Vietnam, RoK expand cooperation on smart city building

Held from October 15 to 17 by the Ho Chi Minh City Computer Association (HCA) and Meta Square, the initiative, Vietnam & Korea on IT Sector, aims to help with the city’s goal of becoming an economic hub in Asia and a global city.

The event includes B2B meetings between 14 Korean technology companies and 60 Vietnamese businesses, along with six working sessions between the RoK side and Vietnamese agencies, organisations, and businesses, aiming to strengthen relations in IT and digital transformation.

Fourteen leading technology firms from the RoK are showcasing advanced technologies in artificial intelligence, augmented reality/virtual reality, security, and smart mobility, which are being applied to industrial and urban development in the RoK.

Choi Yong-jin, Chairman of the ICT Industry Promotion Association of the RoK's Gyeongbuk province (GBICT), said basing on the partnership with the HCA, the GBICT will continue efforts to explore new business opportunities and boost cooperation between enterprises of Gyeongbuk and Ho Chi Minh City, as well as those of the two countries.

The GBICT will step up new cooperation projects and initiatives to contribute to the software industry and benefit both sides, he added.

On this occasion, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Information and Communications and the RoK delegation also exchanged experience in smart city building, and discussed collaboration on the development of global digital twin services and AI-integrated maintenance for railway systems.