On the afternoon of September 9 in Can Tho City, Can Tho University in collaboration with CT Group organized a scientific conference themed “National Digital Twin – Breakthrough Technology for Smart Agriculture in the Mekong Delta”.
In his speech, Mr. Tran Kim Chung – Chairman of CT Group – announced that the corporation has developed a new technology called the National Digital Twin.
Mr. Tran Kim Chung – Chairman of CT Group – introduces the National Digital Twin
The National Digital Twin is a system that aggregates about 300 different sources of real-time data (including data from government agencies), classified into 15 layers.
These 15 layers are synchronized through UAV technologies combined with AI, IoT, Robotics, biotechnology, big data, and renewable energy technologies.
This integration creates approximately 250 advanced applications across multiple industries and sectors. Specifically, for smart agriculture, the National Digital Twin contributes around 36 dedicated applications.
Farmers will be able to access the National Digital Twin (real, real-time data) as if it were a game – an engaging simulation of smart agriculture. Specifically, they can experiment with different farming models directly on their own fields.
The Features of the National Digital Twin for Smart Agriculture
For example, a farmer may test one seed variety versus another, or apply different types of fertilizer to the same plot of land, and instantly receive results that are almost entirely accurate, eliminating the need for years of costly trial-and-error as in the past.
Similarly, farmers can try converting their rice fields into areas for other crops or aquaculture and immediately see the projected outcomes, including investment costs and potential profits.
Beyond this, the National Digital Twin also plays an extraordinary role: shortening the distance and time between producers, consumers, and distributors. For instance, a homemaker or shop owner in the United States can track the rice fields from which they source their products.
They can even go online into those fields to check crop health, forecast harvest quality, and review bio-legal indicators, all without having to set foot in Vietnam.
“The National Digital Twin is the foundation for us to develop smart agriculture on an entirely new scale. Here, we are able to do much more and unlock the immense untapped potential of the Mekong Delta,” Mr. Chung shared.
The National Digital Twin is not only designed for farmers, but also extends to urban development, transportation, industry, logistics, national defense and security, disaster management, as well as serving scientists, strategists, policymakers, and businesses…
At the conference, Can Tho University and CT Group signed a cooperation agreement to establish a UAV center integrated with agricultural robotics and a UAV pilot training school; to collaborate on advanced packaging training in the semiconductor industry; and to jointly develop carbon credit initiatives for the Mekong Delta.
In addition, the two parties signed agreements to implement projects aimed at developing high-quality human resources in the Mekong Delta in the fields of science and technology, innovation, and digital transformation through AI. They also launched the “Nurturing Future Scholars 4.0” scholarship program for underprivileged students in the Mekong provinces and disadvantaged students at Can Tho University.
