Building smart cities and friendly government

DTO - With a natural area of ​​73.33km² and a population of over 137,000 people, Cao Lanh ward (Dong Thap province) possesses outstanding strengths in economic development towards commodity production, trade and services. After the merger, the ward is strongly transforming itself, aiming to become a smart city with a dynamic and friendly government.

View of Cao Lanh ward ( Dong Thap province) from above (Photo: Hoang Trong)

Cao Lanh Ward was established after the merger of 9 commune-level administrative units, including: Ward 1, Ward 3, Ward 4, Ward 6, Hoa Thuan Ward, Hoa An Commune, Tan Thuan Tay Commune, Tan Thuan Dong Commune and Tinh Thoi Commune.

IMPROVING URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT EFFICIENCY

The merger of Cao Lanh ward administrative units has opened up new spaces, creating momentum for positive changes in urban appearance. Before the merger of administrative units, many key roads, residential, commercial and service areas were newly invested and upgraded. Land use planning and planning were carried out promptly, contributing to the effective exploitation of land resources for socio-economic development.

Along with that, the management and operation of the government are increasingly dynamic, effective and efficient. The quality of human resources in state administrative agencies has also been gradually standardized, with more than 97% of officials and civil servants having university degrees or higher. Administrative reform work has been promoted, ensuring that the rate of administrative procedure settlement for organizations and individuals reaches over 95% on time and early, thereby better meeting the needs of people and businesses.

Now, the 2-level local government model will help Cao Lanh ward improve management efficiency, handle tasks quickly and flexibly. The ward's staff and civil servants inherit experience, adapt to change, and continue to innovate to create new breakthroughs in development.

The Draft Political Report of the Cao Lanh Ward Party Executive Committee for the 2025-2030 term has clearly oriented towards expanding urban space, building smart cities, developing trade - services, urban agriculture associated with eco-tourism, health care and resorts.

From there, the Cao Lanh Ward Party Committee determined that by 2030, smart urban development would be associated with digital transformation and innovation, with the breakthrough task of building a synchronous and comprehensive digital infrastructure. This will create a driving force to promote the socio-economic development of the ward. At the same time, the Smart Urban Development Project is built and implemented closely with science, technology, innovation and digital transformation in all fields, ensuring connectivity and investment efficiency.

The focus of Cao Lanh ward’s digital transformation process is to build a digital government, digital economy and digital society, in which the locality takes people and businesses as the center of service. At the same time, the ward develops digital infrastructure quickly and proactively, which will contribute to improving efficiency in urban management, education, health, traffic, environment and public services.

Effective exploitation of the Intelligent Operations Center (IOC) will provide effective support in monitoring, data analysis, direction and administration of the government, gradually forming a data platform to serve socio-economic development.

The Intelligent Operations Center (IOC) monitors, analyzes data, and supports the direction and operation of the leaders of Cao Lanh ward (Dong Thap province).

PROMOTING POTENTIAL AND APPLYING TECHNOLOGY

In the coming time, Cao Lanh ward will continue to maintain and improve the quality of operations of the "Smart Village" model, while researching and replicating it in areas with sufficient conditions to improve people's lives and enhance management efficiency at the grassroots level.

The role of the Community Digital Technology Teams and the Digital Transformation Youth Teams in Cao Lanh Ward is promoted in spreading awareness, guiding people and organizations to participate in digital transformation. The capacity for innovation, scientific research and technology application will be enhanced throughout society, especially in the fields of high-tech agriculture, trade and services. The goal is to improve product quality, expand consumer markets, develop online business models, cashless payments, logistics, contributing to improving the competitiveness of local products.

Cao Lanh Ward Public Administration Service Center (Dong Thap Province) serves well the needs of people coming to resolve administrative procedures.

Cao Lanh Ward is gradually shifting its mindset from simple agricultural production to modern agriculture, aiming at developing smart urban areas and green spaces. Promoting the application of scientific and technological advances in all aspects of social life, preparing conditions for building e-government and building wards according to the smart urban model is very necessary.

The ward's Intelligent Operation Center (IOC) is where the ward's information is collected and synthesized in all areas. The IOC application on mobile phones and tablets will help ward leaders easily monitor and exploit data anytime, anywhere, thereby making accurate, timely and effective decisions. This is an important turning point, laying the foundation for the ward to develop into a smart city in the coming term.

Youth Union members of Cao Lanh ward (Dong Thap province) guide people to participate in digital transformation

To complete the construction of a smart city, Cao Lanh ward needs to deploy many other smart technology solutions. Specifically, urban planning and management need to be based on the foundation of information technology, telecommunications and artificial intelligence (AI). For infrastructure management, it is necessary to optimize the electricity, lighting, water, tree care, waste treatment and environmental pollution systems. In addition, the ward needs solutions for smart traffic, smart education and especially smart agricultural development, in accordance with the inherent potential of the locality.

Cao Lanh Ward is determined to strive for the common goal of building the ward into a smart city, improving the material and spiritual life of the people.

DUONG UT

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