A team presents their startup project at the final of the national startup competition 2018 on December 26 (Photo: enternews.vn) HCM City (VNA) – The final of the nationalstartup competition 2018 took place in Ho Chi Minh City on December 26 with sixprojects in the shortlist.
The competition was launched by the VietnamChamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI), the Dien dan doanh nghiep (BusinessForum) newspaper, and BK Holdings.
It attracted nearly 250 leading projects of 37universities from 27 provinces and cities nationwide.
The six finalists consist of a smartagricultural solution, an Internet of Things (IoT) ecosystem for innovativebusinesses, amphibious houses adapting to climate change in the Mekong Delta,the production of microbiological products from bagasse powder to serve intensiveshrimp farming, herbal food production, and a pig farming model.
Chu Tuan Anh, Director of the Aptech programmertraining system, said there are more potential projects and those alreadyimplemented in this year’s competition.
Notably, it also records some projects relatingto Industry 4.0 technologies such as the IoT. The presence of these projects isvery important since they mark a new stage of information technologyapplication in Vietnam, he noted.
A startup festival will be organised in Hanoi nextmonth to present prizes to winners and invite investment to the projects. –VNA
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