Innovate Vietnam 2024 set to welcome 20,000 attendees

On September 9, a press conference to celebrate the 5^th anniversary of the NIC and launch Innovate Vietnam 2024 took place at the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI).

Deputy Minister Nguyen Thi Bich Ngoc

The 5^th anniversary of the National Innovation Centre and Innovate Vietnam 2024 will take place on October, 1-2 at the NIC Campus in Hoa Lac Hi-Tech Park, and is expected to welcome 20,000 visitors, including leaders of the government, central and local ministries, agencies, international organisations, domestic and IT enterprises.

Moreover, there will be an exhibition and experience of innovative technology displaying breakthrough products, services, and technologies related to AI, semiconductors, and green energy.

Several conferences and forums will also be held with the participation of prestigious speakers, sharing the latest technology trends, and lessons learnt, especially AI and semiconductor technologies, as well as opening up opportunities for startups, businesses, and investors to cooperate, and connect.

In particular, a workshop on businesses and young generations amid the AI semiconductor wave on October 1 is expected to have the participation and contributions of the chairman of Global Relations of Meta Group Nick Clegg and leaders of Qualcomm, NVIDIA. The chairman of Meta Group will attend the event and announce the long-term commitment to the Vietnamese market.

There will be a ceremony to honour individuals and organisations with outstanding contributions to the innovation ecosystem's development, including the Vietnam Innovation Challenge 2024 award ceremony.

Press conference on celebrating the 5th anniversary of the NIC and launching Innovate Vietnam 2024

Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Thi Bich Ngoc has emphasised that innovation is based on science and technology. During five years of establishment, the NIC has built innovation policies to support small and medium-sized enterprises, completed the infrastructure of operating facilities; built preferential policies for innovation; supported businesses in accessing resources; and developed high-quality human resources.

"The establishment of NIC demonstrates the government's strong determination to enable innovation to be the growth driver of the country in the new era," said Ngoc.

Vu Quoc Huy, director of the NIC, said that this platform helped Vietnamese talents worldwide interact, create new ideas and turn them into high-value products and services.

"During the 5^th anniversary of NIC, Innovate Vietnam 2024 is a place to connect, meet, and look back on the five-year journey of formation and development, highlighting the aspiration - pioneer - breakthrough of the NIC," Huy said and added that the award categories have changed a lot to become more diverse and match consumer needs this year.

Also at the press conference, the NIC launched the Vietnam Innovation Network Platform, connecting leading experts with startups and businesses. This is the playground for all Vietnamese talents around the world to discuss cooperation and new ideas, and realise them to become high-value products and services.

The NIC was established on October 2, 2019, under Decision No.1269/QD-TTg with the function of supporting and developing the Vietnamese innovation ecosystem, contributing to innovation and growth based on sci-tech development.

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