Awarding ceremony of the contest to find innovative startup talents in the North Central region

Attending the program were comrade Chu Ngoc Anh - Member of the Party Central Committee, Minister of Science and Technology; Bui The Duy - Deputy Minister of Science and Technology. On the side of Nghe An province, there was comrade Huynh Thanh Dien - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee.

Leaders of the Ministry of Science and Technology and leaders of Nghe An province visited the products participating in the contest. Photo by Thanh Le

The program attracted the participation of 30 projects and startup ideas from individuals and groups of authors from 6 provinces in the North Central region, of which Nghe An province had 13 projects and startup ideas participating in this competition.

Minister of Science and Technology Chu Ngoc Anh awarded the First Prize to the project "Bun bo spices and products exploiting the intellectual property value of the Hue beef noodle brand". Photo: Thanh Le

At the competition, individuals and startup groups will display and present their products.

The Organizing Committee awarded the first prize to the project "Bun bo spices and products exploiting the intellectual property value of the Hue beef noodle brand".

Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Huynh Thanh Dien awarded the Second Prize to the project "Enhancing the value of Vinh oranges through developing processed products and experiential tourism". Photo: Thanh Le

Second Prize was awarded to the project "Enhancing the value of Vinh oranges through developing processed products and experiential tourism".

The Organizing Committee awarded 3 Third Prizes to the projects: "Promoting tourism through folding architectural works"; "Model of education on life skills, life values ​​and extracurricular activities" and the project "Building a smart home technology platform for businesses".

Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Bui The Duy awarded the Third Prize to the authors. Photo by Thanh Le

In addition, the Organizing Committee awarded 16 Consolation prizes to projects and startup ideas of individuals and groups of authors.

This is an activity within the Techfest event series organized by the Ministry of Science and Technology in coordination with the People's Committee of Nghe An province.

The contest to find innovative startup talents aims to promote the development of the startup community in the provinces of the North Central region. At the same time, the contest also has the meaning of spreading startup creativity in the community; orienting and building the startup spirit, supporting business establishment, participating in economic development of organizations and individuals.

The competition attracted 30 startup project ideas from 6 provinces in the North Central region. Photo by Thanh Le

At the same time, this is also an opportunity for relevant parties in the North Central region's Startup Ecosystem to connect regions and plan to extensively develop the startup ecosystem in the North Central region to build and develop quality technology products, bring high economic efficiency, and create more job opportunities for society.