On October 28th,
Vice Chairman of Danang People's Committee had a meeting with Seoul Metro
delegation, represented by Mr. Shim Seung Moo - Director of Seoul Metro
International Relations Department.
At the meeting, the
parties discuss about the program "Building Intelligent Traffic
System" (ITS) in Danang, including the main contents such as: basic survey
of the area where the project is supported; Reviewing and evaluating Danang
plans and policies, development regimes; Analyze the appropriateness of the
time as well as the project content and budget ....
Mr. Shim Seung Moo -
Director of Seoul Metro's International Relations Department said: Using the
ITS application to operate and manage the transportation system is a necessary
job for Vietnam and Danang. If ITS is implemented in
an integrated manner, traffic congestion during peak hours as well as traffic
accident incidents in the area will be quickly resolved.
In the coming time, to
deploy the ITS project, Seoul Metro will support Danang in installing
infrastructure, equipment, violation monitoring systems (speeding, illegal
parking), system of moving fee, parking management ... It is expected that the
project will be implemented according the plan during 3 years: The first year
of construction of architectural frames, the second year of organizing training
and installation, the third year of operation.
On behalf of the
representative of Danang city, Vice Chairman of the City People's Committee-Mr.
Dang Viet Dung, agreed and highly appreciated the proposals of the Seoul Metro
mission in surveying and supporting Danang to build the ITS system. Especially
in the context that Danang aims to build a smart city in the period of
2018-2025, with a vision to 2030.
South Korea is known as
a country with IT industries in the world, including the electronics,
telecommunications and transportation. Therefore, the application of
information technology applications in parking, solving traffic congestion,
traffic flow,... will be necessary conditions towards building a smart city in
Danang in the future.
The Vice President
assigned the Department of Transport and the Department of Planning and
Investment to early develop a detailed plan of the project to submit to KOICA
and competent agencies in Vietnam for consideration, and to build a roadmap to
receive it. KOICA's non-refundable capital. Besides, the Vice Chairman expected
the relevant units to coordinate to implement the project effectively.
With the goal of
building a smart city in 2030, Danang wants to attract more investors from many
different countries, to make investments in the field ofinformation
technology in Danang, to achieve the goals to be the smart city set
by the city in the future.
