The selected startups, Selfomy and Volterra, will gain access to BLOCK71's global network of mentors, investors and corporate partners under the startup ecosystem of the National University of Singapore (NUS).
Interest in Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) has been growing as Vietnam is looking for stable, low-carbon electricity sources capable of supporting its long-term economic and industrial expansion.
A host of suggestions for ensuring Vietnam’s next phase of development is the best it can be were made by foreign business associations at the formal working session within the 6th Vietnam Connect Forum.
Prime Minister Le Minh Hung emphasized that the development of science and technology, innovation, digital transformation, and strategic technology is the definitive path toward rapid and sustainable national growth in this new era of development.
A notable goal is to ensure that 50% of newly developed Vietnamese standards involve the participation of businesses, associations, research institutes, and universities.
Key highlights include AI-driven systems, equipment, and software for identification, analysis, forecasting, and control; Platforms supporting AI research, development, and application; Big Data-based personalized learning software; STEAM; and UAVs among others.