Vietnam ranked 44th out of 132 countries and economies in the Global Innovation Index 2021 (GII 2021) which was recently announced by the United Nations' World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO).
The Australian Government has announced a grant of nearly AUD1.4 million (around US$1 million) for four Vietnamese high-tech application projects in the field of digital transformation, through the Aus4Innovation Programme.
The second Vietnam Summit in Japan is set to be held virtually on November 20-21 under the endorsement of the Embassy of Vietnam in Japan and the Vietnam National Innovation Center (NIC).
VOV.VN - The Vietnam International Commercial Joint Stock Bank (VIB) has been awarded both the Best New Card Offering - VIB Online Plus 2in1 and the Most Innovative New Credit Card Service - Vietnam 2021 by the International Finance magazine.
The Vietnam Open Innovation Landscape Report 2021, the most comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the local startup and innovation ecosystem so far, is set to be released in December.
A group of academics from Australia’s University of Technology Sydney (UTS) have secured a grant worth US$146,271 for a project aiming to connect Australian small and medium enterprises (SMEs) with opportunities in Vietnam’s innovative ecosystem.
The Artificial Intelligence (AI) Day 2021, themed Empowering Innovations, will be held virtually on August 27 and 28 with a goal to promote AI research, development and application, helping to solve challenging problems in socio-economic development.
The Viettel Military Industry and Telecoms Group (Viettel) on August 23 put into operation two innovation labs equipped with the most modern 4.0 technology in Southeast Asia, based in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.
Vietnam has shown the world its capability to accelerate clean energy solutions, with the highest installed capacity of solar power in Southeast Asia and the government’s commitment to boosting energy supply and strong public demand for improved air quality.
VOV.VN - The Vietnamese Embassy in India, working in co-ordination with authorities of Bangalore, the capital of Karnataka state, held a Vietnam-India investment and startup forum on August 18 both in person and online.