Consider each project for selection.
To select the best products for awards, the councils of 7 fields and the city level have organized many times of public and objective selection; and submitted people's opinions to the Saigon Giai Phong Newspaper. Many fields also invited leading experts to participate in judging the awards, invited representatives of the works to present before the council of the fields to create objectivity. Up to now, through collecting opinions in the newspaper, the council has not received any negative feedback.
As at the meeting of the Council of Sector 6 (Science and Technology), the Ho Chi Minh City Union of Science and Technology Associations (the unit assigned to be in charge of Sector 6) established a sector council, whose members are professors and leading experts. The council participated in the meeting to select the most typical works and solutions to submit to the City-level Innovation Award Council for consideration and decision to award the prize. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Van Phuoc, Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City Union of Science and Technology Associations, Chairman of the Council of Sector 6, said that the works selected for the 4th Ho Chi Minh City Innovation Award were all carefully selected, public, and objective; they were assessed to be highly specialized, practical, and effectively applied in practice.
According to the representative of the standing agency of the Organizing Committee of the 4th Ho Chi Minh City Innovation Award, the unit received 292 projects, works, solutions, and topics registered to participate. The experts of the 7-field council publicly and objectively evaluated each profile and selected 60 works. From there, the City Council for the 4th Ho Chi Minh City Innovation Award organized to collect public opinions on the Saigon Giai Phong Newspaper and held city council meetings to give opinions. At the meetings, the City Council selected and considered each work to decide to award up to 51 typical works.
Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Vo Van Hoan said that the 4th Ho Chi Minh City Innovation Awards expanded the scope and fields of participation. In particular, new fields were added in line with the development orientation of Ho Chi Minh City, such as: trade and investment promotion, digital transformation, green economy , circular economy and renewable energy, thereby increasing the participation of all social classes, especially start-ups, non-governmental organizations and creative groups in the community. In particular, the products awarded this time also increased their applicability and effectiveness in practice, solving urgent problems of the city.
Symbol of aspiration for innovation
According to the Organizing Committee, the quality of applications, projects, topics, and works registered to participate in the 4th Ho Chi Minh City Creativity Award in some fields has been improved, because the selection criteria for the 4th award have been improved compared to previous times, and the initial selection and screening work has been carried out seriously. The agencies assigned to carry out communication tasks for the award also spent a lot of time and had many effective information and propaganda solutions for the award's organization. Thereby, the number of applications registered to participate in the award in some fields has increased compared to the 2023 organization.
As in field 5 (literature and art), the number and quality of works submitted for the 4th award both increased. This field received 62 works, nearly 3 times more than the 3rd time, many of which were of high artistic quality. Similarly, in field 4 (media), there were 48 applications submitted, nearly 3 times more than the previous time.
According to Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Vo Van Hoan, through 4 times of organization, the Ho Chi Minh City Innovation Award has affirmed the creative potential and spirit of continuous innovation among the city's people. The works, projects and creative products have encouraged and aroused the spirit of competition and creative inspiration in the entire city's political system and among the city's people. In particular, the award spreads and promotes the creative spirit of Ho Chi Minh City's people at all times, in all places, in all fields. "The award is a symbol of Ho Chi Minh City's aspiration for innovation. Through honoring talents, the award contributes to building high-quality, creative human resources - a key factor for the city to enter an era of strong innovation", shared Mr. Vo Van Hoan.
The announcement and award ceremony of the 4th Ho Chi Minh City Innovation Awards - 2025 is expected to take place at 7:00 p.m. on July 1 at the main stage area - Nguyen Hue Walking Street (HCMC).
51 authors and groups of authors with outstanding achievements, works and typical solutions won the 4th Innovation Award - 2025. Specifically:
- Field 1 (economic development) has 9 products, including: 1 first prize, 2 second prizes and 6 third prizes.
- Field 2 (defense and security) has 6 products, including: 1 first prize, 3 second prizes and 2 third prizes.
- Field 3 (state management) has 6 products, including: 1 second prize and 5 third prizes.
- Field 4 (communication) has 6 products, including: 1 first prize, 1 second prize and 4 third prizes.
- Field 5 (literature and art) has 9 products, including: 1 first prize, 3 second prizes and 5 third prizes.
- Field 6 (science and technology) has 9 products, including: 2 second prizes and 7 third prizes.
- Field 7 (creative startups) has 6 products, including: 3 second prizes and 3 third prizes.
Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/giai-thuong-sang-tao-tphcm-lan-4-nam-2025-phat-huy-tinh-than-sang-tao-trong-cac-tang-lop-nhan-dan-thanh-pho-post801489.html
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