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Talk on Vietnam’s innovation, start-ups held in Switzerland

A talk on Vietnam’s innovation and start-ups took place in Switzerland on September 9 to exchange views on innovation and digital transformation in Vietnam, and on how to start a business in blockchain technology, health care, community service and startup ecosystem in Vietnam.
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Geneva (VNA) - A talk on Vietnam’s innovation and start-ups took place in Switzerland on September 9 toexchange views on innovation and digital transformation in Vietnam, and on howto start a business in blockchain technology, health care, community serviceand startup ecosystem in Vietnam.

The event was jointly organised by the Vietnamese Embassy in Switzerland, the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland (FHNW), and the Association of Vietnamese Intellectuals and Experts in Switzerland.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Switzerland Le Linh Lan informedparticipants of Vietnam's economic development achievements during the 35 yearsof Doi Moi (Renewal), making it one of the most vibrant economies in theAsia-Pacific region, with its development goals focusing on promoting nationaldigital transformation and developing digital economy and digital society.

Lan emphasised the role of innovation and digitaltransformation in Vietnam's development strategy in the context ofthe COVID-19 pandemic. Accordingly, the pandemic is the factor that promotesthe development and innovation in digitisation in Vietnam with the birth ofmany applications to connect and protect public health such as Bluezone andZavi.

Lan and other speakers discussed and answered many questionsrelated to the Government's policies on startups and the startup ecosystem inVietnam, and the building of blockchain application projects to collect andshare data on health, and the development orientation of VietSearch ecosystemto support Vietnamese individuals, communities and businesses around the world.

On the same day, the ambassador and the Association ofVietnamese Intellectuals and Experts in Switzerland had a meeting with FHNWpresident Regula Altmann-Hohl to discuss cooperation in business training,promoting the business and investment environment in Vietnam, and boostingexchanges between researchers and experts of the two countries./.
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