Mr. Bui Hoang Minh, Deputy Director of the City Department of Science and Technology, shared about business support policies.

Need to be energized

The Tech Startup Day event was held for the first time at Hue Innovation Hub with the aim of promoting the development of technology startup projects. Tech Startup Day focused on introducing a number of models of technology startups being incubated at Hue Innovation Hub; demonstrating solutions of a number of technology startups in the city.

At this program, state management agencies, investment funds, incubators, training facilities, consultants, and technology enterprises also had exchanges to build an ecosystem to support technology startups.

Mr. Nguyen Van Sach, CEO of Ment.vn, said that startups, especially those in the technology sector, are very lonely. In the early stages of forming an idea, the founder spends a lot of time researching and realizing the idea. When the product takes shape, they face difficulties related to connecting with the support network, financial pressure and fierce competition.

In addition, the nature of technology is always changing, and rapid innovation also requires technology enterprises to focus resources on products and markets. Therefore, building an environment and policies to support technology startups is really necessary.

Technology product introduction networking activities at the event

Mr. Nguyen Van Sach added that for us, it was only when we joined the Hue Innovation Hub's innovative startup ecosystem, participated in the innovative startup competition and won the prize that the loneliness really faded away. When joining this community, we had the opportunity to access more markets, become known to many people, build relationships with experts, investors, and potential partners to expand the market. At the same time, receiving support policies on product introduction and promotion, working environment, and even training activities to improve business capacity was also easier, helping businesses to be more stable in the early stages of starting a business.

Building a supportive ecosystem

At the in-depth discussion, businesses shared their perspectives on technology trends and the path for a startup to develop sustainably in the future. Many opinions said that understanding and taking advantage of policies is one of the important solutions to help technology startups grow.

According to Mr. Bui Hoang Minh, Deputy Director of the City Department of Science and Technology, from the central to local levels, there are many policies to support enterprises operating in the field of technology or innovative start-up enterprises. In particular, science and technology enterprises will be exempted from corporate income tax and other taxes; supported in applying technological innovation, transferring assets resulting from scientific and technological tasks; supported in researching and commercializing scientific and technological results. Support related to innovation, technological application; credit incentives for enterprises conducting scientific and technological research and production and business.

According to Resolution 21/2020/NQ-HDND of the People's Council of Hue City on "Regulations on the content and level of expenditure to support the innovative startup ecosystem in Thua Thien Hue province until 2025" (now Hue city), enterprises are supported in technology transfer; supported in innovation projects, technology and technical improvements, production rationalization, technology improvement; supported in loan interest rates; supported in pilot production projects, commercialization of research results; application of advanced management technology, standards, measurement, quality and traceability.

Technology products introduced at the event attracted attention.

Although there are many support policies, businesses participating in the program still want policies to focus more on practical barriers for technology businesses such as: Supporting space for technology businesses to connect; Tax policies need to be supported more strongly, especially in tax declaration in the early stages of product research so that businesses can focus more on their products. Or, building a complete legal mechanism to limit legal risks related to copyright, security, etc. for businesses.

Mr. Cung Trong Cuong, Director of Hue Innovation Hub, expressed that technology enterprises have many opportunities in development and research. Currently, support policy mechanisms are creating great conditions for enterprises such as: Resolution 57-NQ/TW on breakthroughs in science, technology, innovation and national digital transformation; Resolution 68-NQ/TW on private economic development. The leadership of AI technology, green transformation, digital economy.

Technology startups need to be more bold in investing in research, participating in startup competitions, and calling for capital to have more companions. Hue Innovation Hub will continue to coordinate with departments and branches in supporting incubation, building an environment for technology startups to develop; strengthen market connection activities, call for capital... to accompany technology startups to go further.

Hoang Loan

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