Chairman of Thua Thien-Hue People's Committee Phan Ngoc Tho said that the province is developing Hue into the first smart communication city of Vietnam.

Accordingly, the project was built on an area of 39.6 hectares, located in An Van Duong New Urban Area (Hue City) with a total cost of over 22 million USD. The project is considered as a deployment step of the Project "Developing smart urban services in the province of Thua Thien-Hue to 2020, orientation to 2025."

The objective of the project is to form the first Hue smart communication city in Vietnam; in which, focusing on developing information technology, virtual reality technology and film industry.

At the same time, connect with historical resources that are preserved in Hue, high quality human resources and the local tourism industry.

This project will expand the existing industries through attracting new industries associated with tourism; promote attracting businesses, especially strategic businesses; boosting the local economy, creating employment opportunities for local labor resources; Sustainable urban development through smart digital technology application.

Previously, Thua Thien-Hue established a Center for smart urban supervision and administration to implement the Project "Developing smart urban services in Thua Thien-Hue province by 2020 and orientation to 2025."