Binh Duong named Intelligent Community of the Year
Vietnam’s Binh Duong Smart City has been named the 2023 Intelligent Community of the Year by the Intelligent Community Forum (ICF).
Binh Duong Smart City has worked tirelessly, assisted by ideas such as the “triple helix” collaboration method from ICF alumnus Eindhoven, the 2011 Intelligent Community of the Year, to transform a traditionally agrarian, low-population area into a core of Vietnam’s Southern Key Economic Zone. (Photo: VNA)
New York (VNA) – Vietnam’s Binh DuongSmart City has been named the 2023 Intelligent Community of the Year by the IntelligentCommunity Forum (ICF).
The announcement was made at the annual IntelligentCommunity Awards Dinner in New York on October 26 (local time), the culminatingevent of this year’s ICF Global Summit conference.
Mai Hung Dung, Permanent Vice Chairman of the provincialPeople’s Committee, received the award for Binh Duong.
According to the ICF, Binh Duong had been previouslynamed a Smart21 Community five times and to the prestigious list of Top7 threetimes since 2019.
“Binh Duong has methodically executed ICF’sCommunity Accelerator Strategy while participating in our annual awards. Thecity is a great example of the power of teamwork, focus on a clear andpersistent strategy and a passionate dedication to creating a place that honoursits people and is part of a nation preparing its citizens for the 21st Century,”said ICF Co-Founder Louis Zacharilla.
Starting on October 25, the Summit featured two daysof programming, workshops and panel discussions around New York City
The ICF, headquartered in New York, is a globalnetwork of 197 cities, metro regions and counties. It has developed a uniqueeconomic development framework called the Community Accelerator Strategy, basedon its work with over 200 communities around the world, and offers training,consulting, community certification and international awards.
The ICF said in the heart of Vietnam’s southeasternBinh Duong province is a brand new city in development. Binh Duong Smart Cityhas worked tirelessly, assisted by ideas such as the “triple helix”collaboration method from ICF alumnus Eindhoven, the 2011 Intelligent Communityof the Year, to transform a traditionally agrarian, low-population area into acore of Vietnam’s Southern Key Economic Zone./.
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Binh Duong Smart City has worked tirelessly, assisted by ideas such as the “triple helix” collaboration method from ICF alumnus Eindhoven, the 2011 Intelligent Community of the Year, to transform a traditionally agrarian, low-population area into a core of Vietnam’s Southern Key Economic Zone. (Photo: VNA)