The Hanoitimes - The Technology and Equipment Fair for the South-Central and Central Highland region (Techmart Quang Nam) opened in Tam Ky City, Quang Nam province.

The fair, organised by the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee and Quang Nam provincal People’s Committee, drew the participation of 250 institutes, centres, universities, businesses and organizations across the country as well as partners from the Republic of Korea and Israel.

More than 1,000 technologies, software solutions and different kinds of equipment, products and services in the fields of information technology, mechanics, manufacturing, electronics, automatics, materials, environment and healthcare are o­n sale at the fair.

On the theme of “linkage for development”, Techmart Quang Nam 2011 aims to strengthen cooperation among scientific and technological organizations and businesses at home and abroad, accelerate technology transfer and application and development of technologies in the south-central and central highland regions.

Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Tran Viet Thanh said the fair introduces scientific and technological advances, forms of partnership, scientific and technological research projects, business investment opportunities as well as creating favourable conditions for technology transfer and improving productivity and competitiveness.