Recently, the city of Da Nang in Vietnam agreed to accelerate a digital transformation of a “smart city” project. Alongside FPT corporation, a technological software company, the two signed a Memorandum of Understanding on transforming the city between 2021-2025. A Memorandum of Understanding is a written formal agreement between two parties. The goal of the MoU is to put Da Nang on the list of ASEAN Smart City Networks in 2030.
The ASEAN Smart Cities Network is a collaborative platform where cities work to establish sustainable urban development in their respective cities through technology and education. Several of the cities include Ho Chi Minh City, Kuala Lumpur, Manila, Jakarta, and more. This new deal will hopefully continue to transform Da Nang into an eco-urban, smart city in the coming years through focusing on education, the environment, healthcare, and trade. One of the initiatives is helping combat the coronavirus pandemic for students. As cases rise and schools start to go online, the demand for online learning has skyrocketed. FPT has started to use artificial intelligence to tailor courses/content to students. Their platform includes over 2,000 math-related videos alone and their app reaches 3 million accounts across 40,000 schools. According to FPT, students learn 30 to 50% faster on their app as supposed to in-person learning. The app is designed to assign work and automatically grade tests. Overall, education in Vietnam has increased due to more parents emphasizing the need to send their children to top high schools. It was reported by the General Statistics Office that the spending on education has increased 2.3 times in a decade to around $304 per student or 7 million dong in 2020. More companies are taking advantage of the tech/online education boom such as EQuest focused on English and digital combination and Clevai centered around creating an online teaching platform for students. While the rise of education technology has increased, internet in rural areas in Vietnam is still limited. Overall, the smart city project between FPT and the city of Da Nang is one of many initiatives that have started to transform Vietnam as a whole. Education is a huge part of a country’s development/quality of life and this new focus on education has started to transform the lives of students and people all over the country. https://www.fpt-software.com/about-fpt-corporation/ https://asean.org/our-communities/asean-smart-cities-network/ https://www.itourvn.com/blog/the-education-system-in-vietnam https://en.vietnamplus.vn/da-nang-fpt-boost-smart-city-project/219983.vnp
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