Honoring 10 'Innovative Startup' projects in Nghe An province in 2019

Ngoc Anh DNUM_BGZAIZCABJ 22:06

(Baonghean.vn) - Innovative startups are startups with the ability to grow rapidly based on exploiting intellectual property, technology, and new business models. This is the second year Nghe An province has organized this competition.

The award ceremony of the "Innovative Startup" contest in Nghe An province in 2019 took place on the evening of August 16, at Vinh University of Technical Education.

Attending the ceremony, on behalf of the Ministry of Science and Technology, there was Mr. Than Ngoc Hoang - Deputy Director of the Department of Local Science and Technology Development.

On the provincial side, there were comrades: Nguyen Xuan Son - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council; comrades of the Provincial Party Standing Committee: Nguyen Thi Thu Huong - Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department; Vo Thi Minh Sinh - Chairman of the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee.

Also attending were Mr. Dinh Viet Hong - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; representatives of departments, branches, provincial business associations, investors and students of universities and colleges in the province.

Delegates attending the "Startup and Innovation" ceremony in Nghe An province in 2019. Photo: Lam Tung

The “Innovative Startup” contest has contributed to raising awareness, building the entrepreneurial spirit and spreading it to a large number of people in the province; Arousing the passion for startups of the young generation, thereby searching, selecting and honoring potential startup products and projects.

After 5 months of launching the contest, the Organizing Committee received 51 projects and startup ideas in many fields: industry, agriculture, health, tourism, environment, etc. Through the preliminary round, the judging panel selected 20 projects to present in the final round, then selected 10 outstanding projects to award prizes. Including 1 First Prize, 2 Second Prizes, 3 Third Prizes and 4 Encouragement Prizes. In addition, the Organizing Committee also selected 10 potential startup ideas to receive Certificates of Merit and rewards from the Department of Science and Technology.

Comrade Dinh Viet Hong - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee spoke at the "Startup and Innovation" Award Ceremony of Nghe An province in 2019. Photo: Lam Tung

Speaking at the award ceremony, Mr. Dinh Viet Hong - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee acknowledged and highly appreciated the entrepreneurial spirit and practical effectiveness of the projects and ideas; commended organizations, individuals and businesses that have devoted a lot of time and enthusiasm to entrepreneurial activities, bringing practical solutions, contributing to the development of the entrepreneurial ecosystem as well as the socio-economic development of the province.

The Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee also requested that Party committees, authorities, agencies, units and localities need to have a correct understanding of innovative startups and launch the movement in a broad and practical manner; Pay attention to discovering and creating conditions for new ideas and good experiences to have the opportunity to be perfected and applied in practice. Timely support, commend, replicate and transfer successful startup models from the grassroots...

Provincial leaders awarded the First Prize of the 2019 “Innovative Startup” contest to the author group with the project: GoStudio - Television Station 4.0. Photo: Lam Tung

Provincial leaders awarded 2 Second Prizes to the author groups. Photo: Lam Tung

During the Award Ceremony, 3 projects were signed by investors and businesses to cooperate in investment to complete, exploit, promote and develop the ideas and products of the project into production and life.

Awarding certificates of cooperation support between investors and start-up projects. Photo: Lam Tung

Winning products and startup projects will be introduced to participate in the TECHFEST competition in the North Central region organized by the Ministry of Science and Technology; introduced by departments, branches and sectors to organizations, individuals, businesses and investors for startup support; and given priority for selection and support according to the province's plan to support innovative startups in the period of 2017 - 2020 and policies issued by the Provincial People's Committee.

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