usaid wise supports human resources for innovation and startups

USAID WISE supports human resources for innovation and startups

USAID WISE, which covers improving basic digital literacy skills, developing a diverse, demand driven, private-sector-led market for upskilling and reskilling, and providing innovative financing solutions, has already organised more than 300 training courses and workshops.
putting e de coffee beans on world map

Putting E De coffee beans on world map

E Đe Café is making moves to take on partners in Australia.
mufg and nic jointly propel vietnams startup ecosystem

MUFG and NIC jointly propel Vietnam’s startup ecosystem

A new partnership will support the development of Vietnamese startups in international markets while introducing global and Japanese tech firms to Vietnam’s opportunities.
asia pacific energy startups attracts international investment

Asia-Pacific energy startups attracts international investment

Startups from across the Asia-Pacific region, including Vietnam, will have opportunities to receive cash grants to implement energy projects, simultaneously connected with potential investors in term of energy transition.
funding falls 65 per cent for southeast asian tech startups

Funding falls 65 per cent for Southeast Asian tech startups

Total funding into Southeast Asian tech startups dropped 65 per cent to $4.3 billion in 2023, compared with $12.4 billion in 2022.
top 3 vietnamese youth led social startups selected for asia pacific youth colab 2024

Top 3 Vietnamese youth-led social startups selected for Asia-Pacific Youth Co:Lab 2024

On December 1, Youth Co:Lab Vietnam selected three youth-led impact startups to participate in further programmes and activities at Asia-Pacific Youth Co:Lab 2024.
policy ecosystem the answer for cutting edge startups

Policy ecosystem the answer for cutting-edge startups

While Vietnam’s environment for the development of the innovation startup ecosystem is becoming more favourable, full legal and policy corridors are in need to help them take off.
legal system development can help innovative startups

Legal system development can help innovative startups

The innovation ecosystem in Vietnam has experienced strong developments in recent years thanks to special attention from Party and state leaders. The country’s investment sources for innovative startups have continued to increase.
climate tech startups a catalyst for vietnams net zero future

Climate tech startups a catalyst for Vietnam’s net-zero future

I remember landing in Hanoi for the first time in early 2010, impressed by endless streams of motorbikes. As a practitioner pursuing sustainable development, I thought about the emissions fuming out of the many vehicles. Over a decade passed, and when I landed again in Hanoi a few months ago, I still found myself surrounded by swarms of motorbikes. But things are about to change.
legal and policy corridors needed to develop national innovation startup ecosystem

Legal and policy corridors needed to develop national innovation startup ecosystem

"Vietnam needs to have full legal and policy corridors to develop a national innovation startup ecosystem," said Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Hoang Minh at a policy forum in Ho Chi Minh City on November 24.
three winners of national innovative startup competition 2023 announced

Three winners of National Innovative Startup Competition 2023 announced

BUYO Bioplastics, AIRX CARBON, and CENERGY become the three winners of the National Innovative Startup Competition 2023 at Techfest Vietnam 2023 held in Ho Chi Minh City on November 24.
final round of techfest vietnam 2023 held in ho chi minh city

Final round of Techfest Vietnam 2023 held in Ho Chi Minh City

Techfest Vietnam 2023 aims to promote innovative solutions in the technology sector while attracting experts, intellectuals, entrepreneurs, and overseas Vietnamese to ignite creative thinking in the innovative startup ecosystem.
supporting innovative startups with ip legal consultancy

Supporting innovative startups with IP legal consultancy

The Vietnam Intellectual Property Research Institute (VIPRI), under the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST), coordinated with its partners to host a conference on November 23 in Ho Chi Minh City to discuss the need for legal consultancy on intellectual property (IP) for innovative startups and sci-tech firm.
technology startups betting big on vietnamese landscape

Technology startups betting big on Vietnamese landscape

Tech startups in Singapore are eyeing the burgeoning Vietnamese market to tap into local growth potential, showing Vietnam’s promising landscape and Singapore’s emerging as part of a new wave of deep-tech attraction.
vietnam promotes open innovation

Vietnam promotes open innovation

Learning from the development of the open innovation ecosystem model in Finland, the US, Singapore, and South Korea, the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) is encouraging corporations to connect international resources to allow startups, research institutes, and universities to innovate. Pham Hong Quat, director general of the National Agency for Technology Entrepreneurship and Commercialisation Development (NATEC), spoke to VIR’s Bich Thuy about these efforts.