Finland, HCMC discuss smart city development

At the reception, Ambassador Kahiluoto said leading Finnish experts in smart urban development and innovation area are ready to share experience and want to establish long-term cooperation with the city in the field. 

Finland wants to foster ties with the city to build smart urban development initiatives, provide solutions to projects in smart urban transportation, community-based health care and clean energy, he said. 

He promised that Finland will attend an international conference on calling for investment in sub-components of the smart urban development project scheduled for this July as invited by the city authorities, adding that Finnish firms and experts will recommend specific technical solutions at the event. 

Finnish experts introduced several outstanding smart urban and innovation park building projects abroad, technical requirements for the process. 

For his part, Vice Chairman Tuyen said  Ho Chi Minh City wants to receive support from domestic and foreign resources in smart urban development.

He said the city is keen on fields of Finland’s strength such as smart health care and transport development, and sport management. 

He added that the city’s smart urban development project aims to put its economy on rapid and sustainable growth path, create a close interaction between authorities and people to bring practical and long-term benefits to them. 

By Vien Nhu