Sydney (VNA) – The Ministry of Science andTechnology (MoST) and Australia’s Monash University on September 20 organisedthe first “International TECHFEST in Australia”, aiming to attractinternational resources to develop Vietnam’s innovative startup ecosystem.
The event saw the participation of Vietnamese andAustralian officials and over 100 experts, investors, and investment funds fromthe two countries.
Minister of Science and TechnologyHuynh Thanh Dat said that the event is an opportunity to promotethe image of Vietnam's open and dynamic creative startup ecosystem. It’s also abridge connecting businesses and organisations with international resourcesaround the world.
Vietnam calls on overseasVietnamese, intellectuals, entrepreneurs, technology experts, and foreignstartups to come to Vietnam and work with Vietnamese partners to solve localand global challenges, he said, adding Australia is a potential technology andcapital market.
The minister said Vietnam’s startup ecosystem in the coming timeneeds linkages with regional and international systems, particularly those withexperiences and resources like Australia’s.
At the event, innovative startups had an opportunity to present to Australianventure capital companies such as Magic Edutech Group PTY LTD, Cyberkid, VSEC,Hana Gold, and Treeotek. Representatives from agencies and organisationsexchanged experiences to improve their support to startups./.