At the launching ceremony (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – The first Internet ofThings (IoT) Innovation Hub in Vietnam was launched at Hoa Lac Hi-Tech Park inHanoi on April 10.
The centre was established based on the memorandumof understanding signed between Vietnam’s Ministry of Science and Technologyand Sweden’s Ericsson company on November 28, 2018.
It aims to provide the platform for startupfirms, learning and education, and research and development to speed up IoT technologyin Vietnam in the context of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (Industry 4.0).
At the opening ceremony, the Hoa Lac Hi-TechPark’s management board and the Ministry of Science and Technology signedcooperation programmes with VNPT Technology, Viettel, FPT University, the Universityof Engineering and Technology (under the Vietnam National University, Hanoi), theInstitute of Information Technology, and the Hanoi University of Science andTechnology to support the operation and development of the centre.
The centre will enable domestic mobileoperators, businesses, students, researchers, and startups to create, develop,and test IoT applications as well as support them in the commercialisation ofproducts.
Minister of Science and Technology Chu Ngoc Anhsaid the centre will help connect and provide platforms to support innovationin startup firms, as well as create a learning environment for tech-savvyyoungsters.
Denis Brunetti – President of Ericsson Vietnam,Myanmar, Cambodia, and Laos – said the establishment and operation of thecentre will help promote cooperation between the two nations in buildinginitial platforms for innovation activities in Vietnam.
It also holds significant meaning in celebrationof the 50th founding anniversary of Vietnam-Sweden diplomatic ties, he said. –VNA
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