In the final round, the top 10 teams representing the 10 ASEAN countries, presented a data-driven solution that supports Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the region.

Team Catfish comprises Phung Tran Dieu Hoa and Nguyen Truong Thinh from RMIT University Vietnam.

Team Catfish comprising Phung Tran Dieu Hoa and Nguyen Truong Thinh from RMIT University Vietnam were crowned the champions of ASEAN DSE 2020. Their presentation focused on “People with Disabilities: Unblocking the Economic Bottleneck”.

According to Thomas Zipperle, Chief Financial Officer, SAP Southeast Asia, the ASEAN DSE programme underpins the cultural diversity that SAP celebrates and embraces in the ASEAN region. Digital skills are essential for the workforce of today and the future, he noted, adding that SAP Analytics Cloud aims to bridge the digital gap in ASEAN and empower the youth to create sustainable innovations to address socio-economic issues.

“ASEAN Foundation and SAP share the common objective of equipping youths with future-ready skills that will enable them to thrive in the new normal era and support the theme of Viet Nam's ASEAN Chairmanship, which is building a ‘Cohesive and Responsive ASEAN,” said Dr. Yang Mee Eng, Executive Director of the ASEAN Foundation.

ASEAN DSE is an annual collaboration programme between the ASEAN Foundation and SAP, established in 2017. The programme has supported young people in ASEAN to improve their data analytics skills and brings about digital inclusion in the region.

To date, ASEAN DSE has empowered up to 16,309 students and 1,420 lecturers from 370 institutions across ASEAN countries with data science skills. The programme will keep expanding its reach in the years to come by providing inclusive data analytics training opportunities to disadvantaged youths and students.

Making air filters from coir and nano silver: Two female students in Bac Giang win third prize at national competition

(BGO) – A project to make air filters from coir and antibacterial nano silver particles by Nguyen Ngoc Minh, class 8A5 and Le Thu Thao, class 8A6, of Tran Phu Secondary School (Bac Giang city, Bac Giang province) won the first prize in the provincial science and technology competition, and the third prize in the national science and technology competition for secondary school students in the 2019-2020 academic year.

Competition seeks best photos of Hanoi

Beautiful photos by Hanoi-based amateurs and professional photographers can be sent to a photo festival held by the Hanoi Photography Association.

Vietnamese photographers win gold prizes at international competition

Vietnamese photographers have won 17 prizes in 10 out of 12 categories at the International Exhibition of Art Photography - Contrast 2020 in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Vietnam Artistic Photographers' Association announced on April 2.

Bac Giang contestant crowned champion at weekly round of “The Road to Olympia” competition

(BGO) – Nguyen Thi Tra My, student at Lang Giang 2 High School (Bac Giang province) excellently won the champion title with 310 scores at the weekly round of “The Road to Olympia” competition broascast by Vietnam Television on February 2.

Third ASEAN graphic arts competition to take place in Hanoi

The third ASEAN Graphic Arts Competition and Exhibition is scheduled to take place in Hanoi in August as one among a series of important cultural and art events in 2020, the Vietnam’s ASEAN chairmanship year.