Innovation

The banner of the event   Hanoi (VNA) - The 2018 Ho Chi Minh City Innovation, Startup and Entrepreneurship Week (WHISE 2018), the city’s biggest startup event of the year, was launched on October 15, with the aim of promoting innovation and startups in the city. A conference on HCMGIS PLATFORMS - GIS application platform for HCM City and a launching ceremony of a contest to seek HCMGIS solutions and products 2018 kicked off the week which lasts through October 19. The annual event was jointly organised by the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee and the Finnish Embassy in Vietnam. At the conference, the city’s Department of Science and Technology announced a programme and plan to carry out HCMGIS from now to 2020 with the introduction of some outstanding GIS applications. Nguyen Khac Thanh, Deputy Director of the department, stressed the role of GIS in smart city building, including the construction of a database centre, saying that the department is willing to … [Read more...] about HCM City Innovation and Startup Week launched

A music performance in the Women’s Start-up Festival 2018, the first of its kind in the country (Photo: VNA)   Hanoi (VNA) - Twenty outstanding projects selected from a list of 130 from across the country took part in the Women’s Start-up Festival, which ended in Hanoi on October 15. The four-day festival, the first of its kind, was organised by the Vietnam Women’s Union (VWU) and included projects in various fields such as education, tourism, agriculture, forestry and handicrafts.  Politburo member and permanent member of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat Tran Quoc Vuong said that the projects expressed women’s passion for innovation and developing their trades in different fields and areas. Le Thi Le Phuong, director of Gia An Company which processes products made from tomatoes, eggs and milk in the Central Highland province of Lam Dong, was one of the women who took part in the event. Phuong said that Don Duong … [Read more...] about Women’s innovative projects selected for start-up festival

A music performance in the Women’s Start-up Festival 2018, the first of its kind in the country. — VNS Photo Thu Trang Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Twenty outstanding projects from across the country took part in the Women’s Start-up Festival which ended yesterday in Hà Nội. The four-day festival, the first of its kind, was organised by the Vietnam Women’s Union (VWU) and included projects in various fields such as education, tourism, agriculture, forestry and handicrafts. The 20 projects were selected from a list of 130. Politburo member and permanent member of the Secretariat Trần Quốc Vượng said that the projects expressed women’s passion for innovation and developing their trades in different fields and areas. Lê Thị Lệ Phương, director of Gia An Company which processes products made from tomatoes, eggs and milk in the Central Highland province of Lâm … [Read more...] about Innovative women selected for start-up festival