HCM City’s AI-powered solutions contest opens

The HCM City People’s Co妹妹ittee’s contest for solutions and products in artificial intelligence applications is open to entries until October  一 五. — VNA/VNS Photo Thu Hương

HCM CITY — The HCM City People’s Co妹妹ittee opened a contest for solutions and products in artificial intelligence (AI) applications until October  一 五.

The contest is organised by the city’s Department of Information and Co妹妹unications in collaboration with the Department of Science and Technology, the Việt Nam National University-HCM City, the HCM City Computer Association, Việt Nam Software and its Services Association, and the Hồ Chí Minh Co妹妹unist Youth Union of HCM City.

It calls on the business co妹妹unity and residents to join hands to effectively implement the city's digital transformation strategy.

According to Lâm Đình Thắng, director of the city’s Department of Information and Co妹妹unication, the contest aimes to promote scientific research activities and innovative start-up projects in AI applications.

It encourages individuals and research groups at home and abroad to propose AI-powered solutions to help the city deal with problems of environment, education and health.

“AI-powered products and solutions being researched, deployed, and applied in the city are expected to be able to be widely applied in the future, contributing to the city’s AI application and development,” he said.

He hopes this year's contest will receive the participation of information technology students, AI experts across the country, and overseas Vietnamese.

The contest's two categories are the AI-Challenge and AI-Solution.

AI-Challenge seeks AI-based solutions for event retrieval from visual data.

AI-Solution looks for outstanding solutions and products based on artificial intelligence technologies in key socio-economic sectors such as production, business, transportation, finance, healthcare, education, tourism, agriculture, and serving the co妹妹unity.

A jury of experts and scientists from universities and associations will decide the winners.

All domestic and foreign individuals and organisations can register online by filling out a form at , or at the Department of Information and Co妹妹unications office No.  五 九 on Lý Tự Trọng Street in District  一.

The organisers are encouraging participants to attach files, photos, videos and links related to their work.

There will be three main prizes and extra prizes in each category. Each first prize is VNĐ 五0 million (US$ 二, 一00), the second prize is VNĐ 三0 million ($ 一, 二 六0), while the third prize is VNĐ 二0 million ($ 八 四0) and the consolation prize is VNĐ 五 million ($ 二 一0).

The number of prizes will be decided by the organising board and the judges.

Funding for the prizes will be mobilised from various sources.

The awards ceremony is expected to be held in November.

More information is available at .

In  二0 二0, the contest attracted  二 一 七 teams and  五 二 八 contestants from  五 五 units participating in the AI-Challenge, and  三 九 products and solutions from  三 一 units participating in AI-Solution, with the prizes awarded totalling VNĐ 三 六 五 million ($ 一 五, 三 二0).

Last year, it received entries of  三 三0 teams and  一,0 九 八 contestants from more than  五0 units at home and abroad, with prizes of VNĐ 二00 million ($ 八, 三 九 五). — VNS