The virtual finale of the UAVS Hackatrix "Fix the Glitch" 2021 takes place on October 3. (Photo: VNA)The team AnCV, comprising three students from the Da NangUniversity of Technology and the University of Da Nang’s Vietnam-KoreaUniversity of Information and Communication Technology, was rewarded 2,000 AUD(1,400 USD) and scholarships after they championed the UAVS Hackatrix "Fixthe Glitch" 2021 for a project on AI-based solutions for agriculture inVietnam.
They are among five teams competing in the finale. Thesecond and third prize recipients were awarded for projects in healthcare.
In his opening remarks, Nguyen Nhat Linh from the VietnamStudents’ Association Central Committee said Vietnam is eyeing to become a digitalnation, with the digital economy contributing about 30 percent of the GDP by2030, and to this end, the young generation must serve as a bridge to connectthe world and Vietnam with breakthrough technological solutions.
UAVS-NSW President Nguyen The Anh said the competition isexpected to incubate promising hi-tech projects that Vietnam can apply in the eraof innovative technology and connect students, experts, businesses andgovernmental and non-governmental organisations in the field of information technology.
Via the competition, UAVS-NSW wants to create a internationalplayground for all Vietnamese IT students to meet and sharpen their skills, henoted.
The competition encouraged contestants to develop ideason their technological products and compete against one another in terms ofinnovation and application in tackling issues in health, society,finance-banking, services, and technology.
High school graders, university and postgraduate students inVietnam and Oceania were eligible to join in groups of between two and fivemembers each. Individuals, meanwhile, were supported by the organisers to formteams.
The competition followed a series of activities targetingVietnamese students in Australia initiated by UAVS-NSW since it wasestablished three years ago./.
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