{"id":29140,"date":"2019-07-29T09:11:00","date_gmt":"2019-07-29T02:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ttud.com.vn\/?p=29140"},"modified":"2021-10-14T21:11:10","modified_gmt":"2021-10-14T14:11:10","slug":"connecting-for-a-strong-startup-ecosystem-in-the-mekong-delta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/casta.ttud.com.vn\/index.php\/connecting-for-a-strong-startup-ecosystem-in-the-mekong-delta\/","title":{"rendered":"Connecting for a strong startup ecosystem in the Mekong Delta"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Department of Science and Technology (Science and Technology) of Can Tho City has just coordinated with the Department of Market Development and Science and Technology Enterprise (Ministry of Science and Technology), Saigon Innovation Hub (Ho Chi Minh City Department of Science and Technology) to organize a workshop on &#8220;Linking and develop the innovation startup ecosystem in the Mekong Delta\u201d. The workshop aims to create conditions for innovative start-up organizations, individuals and businesses in the Mekong Delta region to access and participate in the tasks of the Project &#8220;Supporting the national innovation ecosystem by 2025&#8243;. &#8221; government. At the same time, promote activities of linking and developing the EE Ecosystem in Can Tho City and other provinces in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/baocantho.com.vn\/image\/fckeditor\/upload\/2019\/20190727\/images\/k4.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"388\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u25ba Identifying start-up \u201cbottlenecks\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ms. Tran Hoai Phuong, Deputy Director of the Department of Science and Technology of Can Tho City, assessed: \u201cRecently, start-up activities and innovation in Can Tho city and other provinces in the Mekong Delta have prospered. Notably, the regular organization of events on entrepreneurship, innovation and the formation of a system of affiliate networks to support start-ups, such as: Can Tho City Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Link Network; Mekong Delta start-up network; Network of nurseries in the Mekong Delta; Startup Group &#8211; CBA Startup Group\u2026 At the same time, forming a community of individuals, groups of individuals, and innovative businesses; co-working spaces (Up Greenlife, Block UP\u2026). However, the linkage between components in the EE ecosystem as well as regional and international linkages is still limited, not keeping up with the common practice of the international community on EE: perfecting ideas\/products, building business models, capital raising processes from investors or venture capital funds\u2026\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Regarding the capacity building activities for the subjects of the startup ecosystem, the Innovation Initiative, Mr. Pham Hong Quat, Director of the Department of Market Development and Science and Technology Enterprises, said that currently, there are not many organizations promoting business. businesses focus on specific industries and fields: hi-tech agriculture, health technology, technology 4.0\u2026 Therefore, it is not possible to support startups in specialized fields, suitable fields to develop new businesses. product and service strengths of each locality. In addition, human resources to support startups and newly formed expert networks, incubators, support organizations, departments, agencies and sectors still lack human resources with sufficient knowledge and skills to start-up support, innovation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to experts, 41\/63 provinces and cities across the country have issued plans to support EPES, but knowledge, skills and support resources in most localities are still weak. The assignment of &#8220;focal points&#8221; for local start-up development is still not consistent (some localities assign the Department of Science and Technology to assume the lead, some localities assign the Department of Planning and Investment), making resources to support start-ups dispersed, have not been fully and effectively used.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u25ba Start-up energizing<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Mr. Pham Hong Quat, Director of the Department of Market Development and S&amp;T Enterprises, it is necessary to continue to improve the legal framework to support startups and innovation. Specifically, quickly research and develop mechanisms and policies to open up the investment environment for startups and innovation through the pilot building of a crowdfunding platform, an equity trading platform for startups. create; simplifying procedures for granting work permits for foreign experts, investors and start-ups entering Vietnam. In addition, it is necessary to build a network connecting components of the national startup ecosystem, such as: a network of start-up support organizations, a network of startup mentors, a network of existing networks such as: Youth start-up network, women\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to experts, currently, one of the key issues to promote start-ups is to support local capacity building through increasing training and training on start-up-related knowledge for its staff. local from basic to advanced. In particular, focus on local strengths and key issues to be solved; supporting the construction and development of local innovative entrepreneurship support center models. \u201cEach locality must reposition startups; It is not possible to mold a specific model for all provinces and cities. Instead, focus on supporting incubators, business promotion organizations and innovative start-up support programs in localities in the direction of depth, specific fields, and the ability to develop. develop potential local and national products and services\u2026\u201d &#8211; suggested Mr. Nguyen Francis Tuan Anh, senior expert in charge of software development partner Microsoft Asia &#8211; Pacific.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On this occasion, the Department of Science and Technology of Can Tho City launched the Can Tho Startup and Innovation Hub (CASTI HUB). CASTI HUB was established with the mission of connecting and promoting the complete development of the EE Ecosystem in Can Tho City; linking resources to support individuals, groups of individuals with start-up activities, innovation skills. \u201cWith an area of \u200b\u200bmore than 2,500m2, CASTI HUB consists of 7 main spaces: creative space, event space, LAB space, exhibition space, connection space, data space and relaxation space. . CASTI HUB always accompanies startups, innovative start-ups. Coming to CASTI HUB, the startup community will be able to use facilities and technical equipment without having to spend any money. In addition to amenities and facilities, CASTI HUB will provide a dynamic environment where everyone has the opportunity to start a conversation, get to know inspirational people, and an open space for ideas to spread and spread. unleash your creativity\u201d- Mr. Vu Minh Hai, Director of Can Tho City Science and Technology Information Center, shared.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Department of Science and Technology (Science and Technology) of Can Tho City has just coordinated with the Department of Market Development and Science and Technology Enterprise (Ministry of Science and Technology), Saigon Innovation Hub (Ho Chi Minh City Department of Science and Technology) to organize a workshop on &#8220;Linking and develop the innovation startup [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[63],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29140","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-activity"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/casta.ttud.com.vn\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29140","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/casta.ttud.com.vn\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/casta.ttud.com.vn\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/casta.ttud.com.vn\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/casta.ttud.com.vn\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29140"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/casta.ttud.com.vn\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29140\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29141,"href":"https:\/\/casta.ttud.com.vn\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29140\/revisions\/29141"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/casta.ttud.com.vn\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29140"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/casta.ttud.com.vn\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29140"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/casta.ttud.com.vn\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29140"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}