Startup festival to be held in Khanh Hoa this week
A startup festival (Techfest) for the south-central and Central Highlands regions will take place in Khanh Hoa province on August 19-20, heard a press conference in Nha Trang city on August 16.
At the press conference to announce the Techfest (Photo: VNA)
Khanh Hoa (VNA) – A startup festival(Techfest) for the south-central and Central Highlands regions will take placein Khanh Hoa province on August 19-20, heard a press conference in Nha Trangcity on August 16.
The fest will be co-organised by the People’sCommittee of the south-central province of Khanh Hoa and the Ministry ofScience and Technology as part of the Techfest Vietnam 2022.
The event, the first of its kind to be held in KhanhHoa, is intended to create and promote the innovative startup ecosystem in theprovince and the south-central and Central Highlands regions at large, andconnect it with the national and global ecosystems, a local representativesaid.
Specifically, it aims to promote the startup spiritof research institutes, universities, colleges, business community,organisations and individuals, and encourage innovations in production andbusiness.
The festival will also offer an opportunity forState management agencies and all-level authorities to review policies towardsstartups and innovations.
It will feature seminars with the participation ofdomestic and foreign experts, a contest seeking startup and innovation talentsand an exhibition displaying about 500 technology and OCOP products.
Le Huu Hoang, Standing Vice Chairman of theprovincial People’s Committee, expressed his hope that Khanh Hoa will become knownfor not only tourism, services and seafood industry, but also as a startupdestination.
Techfest Vietnam 2022, the annual and largest eventfor Vietnamese innovative start-ups, is jointly organised by the Ministry ofScience and Technology and other agencies and localities.
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At the press conference to announce the Techfest (Photo: VNA) 
