner.

Decoding the landscape of the Perfume River basin and orienting Hue's future through the development of a community ecological museum, Prof. Dr. Satoh Shigeru, Emeritus Professor of Waseda University, Japan, said that Hue's landscape, along with its rich cultural heritage and developing community structures, has placed Hue in the position of a pioneering model of regional revitalization in a sustainable and humane direction. By combining traditional wisdom with participatory governance and ecological design, Hue can inspire new heritage-based development models, not only in Southeast Asia but also in the region and the world.

Prof. Dr. Shigeru Satoh also advised that in urban development, Hue should aim to choose 5 strategic areas to develop into new industries: High-tech and digital industry, medical and healthcare industry, cultural and creative industry, green industry and circular economy, smart and sustainable tourism.

At the workshop, Mr. Nguyen Duong Anh, Deputy Director of the Department of Science and Technology, also highlighted the role of science and technology, innovation and digital transformation in promoting the development of Hue city into a model smart city, a pioneer in the Central region. Hue prioritizes the integration and upgrading of essential services such as healthcare, education, transportation and digital payments on the Hue-S platform; promoting the application of modern technologies such as AI, Big Data, IoT, blockchain in urban management, monitoring and operation. Completing synchronous digital infrastructure and institutions, developing an integrated platform, sharing data and a reporting system based on digital data, creating a foundation for an effective, transparent and friendly digital government.

Some eco-friendly products contributing to the solution for developing a green, smart and sustainable Hue city were introduced at the workshop.

A number of domestic and foreign managers, experts and scientists also discussed and clarified outstanding results on green growth towards sustainable development with a vision to 2050; proposals and recommendations to improve the effectiveness of green growth towards sustainable development in Hue city. In addition, many experts also contributed practical and feasible recommendations and solutions, contributing to realizing the aspiration of building Hue into a green - smart - sustainable city, a typical heritage city.

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