Preah Sihanouk Province has been identified as one of the four key priorities in Cambodia’s National Tourism Strategic Plan.
With its renovated autonomous port and international airport, Sihanoukville is becoming a logistics hub connected to ASEAN and global markets. Preah Sihanouk Province is the only province in Cambodia to have been designated a Multi-Purpose Special Economic Zone by the government. Aiming to become a “Smart City,” the province integrates the city and surrounding areas while preserving national cultural identity, ensuring sustainability, and inclusiveness.
Preah Sihanouk:
- Area: 2,659 sq. km
- Coastline: 176 km
- Number of islands: 32
- Cities/districts: 3 cities, 3 districts
- Sangkat/communes: 29 (111 villages)
- Population: 310,072 people
- Economic growth rate: 6.0% (2024)
- Per capita income: $4,602 (2024 est.)
- Poverty reduction: 1.22%
The Smart City Initiative project is being implemented jointly with:
- • UN-Habitat
- • Ministry of Interior of Cambodia
- • Preah Sihanouk Provincial Administration
- • Japanese companies (Minebea Mitsumi, JICA)
Smart City Directions:
- • digital city management
- • smart transport and environmental systems
- • modernization of public utility infrastructure
- • IoT lighting
- • smart street safety
- • digitalization of public services
Cooperation: United Nations in Cambodia “Smart City Vision: Sihanoukville for All”.
- Smart >>> 1. Smart planning and e-governance through innovative digital participation.
- Sustainable Development >>> 2. Intelligent services for citizens through crowdsourcing of data and information.
- Inclusion >>> 3. Empowering digital technologies to narrow the digital divide and strengthen human security.
Digital control:
- • Smart Preah Sihanouk platform for e-participation
- • Electronic governance platform for citizens
- • Smart Neighborhood Centers
- • Smart urban planning for youth
- • Digital Literacy Program for Citizens
- • Access points to government services
Digital Economy:
- • Digital Business Center
- • Intelligent tourism portal
- • Innovation and Entrepreneurship Support Program
- • Green technology initiatives
- • Development of financial technologies
Smart lifestyle:
- • Intelligent infrastructure
- • Smart home integration
- • Public health monitoring
- • Advanced solutions for public safety
- • Sustainable Urban Agriculture Initiatives
- • Digital technology implementation programs
Intelligent Mobility:
- • Intelligent parking solutions
- • Turning on traffic lights
- • Public transport system * ANPR monitoring system
- • MaaS for tourism
- • Development of electric vehicles
- • Micromobility integration
- • Real-time traffic management system
Intelligent waste management:
- • Promoting 3Rs or Zero approaches. Landfill waste diversion initiatives
- • Intelligent waste management
- • Waste-to-energy solutions
- • Electronic waste management program
- • Composting initiatives
- • Real-time monitoring system
Sustainable environmental management:
- • Comprehensive program to combat environmental pollution
- • Water Quality Improvement Initiative
- • Air quality monitoring network
- • Development of green areas
- • Public awareness campaigns on the environment. Health
- • Early warning and disaster risk reduction system
Pilot projects: Psar Leu Parking lot was selected for the Smart Parking PPP pilot project in Cambodia:
Parking problems:
► Public parking spaces are limited throughout the city.
► Fragmented approach to parking management: a wide range of parking management systems and disparate parking resources.
► Lack of a unified standard for access to information about parking spaces and its publication, as well as user convenience, safety and inclusiveness.
► Lack of parking data integration limits long-term parking and mobility planning.
Evaluation of pilot sites for smart parking:
