On the morning of November 24, the National Innovation Startup Festival and Ho Chi Minh City Startup Innovation Week 11 (Techfest – Whise 2023) took place at Convention Center 2023 (272 Vo Thi Sau, District 272). and Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Hall. Comrade Phan Van Mai, Permanent Deputy Secretary of the City Party Committee, Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee attended and spoke.
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| Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Phan Van Mai and delegates performed the ribbon cutting ceremony to open Techfest - Whise 2023 week. Photo: BUI TUAN |
Techfest – Whise 2023 is chaired by the Ministry of Science and Technology and the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City, and the Department of Science and Technology of Ho Chi Minh City coordinates with implementing units. With the theme "Promoting the country's resources - Enhancing Vietnam's innovative startup ecosystem for international integration", Techfest - Whise 2023 brings opportunities to connect financial resources, partners, and promote develop domestic and international markets. Exhibition activities and knowledge sharing seminars aim to help businesses promote economic efficiency.
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| Techfest – Whise 2023 introduces nearly 200 booths that are projects and products of startup businesses. Photo: BUI TUAN |
Techfest – Whise 2023 takes place on November 24 and 25, with nearly 11 booths introducing projects and products of innovative businesses in Vietnam and other countries in the region. The exhibition is expected to increase business connections, connections and expand cooperation opportunities.
In addition, Techfest - Whise 2023 also takes place 40 events from state agencies, socio-political organizations to domestic and foreign businesses aimed at promoting the innovation ecosystem. open, with the participation of a large business network, community of experts, and innovative startups to develop products from exploiting indigenous resources.
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| Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Phan Van Mai visits booths at Techfest - Whise 2023. Photo: TAN BA |
The exhibition also introduces global food security solutions, service logistics platforms, ensuring supply chains in cases of natural disasters, epidemics and new energy technologies with the goal of ensuring Sustainable Development.
The activity also recognized solutions for global food security, logistics platforms serving, ensuring supply chains in cases of natural disasters, epidemics and new energy technologies with the goal of ensuring Sustainable Development. From there, upgrade the innovative startup ecosystem in Ho Chi Minh City in particular and Vietnam in general, with the goal of international integration.
Within the framework of Techfest - Whise 2023 Week, the Techfest 2023 Imprint program will take place, including 1 discussion and 26 thematic workshops, discussing the development strategy of the Vietnamese economy through the development of businesses, on open innovation, creating an environment to promote creativity and innovation, and policies to develop the startup ecosystem.
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| Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Phan Van Mai spoke at the opening of Techfest - Whise 2023. Photo: BUI TUAN |
Speaking at the opening ceremony, Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Phan Van Mai welcomed and highly appreciated the exhibition of innovative start-up products and services at Techfest - Whise 2023. The exhibition is not only about products and services innovative startups, but also startup stories, about how to create and develop the ecosystem and the connection and cooperation for development in the startup community.
Currently, Ho Chi Minh City is the largest economic, cultural, science and technology center in the country and is ranked 114/1.000 cities with dynamic ecosystems globally, third in the ASEAN region in terms of ecosystem value, with an economic impact of up to 5,22 billion USD, second only to Singapore and Jakarta (Indonesia).
Over the past years, the city has always paid attention, supported and created favorable conditions for businesses and startups to develop, such as preferential policies for science and technology development, promoting innovation and startups. such as tax exemptions and policies to support the startup ecosystem.
With these outstanding policies, along with existing and improving platforms, Ho Chi Minh City is aiming to become the most dynamic innovation and startup center in Southeast Asia and the region.
“Ho Chi Minh City wants businesses, startups, and young people who love entrepreneurship to boldly choose Ho Chi Minh City to start a business, get rich with the city, pioneer the application of science and technology, and develop startup businesses associated with the city. market needs and solve emerging problems. From there, promote smart urban development, socio-economic development of Ho Chi Minh City, and improve the quality of life for people. Ho Chi Minh City is committed to investing in developing an innovative startup ecosystem and always accompanies the startup community, aiming for success and sustainable development. The city also hopes to receive opinions and suggestions to successfully implement and complete this goal," Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Phan Van Mai emphasized.
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| Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Phan Van Mai visited booths and exchanged and shared with startup businesses at the Techfest - Whise 2023 exhibition. Photo: TAN BA |
In addition, within the framework of Techfest - Whise 2023 Week, there are many other activities such as: Finals of the national innovation startup talent search competition and calling for investment capital, Vietnam Innovation Summit 2023 (VIS 2023 ), STEM Smartschool Kidkul competition, AI Hackathon 2023 KDI and SHTP-IC competition, IC design competition for smart cities in 2023, Startup Ideas competition - CiC 2023, summary of connection activities innovation ecosystem…
