The Ministry of Science and Technology launched the Techfest 2018 brand identity design competition on Wednesday.

The Techfest 2018 will take place in the central city of Da Nang this November.

This is an annual event under a project to support the national innovative start-up ecosystem by 2025.

With the theme “Viet Nam - international connectivity", teams will have to go through three rounds.

The designs are required to clearly express the topics of this year, stimulate start-up in the spirit of Vietnamese people and spread it to the world.

Contestants will have the opportunity to win awards up to VND100 million (US$4,500), have a chance to learn and work with experts in the field as well as applying their design ideas to a bigger field on festival day.

First organised in 2015, Techfest has become a prestigious brand, attracting the attention and participation of individuals and organisations in innovative start-up ecosystem, connecting attendants with domestic and international start-ups ecosystems. — VNS