The first incubator to achieve high-tech incubator certification

The information was given by Mr. Le Quoc Cuong, Deputy Management Board of Ho Chi Minh City High-Tech Park (SHTP) on the afternoon of October 5 within the framework of announcing the Smart City 2024 competition – Smart city building initiative.

Certification of high-tech incubation facility and high-tech business incubation facility for High-tech Business Incubator, Ho Chi Minh City High-Tech Park (SHTP-IC) was signed by Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Le Xuan Dinh today. September 23. To be certified, an incubator must meet the criteria according to Circular 27 of the Ministry of Science and Technology regulating conditions for high-tech incubators, high-tech business incubators and appraisals. rights, order and procedures for granting certificates.

Talk to VnExpressMr. Cuong said, to achieve this certification, over the years SHTP has created an ecosystem to promote the endogenous capacity of domestic enterprises, serving the high-tech industry. Ho Chi Minh City High-Tech Park has developed three affiliated units including Training Center (SHTP Training), Research and Implementation Center (SHTP Labs) and High-tech Business Incubator (SHTP-IC).

Leaders of Ho Chi Minh City High-Tech Park said that the difference of the SHTP-IC incubator is that the products of businesses selected for incubation must meet the criteria for the high-tech list approved by the Prime Minister.

According to Mr. Cuong, the incubator has close cooperation with SHTP-Lab which is a key research unit with an invested laboratory. SHTP-Training has the function of training high quality human resources. Along with that, SHTP-IC coordinates many universities and ecosystems of high-tech businesses in the area, creating a three-house model with strong potential to support the development of technology startups.

Mr. Quach Anh Sen, Deputy Director in charge of SHTP-IC, said the certificate proves the incubation efforts of nearly 18 years of formation and development. This is an opportunity to help SHTP-IC promote incubation and innovation activities of businesses when operating in Ho Chi Minh City High-Tech Park. To date, this unit has more than 130 projects that have been incubated and has the capacity to incubate 50 high-tech projects at the same time with a laboratory system, workspace, and a team of more than 100 experts and support partners. support.

Mr. Le Quoc Cuong said that the certificate is a driving force to help the incubator perfect its incubation criteria, meeting the increasing needs of projects and technology development trends. Ho Chi Minh City Hi-Tech Park will connect with reputable units in the creative startup network, attracting technology experts, financial experts… to best support projects.