This year is the first time Google for Startups has been held in Vietnam. (Source: GFS)
Hanoi (VNA) – A trainingcourse of the Google for Startups programme has been held for 25 tech startups inthe southern region of Vietnam.
This is part of the cooperationbetween the National Innovation Centre (NIC) under the Ministry of Planning andInvestment and Google to support small- and medium-sized enterprises and thedevelopment of the innovation and startup ecosystem.
Nguyen Duc Long, a NIC official, saidthis is the first time Google for Startups has been organised in the country,and the programme will become an annual activity of the NIC and Google for thesake of Vietnam’s development.
In this programme, startups willreceive advice from more than 20 experienced Vietnamese and foreign mentors,including Google experts and successful entrepreneurs of large businesses.
Google for Startups, launched in2011, has been carried out in many developed countries, where the innovationand startup system matured, such as the UK, Israel, Spain, the Republic ofKorea, Poland, Brazil, and Japan.
Nearly 200 startups in Vietnam haveregistered for the programme.
Accordingly, 25 southern firms willtake part in a week-long training course in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City toprepare for their next development steps.
Twenty-five others in the northernregion will join the training course in Hanoi from November 14 to 18.
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This year is the first time Google for Startups has been held in Vietnam. (Source: GFS) 
