The HCM City People’s Committee’s contest for solutions and products in artificial intelligence applications is open to entries until October 15. (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNS/VNA) - The HCM City People’s Committeeopened a contest for solutions and products in artificial intelligence (AI)applications until October 15.
The contest is organised by the city’s Department of Informati⛎on andCommunications in collaboration with the Department of Science and Technology,the Vietnam National University-HCM City, the HCM City Computer Association, VietnamSoftware and its Services Association, and the Ho Chi Minh Communist YouthUnion’s chapter in HCM Cityꦬ.
It calls on the business community and residents to join hands toeffectively implement the city's digital transformation strategy.
According to Lam Dinh Thang, director of the city’s Department of Informationand Communication, the contest aims to promote scientific research activitiesand innovative start-up projects in AI applications.
It encourages individuals and research groups at home and abroad to proposeAI-powered solutions to help the city deal with problems of environment,education and health.
“AI-powered products and solutions being researched, deployed, and applied inthe city are expected to be able to be widely applied in the future,contributing to the city’s AI application and development,” he said.
He hopes this year's contest will receive the participation of informationtechnology students, AI experts across the country, and overseas Vietnamese.
The contest's two categories are the AI-Challenge and AI-Solution.
AI-Challenge seeks AI-based solutions for event retrieval from visual data.
AI-Solution looks for outstanding solutions and products based on artificialintelligence technologies in key socio-economic sectors such as production,business, transportation, finance, healthcare, education, tourism, agriculture,and serving the community.
A jury of experts and scientists from universities and associations will decidethe winners.
All domestic and foreign individuals and organisations can register online byfilling out a form at //aichallenge.hochiminhcity.gov.vn/dang-ky,or at the Department of Information and Communications office No. 59 on Lý TựTrọng Street in District 1.
The organisers are encouraging participants to attach files, photos, videos andlinks related to their work.
There will be three main prizes and extra prizes in each category. Each firstprize is 50 million VND (2,100 USD), the second prize is 30 million VND (1,260USD), while the third prize is 20 million VND (840 USD) and the consolationprize is 5 million VND (210 USD).
The number of prizes will be decided by the organising board and the judges.
Funding for the prizes will be mobilised from various sources.
The award ceremony is expected to be held in November.
More information is available at //aichallenge.hochiminhcity.gov.vn/.a
In 2020, the contest attracted 217 teams and 528 contestants from55 units participating in the AI-Challenge, and 39 products and solutions from31 units participating in AI-Solution, with the prizes awarded totalling 365million VND (15,320 USD).
Last year, it re෴ceived entries of 330 teams and 1,098 contestants from morethan 50 units at home and abroad, with prizes of 200 million VND (8,395 USD)./.
