Vietnam tech news snapshot: February 2024

Tech news snapshot, Vietnam

Coinbase Institutional: 2024 Crypto Market Outlook

Vietnam: A quick intro to the Empower Her Tech initiative from the UN Development Programme and partners, aiming to boost digital skills in female entrepreneurs aged 18-35
Vietnam: BlokID secures $1.25M with blockchain-based privacy solutions for users in the digital advertising industry

“BlokID’s innovative solutions address three critical challenges in digital advertising: ad attribution verification, privacy insurance leveraging blockchain timestamps, and enhanced transparency through GA4 integration. Led by CEO Michael Hahn, the company aims to transform the industry by providing advertisers with reliable, transparent, and privacy-centric advertising solutions.”

“Due to escalating concerns over privacy breaches and ensuing legal battles, brands are increasingly aware of the repercussions and financial burdens associated with compromised data integrity. BlokID addresses the issue by offering a streamlined and cost-effective remedy to preemptively thwart such breaches.”

ASEAN Digital Awards 2024 winners announced February 1st during ASEAN Digital Ministers’ Conference in Singapore – an intro to Vietnam’s award winners

Critical technologies, globally: February 2024

Vietnam: Ho Chi Minh City unveils plan to support startup projects in the 2024-2028 period, with sights on boosting near 2000 projects, 1000 of these at pre-seed stage

“To this end, the city will organise training courses for science-technology organisations, innovation centres, intermediary organisations supporting innovative startups, and educational institutions with activities to assist innovation activities.”

Vietnam offers tax breaks and other perks to semiconductor companies under national plan to grow the country’s presence in technology manufacturing supply chains

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“…the men have a processing plant in Ba Ria-Vung Tau, Vietnam, that can turn abundant soldier flies, their eggs, and larvae into a sustainable animal feed protein and soil fertilizer. The goal is to reduce reliance on other sources of those products that negatively impact our planet.”

“The Entobel team said the larvae are well-fed themselves, producing top-notch, highly studied products. It’s part of the insect-propelled transformation they anticipate happening in our food system, which will need to feed close to 10 billion people globally by 2050, according to a company video clip.”