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The valuation of intellectual property remains inefficient and requires support from authorities. — Photo courtesy of huffpost Valuation of intellectual property remains a grey area in Viet Nam and can be improved only with support from authorities, experts have told a recent workshop held in HCM City. Speaking at the workshop on "Valuation of intellectual property from outcome of scientific research" held by the National Office of Intellectual Property and the city's Department of Science and Technology, they said intellectual property is the key to innovation and development. But assessing of the value of technological intellectual property is quite difficult, they said. For researchers, completing the legal procedures is a difficult task, and official agencies should support them in this task, they said. A lot of research is done, but researchers and scientists do not focus on registering intellectual property rights for protection, and this needs to change, they said. … [Read more...] about Intellectual property valuation, a hard task in VN

CEO Ann Nguyen of VDES speaks at an Investment Day event on Thursday in HCM City. — VNS Photo Thu Ngan More than 100 domestic and foreign investors as well as representatives from startups on Thursday participated in an Investment Day event organised by Viet Nam Innovative Startups Accelerator (VIISA) to celebrate the completion of the fifth batch of its four-month accelerator programme. The batch 5 of accelerator programme consists startups from various sectors, including VDES, Loglag and SaveMoney, had a chance to present their projects and discuss their operations and achievements with investors. At the event, investors and startups shared information and experiences about doing business and calling for investment. Ann Nguyen, CEO of VDES, a startup that connects event venues and event suppliers to customers, said the company had attracted businesses with the support of investors. The company works with many partners and 200 venues as well as 100 event organisers in big … [Read more...] about Start-ups shows potential on Investment Day

Representatives of FPT and Homa Techs sign the strategic agreement. — Photo businesswire.com Vietnamese IT firm FPT Corporation and global provider of Internet of Things (IoT) networking Homa Techs Inc on Thursday signed a strategic agreement to bring smart solutions to houses and buildings. An FPT representative said the deal sets forward a long-term investment with a three-year roadmap with millions of dollars. Specific figures will be announced later. The representative said FPT is pursing the investment because smart homes have great potential but have not yet taken off in Viet Nam. “FPT sees great value in Homa’s smart home technologies and solutions," FPT’s general director Nguyen Van Khoa said on the news site Business Wire. "With a network of partners and clients spanning 45 countries and territories, we are excited to work with Homa to bring this family of products to millions of residents and help to accelerate the development of smart buildings and … [Read more...] about FPT enters smart home field

Vietnamese engineers work at KMS Solutions, a US-based technology consulting firm which has launched its business in Viet Nam. — Photo courtesy of KMS Technology US technology consulting firm KMS Solutions has set up operations in Viet Nam, which it has called a strategic market in Asia. A subsidiary of KMS Technology provides consulting services and packaged solutions in enterprise data and analytics, AI-powered supply chain and agile software. Through its global reach and partnership with the best software companies in the world, KMS Solutions targets organisations in Asia. It has strategic partnerships with leading global technology companies such as GoodData, Blue Ridge Global, Infor, Tricentis and Katalon. According to IDC FutureScape, a global provider of market intelligence, IoT, machine learning and big data are prominent technologies that force current companies to renovate, with over 75 per cent of chief information officers willing to incorporate analytics and AI into … [Read more...] about US technology consulting firm makes Viet Nam entry

40 more brands have been detected with advertisements in malicious clips. — Photo cafef.vn The Broadcasting, Television and Electronic Information Authority under the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) has detected 40 more brands which are advertising in videos with malicious content. The bureau said it had sent official letters to the companies asking them to stop advertising in reactionary clips against the State. The deadline for response is June 27, 2019. The agency confirmed that it would strictly handle companies that had already been warned but had not taken action. On June 10, the authority announced 21 brands that were advertising in malicious video clips. By June 19, 15 of those firms had responded as required, saying they had asked Youtube to prevent their adverts from being used in reactionary clips. Since the beginning of 2017, the MIC has detected dozens of domestic and global brands advertising products and services in videos with … [Read more...] about More brand ads found embedded in malicious YouTube videos