Vietnam Smart Sustainable Cities

September 2025. Vietnam with fast urbanisation, young population, open economy has foundations but gaps in planning, infrastructure, governance. Da Nang led early pilots smart water and transport, Hanoi HCMC introduced smart cards public Wi-Fi. Hanoi HCMC Da Nang part ASEAN Smart Cities Network. Should develop national roadmap based on ADB five-phase framework: City Diagnostics, Readiness Assessment, Strategy Development, Implementation Planning, Monitoring Evaluation. Cities like Seoul Shenzhen Tokyo integrated digital twins real-time data green infrastructure