The VNTT Company and NTT Viet Nam Corporation signed a business cooperation contract on June 19 to work together in building a smart city in Viet Nam.

Southern Binh Duong Province-based VNTT, founded in 2008, is a subordinate business of the Becamex IDC Corp. and currently owns one of the three most modern and biggest data centres in Viet Nam.

Meanwhile, NTT Viet Nam Corporation is an affiliate company of the NTT Group of Japan, a leading telecommunications and IT company in Japan.

The newly-signed contract covers business cooperation in building, developing, and operating cloud Wi-Fi networks and cloud-based value added services.

The agreement is based on a memorandum of understanding signed by Becamex IDC and the NTT Group with the aim of collaborating to study the feasibility of developing smart cities in Viet Nam, especially in Binh Duong New City.

After the project is carried out, the two sides will continue through a Smart Education model pilot project in Binh Duong Province.

The Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee, Tran Thanh Liem, said at the contract signing that the agreement is part of efforts to implement the province’s smart city building plan.

The contract also affects fields that Binh Duong is interested in and wants to develop to meet demand from the general public, businesses, and investors, he said.

Liem asked Becamex IDC and the NTT Group to promote their affiliates’ efforts to carry out the contract. He also requested local authorities to support VNTT and NTT Viet Nam in implementing the agreement. – VNS