NDO/VNA – Ho Chi Minh City wishes to learn from the Dutch city of Eindhoven’s experience in smart city development and cooperation models between the state and businesses, schools, and research institutes, especially in smart city building and operation, an official from HCM City said on May 21, as part of his visit to the Netherlands.

Nguyen Thien Nhan, Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee, told Vice Mayor of Eindhoven, Stijn Steenbakkers, that this is the first visit to the Dutch city by a Ho Chi Minh City delegation.

The official expressed his hope that the two localities will set up initial relations following the visit, thus creating a foundation for their future cooperation activities.

Later the same day, the delegation visited the Eindhoven University of Technology to exchange experience and discuss orientations in smart city development, while exploring the school’s new technologies in this sphere.

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