Introduction

INTRODUCTION TO THE CAN THO CITY TECHNOLOGY EXCHANGE

The Can Tho City Technology Exchange has been established to create a digital platform for technology connection, transactions, promotion, and transfer. It supports organizations, enterprises, research institutes, universities, experts, investors, and individuals in finding appropriate technologies, equipment, technical solutions, research outcomes, and potential partners efficiently.

In the context where science, technology, innovation, and digital transformation are becoming increasingly important drivers of socio-economic development, the Can Tho City Technology Exchange aims to become the city's central hub for technology supply-demand matching while expanding cooperation with provinces and cities across the Mekong Delta and with organizations, enterprises, and partners both domestically and internationally.

The primary objective of the System is to establish an online environment that facilitates technology transactions and partner matching, promoting connections among technology providers, technology seekers, and intermediary service organizations. Through these connections, the System supports technological innovation, commercialization of research results, and the application of scientific and technological advances in production, business, and everyday life.

The System Provides Three Core Functions

Technology Marketplace

Supports the introduction, discovery, matching, and promotion of transactions involving technologies, equipment, technical solutions, scientific research results, patents, and science and technology products with potential for application, technology transfer, and commercialization.

Technology Transfer Consulting

Connects organizations, enterprises, and individuals with experts, consultants, and science and technology service organizations. It provides support throughout the technology transfer process, including needs assessment, technology selection, technical consulting, transfer planning, negotiation, contract execution, and implementation.

Partner Matching

Assists organizations, enterprises, research institutes, universities, experts, investors, and individuals in identifying and connecting with suitable partners for research collaboration, investment, product development, technological innovation, commercialization of research outcomes, and the implementation of science, technology, and innovation projects.

System Participants

  • Technology Providers: Research institutes, universities, science and technology organizations, enterprises, research groups, experts, and individuals that own technologies, equipment, technical solutions, research outcomes, patents, or science and technology products seeking promotion, commercialization, investment cooperation, or technology transfer.
  • Technology Seekers: Organizations, enterprises, and individuals seeking technologies and equipment for acquisition, investment, innovation, or application in manufacturing, business operations, management, and product development.
  • Intermediary Service Organizations: Consulting firms, experts, investors, investment funds, financial institutions, science and technology service organizations, and other entities supporting technology matching, valuation, brokerage, promotion, and transfer activities.

The Can Tho City Technology Exchange is designed and operated with a user-centered approach, enabling members to actively participate, manage their information, and conduct networking and transaction activities through the System.

Through its digital services, members can publish and manage information about technologies, equipment, products, and technology demands; search for suitable technology providers; connect with experts, consultants, suppliers, investors, and intermediary organizations; and monitor the progress of partner matching and transaction promotion.

Organizations and individuals that own technologies, patents, research results, utility solutions, innovation projects, startup projects, or products with commercialization potential can use the System to showcase their capabilities, promote their products, identify business partners, attract investors, and expand into new application markets.

In addition to facilitating technology transactions and technology supply-demand matching, the System also serves as an information portal for science, technology, and innovation, providing updates on:

  • Science, technology, and innovation news and policies;
  • Technologies, equipment, and technical solutions;
  • Enterprise demands for technology search, innovation, and technology transfer;
  • Information on experts, consultants, and technology suppliers;
  • Conferences, seminars, exhibitions, technology demonstrations, and technology showcases;
  • Technology supply-demand matching events;
  • Startup and innovation activities;
  • Programs supporting enterprises in technology research, application, innovation, and technology transfer.

Through the development and operation of the Can Tho City Technology Exchange, the System contributes to strengthening collaboration among the Government, Scientists, Enterprises, Investors, and Intermediary Organizations, fostering the development of the science and technology market, enhancing innovation capacity, and supporting enterprises in accessing and adopting advanced technologies that meet the socio-economic development needs of Can Tho City and the Mekong Delta region.

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