The award recognised the continuous efforts and clear orientation of Da Nang in developing as a smart city, from the common architectures in 2014 to the pilot projects, plans and solutions that have been implemented continuously in 2018 and 2019.
The honour also helps the city approach smart cities in the region to gain more experience as well as ideas and solutions for building a smart city in accordance with the economic and social situation in the locality.
This year’s ASOCIO Smart City Awards were presented in six categories: tourism city, cultural city, agricultural city, ancient city, heritage city and overall smart city.
The awards were based on five basic criteria, including happiness index, smart infrastructure, online public services, economic growth, education and development research.
In addition to Da Nang, eight cities from 24 member economies of the ASOCIO also received the awards in the afternoon of August 28.
