On the morning of November 24, the National Innovation and Startup Festival and Ho Chi Minh City Innovation and Startup Week 2023 (Techfest – Whise 2023) took place at the 272 Conference Center (272 Vo Thi Sau, District 3) and the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Hall. Comrade Phan Van Mai, Standing Deputy Secretary of the City Party Committee, Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee attended and delivered a speech.
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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 the Techfest - Whise 2023 week. Photo: BUI TUAN |
Techfest – Whise 2023 is chaired by the Ministry of Science and Technology and the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee, coordinated by the Department of Science and Technology of Ho Chi Minh City and other implementing units. With the theme "Promoting national resources - Enhancing the Vietnamese innovation and startup ecosystem to integrate internationally", Techfest – Whise 2023 brings opportunities to connect financial resources, partners, promote domestic and international market development. Exhibitions and knowledge-sharing seminars aim to help businesses promote economic efficiency.
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| Techfest – Whise 2023 introduces nearly 200 booths of projects and products of startups. Photo: BUI TUAN |
Techfest – Whise 2023 takes place on November 24 and 25, with nearly 200 booths introducing projects and products of innovative enterprises in Vietnam and other countries in the region. The exhibition is expected to increase business networking activities, connections and expand cooperation opportunities.
In addition, Techfest – Whise 2023 also hosts 40 events from state agencies, socio-political organizations to domestic and foreign enterprises to promote an open innovation ecosystem, with the participation of large enterprise networks, expert communities, and innovative startups to develop products from exploiting local 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 solutions for global food security, logistics platforms to serve and ensure supply chains in case of natural disasters, epidemics and new energy technologies with the aim of ensuring sustainable development.
The event also recognized solutions for global food security, logistics platforms to serve and ensure supply chains in case of natural disasters, epidemics, and new energy technologies with the goal of ensuring sustainable development. From there, it will elevate the innovation and startup ecosystem in Ho Chi Minh City in particular and Vietnam in general, with the goal of international integration.
Within the framework of Techfest Week - Whise 2023, the Techfest Imprint 2023 program will take place, including 1 panel discussion and 26 thematic workshops, discussing the development strategy of Vietnam's economy through business development, 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 delivered the opening speech at 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 startup products and services at Techfest - Whise 2023. The exhibition not only featured innovative startup products and services, 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, scientific and technological center in the country and is ranked 114/1,000 cities with dynamic ecosystems globally, ranking third in the ASEAN region in terms of ecosystem value, with an economic impact of up to 5.22 billion USD, only behind Singapore and Jakarta (Indonesia).
Over the years, the city has always paid attention to, 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 reductions, 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.
“HCMC hopes that businesses, startups, and young people who love startups will boldly choose HCMC to start a business, get rich with the city, pioneer in applying science and technology, develop startups in line with market demand and solve emerging problems. From there, promote smart urban development, develop HCMC's socio-economy, and improve the quality of life for people. HCMC is committed to investing in developing an innovative startup ecosystem and always accompanying the startup community, aiming for success and sustainable development. The city also hopes to receive opinions and suggestions to implement and successfully complete this goal,” emphasized Chairman of HCMC People's Committee Phan Van Mai.
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| Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Phan Van Mai visited booths and exchanged and shared with startups at the Techfest - Whise 2023 exhibition. Photo: TAN BA |
In addition, within the framework of Techfest Week - Whise 2023, there are many other activities such as: Final round of the National Innovation and Startup Talent Search and Investment Calling Competition, Vietnam Innovation Summit 2023 (VIS 2023), STEM Smartschool Kidkul Competition, AI Hackathon 2023 KDI and SHTP-IC Competition, Microchip Design Competition for Smart Cities 2023, Startup Idea Competition - CiC 2023, summarizing activities connecting the innovation ecosystem...
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