Amid the complex developments of COVID-19 outbreak in Da Nang, the Software Park No. 2 construction project located in Thuan Phuoc Ward, Hai Chau District stays ahead of schedule. In particular, work on the ICT 1 Office Building of this project has started 8 months ahead of schedule.

Currently, many items of the Software Park No. 2 project have been completed ahead of schedule. Photo: PHONG LAN

The Software Park No. 2 project in Da Nang has passed another key milestone towards its opening with a 'topping out' ceremony for the VND 250 billion ICT 1 Office Building which took place in early May, 2021.
The Thai Son Corporation and the 319 Corporation, both under Ministry of Defence, are carrying out building construction work.

Work started on the ICT 1 Office Building on October 10, 2020, and this item is expected to deliver on December 31, 2021, eight months ahead of schedule.

Developed by the Da Nang Management Board of Industrial and Civil Engineering Construction and Investment Projects, the Software Park No. 2 project has a total area of 28,573 square metres, including the 20- storey ICT Office Building, the 8- storey ICT1 Office Building with a total floor area of 26,267 square metres , the 8-storey ICT 2 Building Complex featuring offices and coffee bar, internal roads, areas of land covered with grass and trees, and other utilities with a total floor area of 39,297 square metres.

According to the Da Nang Management Board of Industrial and Civil Engineering Construction and Investment Projects, as of mid-May of 2021, the value of work done had been estimated at VND 270 billion, equivalent to 38.35% of the construction contract, and the project had stayed on schedule.

Picture is taken at the construction site of the Software Park No. 2 project in Thuan Phuoc Ward, Hai Chau District. Photo: KIM LIEN

In their efforts to keep the project on track, construction units have required their workers to work on Saturdays and Sundays, and to extend their working hours to 10pm.

Mr Ngo Hoang Nhan, Project Manager of the Software Park No. 2 project, said since early May, the management board of the project has required all staff and workers in the construction site to wear a face mask, keep physical distance between them on-site, regularly disinfect hands, install and use the Bluezone tracing application and NCOVI application of the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Information and Communications to assist people nationwide to make voluntary medical declarations, contributing to the prevention and fight against COVID-19. In addition, the construction units have deployed guards staffing at the entrance gates to remind workers to disinfect their hands, and check their temperature to screen for COVID-19 before entering the construction site.

Mr Nguyen Quang Thanh, Director of the Da Nang Department of Information and Communications, said that the Software Park No. 2 project is expected to become a bright spot in Da Nang to attract investment in the field of technology, and qualified human resources.

Once completed, this project is expected to accommodate about 6,000 IT employees.

The Software Park No. 2 project is one of the city's solutions to the problem of lacking premises for technology companies.

“The Software Park No. 2 project is expected to not only help the city attract domestic and foreign investments, especially in the fields of software, digital content, research and development, but also create a space for start-ups to develop their innovative ideas. In addition, the project will become a great place to connect with state-owned and private software companies, along with foreign-owned firms, create an enabling environment for exchanging their products and sharing their ideas and experiences, and avoid duplicate research.”, Mr. Thanh said.

According to Mr. Dang Ngoc Hai, General Secretary of the Da Nang Software Business Association, in recent years, the software industry has played an important role in driving the city’s growth, attracting an increasing number of investors to put their money into the information technology (IT) sector. As a result, premises have seen increasing demand from IT businesses.

Many businesses have suspended their operations due to the lack of premises for producing. Therefore, the No. 2 Software Park project is expected to bring huge opportunities to businesses to get on the fast track to growth. It also demonstrates the determination of the Da Nang government in developing the software industry into one of the most important economic sectors in Da Nang in the coming time.

Reporting by PHONG LAN – Translating by H.L