Ho Chi Minh Innovation and Startup Week 2017 with a series of events lasting from October 23-28 is the biggest event of the year in field of innovation, science and technology and start-up of city.

With more than 500 contestants and more than 20,000 people interested, the IoT Startup 2017contest demonstrated the attractive startup trend of Internet of thing (IoT).

The most important issue is to create a specific product that attracts investors, a basis for scientists to start up successful creative innovation.

In the afternoon of October 12, 2017, Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Tran Quoc Khanh had a meeting with the delegation of the EU-ASEAN Business Council (EU-ABC) and the European Business Association in Vietnam (EuroCham), led by Mr. Chris Humphrey - Executive Director to discuss some contents of S & T activities, such as intellectual property; Opportunity to commercialize products that reduce risk; promote patent protection; standard quality measurement; and etc.

Many startups of fast consumption goods and foods industries were refused to accept orders by supermarkets because they have small production scale, lack of quality certification and etc.

This is one of the five specific action programs approved at the Can Tho Young Businessmen Association's Congress for the term of 2017-2020 taking place on October 10, The Congress with the slogan "Can Tho Entrepreneurs pioneer innovation - firm integration" affirmed the importance of young businessmen team in the development of the economy in the current period.

The 9th Vietnam information security Day with topic of smart security in the new connection world will take place in Ho Chi Minh City on November 23 and December 01 in Hanoi.

Within the framework of the "National creative innovation startup ecosystem support project to 2025,"Market Development Department and S & T Enterprises will hold a joint event to build the Mekong Delta creative innovation startup ecosystem in Can Tho.

According to the state management agency in the field of radio, television and electronic information, the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) considered the management of online payment, online electronic games and ensured digital content copyright on the Internet is one of the key tasks today.

SVF will advise on positioning and strengthening business models, share commercial experiences and product development orientation in SATRA's distribution channels.