The invitation is at 8:8 a.m. If you think about it normally, it will probably start at 30:8 a.m. Not yet XNUMX a.m., both the secretary and the city chairman were present to shake hands and chat with each member participating in the meeting. This was shared by Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Secretary Nguyen Van Nen: "I have long had the desire to meet new generation entrepreneurs, applying scientific and technological advances, innovation and creativity to build new businesses." businesses contribute to society. Therefore, today is a special occasion, opening the next meetings so that I and government leaders can be heard, understood and closer to the startup community...".
24 representatives of Ho Chi Minh City's creative startup community are structured into 4 groups: groups of startup support units (incubation centers and acceleration programs), venture capital funds, and startups in Ho Chi Minh City. various stages and relevant journalists and writers were also invited to attend as experts.
Having written the city's innovation diary for many years under the management of the Department of Science and Technology of Ho Chi Minh City until moving to become the director of Google's Gemini artificial intelligence institute, I was a bit surprised. surprised when assigned to be a coordinator. Requirements for startups: do not advertise, do not complain, do not ask for any policies for yourself and especially do not talk long, otherwise you will lose your turn. And the secretary likes this: "Short speaking requires more careful thinking and selection to be more concise."
Indeed, everyone has their say in 90 minutes of sharing. As teacher Gian Tu Trung said in the introduction: "Starting a business is an opportunity to rethink business: Business is making money by serving society through its good products and services." , startup businesses focus on providing initiatives, solutions, and lessons learned from other countries to help startups in Ho Chi Minh City achieve their true stature and position.
For example, Ms. Tu Ngo of Touchstone Venture Capital Fund proposed establishing Green Innovation Hubs, bringing together businesses, investors, startups and stakeholders. This public-private partnership management model is expected to help resolve administrative procedures, sub-licenses related to operating industries, or foreign investors can bring solutions. Green solutions are easier to bring domestically...
Or like Mr. Do Tran Binh Minh, general director of AI Education, he wants Ho Chi Minh City to be a pioneer in Vietnam and the Southeast Asia region with the vision of being a place to gather the world's EdTech technology elite, and at the same time Build and nurture an EdTech Make in Vietnam ecosystem capable of going global. This is similar to countries such as Japan, Mongolia, Indonesia, and Singapore, when they have solved the problem of digital teachers and devices in the classroom (1 student, 1 device), the governments of these countries will support nurturing its own EdTech ecosystem, and at the same time encourage EdTechs to develop markets in other countries (many EdTechs from Singapore have come to look at the Vietnamese market).
Mr. Bui Quang Minh, often called Minh Beta, mentioned a lot about the cultural industry. Accordingly, the city can research and propose specific mechanisms and policies to support and encourage organizations, businesses and individuals to participate in cultural industry development and participate in creating cultural products. (such as taxes, land, investment, access to credit...), especially for priority areas, with small and medium enterprises; Research and establish funds to support investment in creative development. In addition, it is necessary to build a database and form a digital map of cultural industries. Strengthen the protection of intellectual property rights on copyright and related rights in cyberspace and the digital environment...
The secretary sat listening and taking notes, occasionally having small discussions with the city president and director of the Department of Science and Technology. In his sharing, Mr. Nguyen Van Nen cited many arguments about the government's policies and actions that are making efforts to further improve the city's startup ecosystem. Continuing the message of teacher Gian Tu Trung, the secretary said that it is necessary to determine the fundamental and core values when starting a business, considering this as the directional compass of each startup.
Sharing with the startup community, Secretary Ngo said: "Everyone who starts a business has a part in choosing a word to talk about their desire to start a business, so why wasn't I chosen? I would like to choose the word Discipline - in discipline, discipline. Whatever you do, especially starting a business, this Ky word is extremely important..."
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