Hanoi opens creative space to welcome TECHFEST 2025

The Vietnam TECHFEST 2025 Innovation and Startup Festival was held for the first time in the open space of Hoan Kiem Lake walking street (Hanoi) with the goal of bringing the spirit of innovation and entrepreneurship closer to the people.

Press conference on Innovation and Startup Festival - TECHFEST Vietnam 2025, afternoon of December 3.

The 11th year of the event marks a strong shift in the way it is organized, linking innovation with urban life, expanding access to technology and promoting connectivity within the national ecosystem.

TECHFEST Vietnam 2025 is organized by the Ministry of Science and Technology in collaboration with the Hanoi People's Committee, taking place from December 12 to 14 at the Hoan Kiem Lake walking street. This year's theme - "Creative start-up for all people - New growth driver", reflects the orientation of making innovation an open activity, associated with all social classes.

Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Hoang Minh speaks at the press conference.

The “open space” model activates mass interaction

At the press conference on the afternoon of December 3, Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Hoang Minh said: TECHFEST Vietnam 2025 will completely transform from the organization model in the hall to an open urban space on the Hoan Kiem Lake walking street. The new approach allows people to directly access new technologies, innovative business models and startup support services, and is suitable for the time when the whole country is implementing Resolution 57-NQ/TW on breakthroughs in science and technology development, innovation and national digital transformation.

Vice Chairman of Hanoi People's Committee Truong Viet Dung: Bringing TECHFEST to an open space helps people, businesses, investors and startups easily connect and seek cooperation opportunities.

Vice Chairman of the Hanoi People's Committee Truong Viet Dung emphasized that to achieve the goal of double-digit growth, Hanoi has no other choice but to rely on science, technology, innovation and digital transformation. Bringing TECHFEST to an open space helps people, businesses, investors and startups easily connect, exchange and seek cooperation opportunities right in the rhythm of urban life.

According to the Director of the Department of Startups and Technology Enterprises Pham Hong Quat, all activities of TECHFEST 2025 will be spread out at open locations around Hoan Kiem Lake such as cafes, restaurants, community areas or Nhan Dan Newspaper hall. The "open" model is implemented in four aspects: open space, open interaction, open technology experience and open participants - from business households, students, startups to small and medium enterprises. This organization method both stimulates the spirit of entrepreneurship for all people and helps people see more clearly the application of technology in production, business and life.

The open space also creates conditions for international delegates to experience the culture of the capital, while directly observing the creativity of the Vietnamese startup community in the center of Hanoi.

10 seminars, workshops and 20 investment and cooperation connection events

Deputy Minister Hoang Minh emphasized that entering its 11th year, TECHFEST 2025 takes place at a particularly meaningful time when the whole country is preparing to summarize a year of implementing Resolution 57-NQ/TW. In particular, innovative startups are an important content in the development orientation of the new period.

This year, TECHFEST Vietnam 2025 focuses on affirming the role of state management through announcing new policies, updating ecosystem data and strongly promoting the public-private partnership model. A series of highly specialized activities such as connecting investment deals and solving market problems are also enhanced, along with the message about the "One-person Enterprise" model spreading in the startup community.

Director of the Agency for Startups and Technology Enterprises Pham Hong Quat: The event is expected to attract more than 60,000 participants in person and online.

Director of the Agency for Startups and Technology Enterprises Pham Hong Quat said: the event is expected to attract more than 60,000 direct and online participants, bringing together representatives from corporations, startups, investment funds, institutes, technology incubators and domestic and international startup support organizations in 6 regions: Southeast Asia, Northeast Asia, Central Asia, Middle East, North America and Europe.

In addition to the Opening Ceremony and the National Policy Forum, TECHFEST 2025 will have more than 10 seminars, including international seminars, many professional seminars, technology demonstrations and more than 20 events connecting investment and business cooperation between domestic and foreign partners.

700 exhibition booths - technology experience space

The technology space stretching along the Hoan Kiem Lake walking street during TECHFEST Vietnam 2025 will create an open, interactive environment where people can get up close and personal with innovative products and services for the first time in a vivid and intuitive way.

A series of activities including inspirational talkshows, practical workshops, instant AI photography, AR challenges and many new technology experiences will help the public explore ideas, share experiences, connect with the community and update creative trends that are shaping the future.

Approximately 700 booths will be arranged throughout the event space, creating opportunities for innovation groups, startups and businesses to showcase their achievements to the public and investors. These booths are divided into 4 thematic areas to create depth, convenient for viewers to choose, and at the same time help investment funds access potential projects on the spot.

Director of Hanoi Department of Science and Technology Tran Anh Tuan: TECHFEST Vietnam 2025 fully simulates the innovative startup ecosystem through 4 regions.

Director of Hanoi Department of Science and Technology Tran Anh Tuan informed in detail: TECHFEST Vietnam 2025 fully simulates the creative startup ecosystem through these 4 areas, including:

Area I - Startups and Growth: focuses on startups, deep tech businesses, startups creating social impact, and projects with the potential to expand the market.

Region II - Ecosystem building: simulating the national innovation ecosystem with support organizations, investment funds, institutes, research centers, and international cooperation units.

Zone III - Experience breakthrough and strategic technology: where people directly experiment with new technologies such as AI, data, smart healthcare, environment, smart agriculture...

Zone IV - Pre-unicorns, unicorns, corporations: brings together technology products from pioneering businesses, spinoff startups and large corporations.

According to Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Hoang Minh, TECHFEST 2025 will digitize the image of Phu Dong as a breakthrough symbol of the Vietnamese startup ecosystem in the digital age. The event is an open-modern-integrated convergence point, where investors, entrepreneurs, universities and the startup community can meet, seek cooperation opportunities, as well as update the most advanced technology trends and business models.

TECHFEST Vietnam 2025 hopes to continue to inspire the spirit of entrepreneurship among the people, promoting innovation to become a new growth driver for Hanoi in particular and Vietnam in general in the new development period.

Tra My

Source: https://nhandan.vn/ha-noi-mo-cua-khong-gian-sang-tao-don-techfest-2025-post927714.html