At the press conference for WHISE 2019 (Photo: khampha.vn)HCM City (VNA) – The Ho Chi MinhCity Innovation, Startup and Entrepreneurship Week (WHISE 2019) will take placefrom October 15-19, announced the municipal Department of Science andTechnology on October 2.
The event has been jointly held by the HCMCity People’s Committee and the Embassy of Finland in Vietnam since 2017.
More than 30 activities, includingworkshops, startup programmes and contests to honour organisations andindividuals who have made contributions to the city’s innovation and startupecosystem will be held in various locations and joined by nearly 20 domestic andforeign agencies.
Deputy Director of the municipal Departmentof Science and Technology Nguyen Khac Thanh said the event this year will offerchances for the city’s startup community to evaluate the results of recentinnovation and startup activities, especially effective models in the field.
WHISE 2019 will also touch upon issuesrelated to the significance of scientific-technological application in theconstruction and development of an innovative and smart city, notably aworkshop on 3D printing.
A forum on startup education will also bearranged at the event to discuss the role and position of tertiary educationalestablishments in the startup ecosystem. There will also be a ceremony tolaunch a 4.0 education alliance.
A symposium on innovative solutions fromFinland on smart city building will look to seek solutions and strategicorientations to turn HCM City into a smart and innovation startup city in the future.
In addition, an exhibition will showcase productsfrom 120 firms in digital transition, information technology, e-commerce andmore./.
