At the opening ceremony on November 24 (Photo: VNA)The exhibition, held from November 23to 25 by the Ministry of Science and Technology and the HCM City People’sCommittee, is part of the national festival for innovative startups (TECHFEST)and the Week of HCM City Innovation, Startup and Entrepreneurship (WHISE)2023.
It features nearly 200 boothsdisplaying products and services of startup companies and projects, along with businessmatching activities to boost their connectivity with startup ecosystems inVietnam and the region.
The exhibition also shares startupstories and ways for developing a startup and entrepreneurial ecosystem andfostering development cooperation in the startup community.
Discussions and workshops are alsoorganised during which experts, businesses, startups, and local officials look into developmentstrategies of innovative startups.
TECHFEST and WHISE 2023 have beentaking place with over 40 events in HCM City throughout October and November. Themed“Unleashing the potential of national resources – Empowering Vietnam’s innovativestartup ecosystem for global integration”, the events are expected to bringabout chances for connecting financial resources and partners, developing domesticand foreign markets, and sharing knowledge with startup founders to help companiesoptimise resources and develop.
Visitors at the exhibition (Photo: VNA)Chairman of the municipal People’sCommittee Phan Van Mai said the city always supports and provides optimalconditions for businesses and startups to grow. It is working to provideassistance in capital and market access, technology and human resources, createa favourable and transparent business climate with healthy competition, and improvepublic awareness of the importance of startup and innovation.
He expressed his hope that companies,startups, and young people will choose HCM City as the destination for them tostart their businesses and get rich./.
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