Software technology park breaks ground in Long Bien

Construction of Ha Noi's first software technology park, invested by Hanel Company Limited, began at the Sai Dong eco-urban area, Long Bien District on Saturday.

The 43 hectare park was designed by two Japanese designers, Azusa Sekkei Company Ltd and Espad Company Ltd, with the most advanced technologies in terms of information infrastructure and the application of clean energy technologies.

The park is divided into seven functional zones, including software outsourcing and research centres, a software technology training school, a five-star hotel, a commerce complex and a housing area for experts and technicians.

The project will provide working space for 15,000 technicians and housing for 5,000 people, said Nguyen Quoc Binh, Hanel Company general director, adding that once in operation, slated for early 2014, the project is expected to reap US$1 billion in revenue from its software production.

Addressing the ground-breaking ceremony, Nguyen The Thao, Chairman of the Ha Noi People's Committee, required relevant departments, branches and sectors to create favourable conditions for the project's investors as well as construction firms during building.

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