Opening of Vietnam International Technology and Equipment Fair 2015

Visiting the booth of the amateur inventor, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc thoroughly inquired about product consumption and encouraged: "To this fair, must find ways to sell a lot".

October 1, Vietnam International Technology and Equipment Fair 2015 (Techmart) opened in Hanoi. The event takes place from October 1 to 4, organized by the Ministry of Science and Technology and Hanoi People's Committee, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam High Quality Business Association.

Welcoming the biggest event of science and technology, the Palace of Friendship Culture is full. Attending the opening ceremony were Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam, Lao Science Minister and hundreds of scientists, business representatives, universities and research institutes throughout the country. On the outside, the booths of businesses, scientific units, and agricultural farmers have many visitors .

Science Minister Nguyen Quan spoke at the opening ceremony of the fair.(Photo: Giang Huy).

At the opening ceremony, Minister of Science and Technology Nguyen Quan shared the information of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) announcing the evaluation of global innovation index of 141 countries. Vietnam ranked 52, 19 steps higher than the ranking in 2014. Among the 31 countries with low average economic development level (under $ 4,000 per person), Vietnam ranked 2nd, while GDP the lowest per capita. In ASEAN, for the first time, our country is ranked 3rd, after Singapore and Malaysia.

"This is good news. We express gratitude to people who do science and technology," the Minister said, emphasizing the participation of leading enterprises in Techmart 2015 that brought a new wind to science. . This proves that not only are the entrepreneurial spirit of the enterprise but also the scientific spirit. Even people are passionate about inventing many valuable and competitive products. The Minister hopes that the business community will connect to bring science and technology into life, production and business, and promote the development of the country.

Present at the fair, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam cut the opening tape and toured the stalls. Stopping in front of the booth of Mr. Vo Van Khang (Soc Trang), the Deputy Prime Minister asked about the product that the farmer brought to the fair. Mr. Khang introduced about the soil making machine with 8 functions: beating sugarcane, cultivating root, cutting, creating beds for sweet potatoes, growing corn, cultivating fields to bring down color, cultivate crops, continuously Agriculture. Mr. Dam listened attentively and asked many questions: "Is the product sold a lot? How much is it?" . When he knew the farmer sold for 120 million dong / unit, Deputy Prime Minister encouraged: "To this fair, you have to find a way to sell a lot of products".

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam visited the booth at the fair.(Photo: Giang Huy).

Mr. Khang shared, the consumption of his previous machine was known by his relatives and he came to his house."At the fair this time, I just hope the product is more well known by the people, how to make it in production, farmers reduce costs and increase income , " he said.

Techmart 2015 has many innovations compared to previous years: Introducing some outstanding enterprises thanks to being at the forefront of scientific and technical applications; Set up many booths for start-up businesses, organize exchanges between start-up groups. The functional subdivision of the fair is also changed, alternating between the exhibition areas are areas for experts to present, connect with viewers, and create many activities on the sidelines during the fair. , increase the interaction between sellers and buyers.

Especially, for the first time, Techmart is the reverse where enterprises exchange demands on technology, equipment and business innovation based on actual production situation; Scientists and technology researchers find specific outputs for their creativity.

With the theme "Linking with integration and sustainable development" , Techmart 2015 attracted more than 750 participating units with 600 booths. In which there are more than 500 enterprises, 110 prestigious units, 22 leading universities in technology, 32 departments of science and technology, 57 non-specialized inventors. In addition, there are scientific and technological products from 20 countries and territories such as India, Korea, Russia, Japan, Taiwan (China) and Laos. Products involved are of high scientific value, in the fields of mechanical engineering, agriculture, forestry, food processing, electricity, electronics, automation, chemicals .

Criteria for selection of technology and equipment products introduced in Techmart 2015: products must be the research results of domestic and foreign scientific and technological organizations, enterprises, enterprises, and individuals. tested and successfully applied. Products have been completed, ready for transfer, quality assurance, cheaper than imported and registered for intellectual property protection. Foreign technology products and equipment must be of high quality, reasonably priced, suitable to the needs of Vietnam.