VNPT General Director Pham Duc Long said the corporation has completed a project upgrading e-government software, installing cameras at designated points to manage security.
Duong Dong – An Thoi road section in Phu Quoc island district of Kien Giang province.
It has also finished installing wireless broadcasting equipment in tourist sites under the Smart Wifi project, deploying accommodation management software for hotels and guest houses.
The e-government system has linked administrations from the commune to the provincial level, helping people and enterprises in the district complete administrative procedures online to get licences or register their businesses.
"Soon, each resident has a unique electronic account to deal with governments at all levels," Long said.
Four air monitoring stations and one water source observation station have been deployed in the island district. The environment monitoring system will collect, process, analyse and deliver real-time data to alert users on air and water contamination, and provide recommendations on how to respond.
The VNPT also has built a safe city solution with many mobile applications that will help people report incidents (accidents, theft, acts of violating urban security) to management agencies and also help the latter respond quickly.
To manage and operate the above-mentioned systems, Phu Quoc has built a centralised operation centre tasked with receiving complaints from citizens, visitors and organisations; improving traffic safety, co-ordinating emergency responses and performing other important functions.
“I am confident that the operation of centralised centre will make an important contribution to enhancing the district’s management efficiency as well as the quality of service provided to people and businesses. This, in turn, will contribute to delivering convenience, comfort and safety to visitors who come to Phu Quoc,” Long said.
Applauding VNPT’s efforts in helping building a smart city, Mai Van Huynh, Vice Chairman of the Kien Giang People’s Committee, called for concerted efforts to ensure that the project is completed in time.
The corporation has announced that in the project’s second phase, it would implement highly sophisticated platform systems like the Internet of Things.
The 67 billion VND (2.9 million USD) project to make Phu Quoc a smart city by 2020 was approved by the province Kien Giang People’s Committee in April this year.
Phu Quoc is Vietnam’s largest island, covering an area of nearly 600 square kilometers with a population of over 100,000 people.
Source: VNA