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Techfest Vietnam 2023 launched in Hanoi

The Ministry of Science and Technology on May 23 launched the National Innovative Entrepreneurship Day 2023 (Techfest 2023) in Hanoi.
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Hanoi (VNA) – The Ministry of Science and Technology on May23 launched the National Innovative Entrepreneurship Day 2023 (Techfest 2023)in Hanoi.

The annual event for Vietnamese innovative start-ups is jointlyorganised by the ministry, agencies, and localities, particularly the StateCommittee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs.

Speaking at the event, Deputy Minister of Science andTechnology Tran Van Tung said he expects that Techfest 2023 will promote the resultsachieved in previous years, maintain models of the innovative startupecosystem, and operate technology villages in localities.

He emphasised that for the national innovation startup ecosystemto develop, joint efforts are needed.

Techfest 2023 brings together more than 30 technology villagesand the emergence of new technology villages to solve problems in fields ofsmart agriculture, clean medicinal herbs, metaverse, Techconnect Global, anddigital transformation.

More than 30 technology villages, particularly new ones, willjoin the Techfest 2023 to solve problems of potential fields such as smartagriculture, clean medicinal herbs, metaverse, Techconnect Global, and digitaltransformation.

Key activities of Techfest 2023 include National InnovativeStartup Talent Competition; investment connection activities to institutes/universities’ projects; multilateral dialogues between local authorities,innovative enterprises, and domestic and foreign experts on analysis andassessment of root problems in local socio-economic development; and in-depthtraining programmes on innovative entrepreneurship.

Techfest 2023 will also conduct activities to promote internationalcooperation with technology powers like Australia, the US, Canada, and theRepublic of Korea, thus providing opportunities for Vietnamesestartups to develop markets, attract international investment, and populariseand promote a dynamic and creative startup ecosystem of Vietnam./.

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