The HCM City Information Security Centre will be set up at the High-tech Park in District 9, according to People’s Committee vice chairman Tran Vinh Tuyen.— VNS Photo

The HCM City Information Security Centre will be set up at the High-tech Park in District 9, according to People’s Committee vice chairman Tran Vinh Tuyen.

The Sai Gon Industry Corporation has been assigned to work with High-Tech Park management to lease land for the centre, he said.

The corporation has also been tasked with drafting policies to attract potential investors in the proposed HCM City Information Security Management Centre Joint Stock Company.

The centre, together with the Open Data and Data Ecosystem Development Warehouse, HCM City Smart City Management Centre and the HCM City Socio-Economic Forecast Centre, will be part of the city’s smart city plans.

The People’s Committee has green-lighted the establishment of the company with a 51 per cent stake owned by the State and the rest by State enterprises and private companies with experience in information security. – VNS