A Digital-Data-Based Model for Managing Historical-Cultural Relics in Hanoi: A Contemporary Cultural Governance Approach

Purpose: This article proposes a digital-data-based model for managing historical-cultural relics in Hanoi from the perspective of contemporary cultural governance. Methods: The study employs documentary analysis, policy analysis and conceptual modelling to synthesize legal documents, digital transformation programmes and cultural governance theories. Results: The proposed model consists of five interrelated layers: heritage data foundation, integrated digital platform, data governance and institutions, management operations and public value creation. It emphasizes standardized metadata, risk-based monitoring, controlled openness, community participation and inter-agency coordination. Conclusion: For Hanoi, a city with a dense and heterogeneous heritage system, digital data should not be treated merely as a technical archive. It must become a governance infrastructure that supports evidence-based conservation, transparent prioritization, smart cultural tourism and sustainable public value creation.