Third Make in Vietnam Digital Product Awards launched
The third Make in Vietnam Digital Product Awards has returned for the third consecutive year, aiming to honour impact digital products contributing to the acceleration of e-government, digital economy and digital society in Vietnam.
The third Make in Vietnam Digital Product Awards is launched on June 22. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The Make in Vietnam DigitalProduct Awards has returned for the third consecutive year, aiming to honour impactdigital products contributing to the acceleration of e-government, digital economyand digital society in Vietnam.
It is an official award of the ICT industry annually held bythe Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) to recognise enterprises with digital products designed, developed andproduced in Vietnam that provide solutions to pressing issues currently facingthe country, the MIC announced ata press conference on June 22.
Eligible nominees are Vietnamese or foreign-investedenterprises whose at least 51 percent of stake is owned by Vietnameseinvestors.
The third edition of the award is launched at a press conference on June 22. (Photo: VNA)
They will be awarded in four categories, namely best productin e-government, best product in digital economy, best product in digitalsociety and most promising one.
Entries will be evaluated based on not only design andinnovation but also their impacts on the acceleration of e-government, digitaleconomy and digital society.
The MIC will help winning products gain access to a broadermarket, said Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Pham Duc Long.
Entries should be submitted via website//makeinvietnam.mic.gov.vn/ no later than September 22./.
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The third Make in Vietnam Digital Product Awards is launched on June 22. (Photo: VNA)
The third edition of the award is launched at a press conference on June 22. (Photo: VNA)
