At a contest to seek for innovative talents in the central coastal and central highlands regions which was organised in October in neighbouring province of Thua Thien-Hue, 3 start-up projects in Da Nang received positive feedback from the regional technology community.

“Remote-controlled lifesaving buoy” has been created by a group of talented students from the city-based Duy Tan University.

The projects are “Remote-controlled lifesaving buoy”, “Smart electric energy data measurement and acquisition system”, and “Homecares mobile software”.

The “Remote-controlled lifesaving buoy” is developed by a group of talented students from the city-based Duy Tan University. The lifesaving device is capable of assisting rescuers in saving drowning victims.

The lifesaving buoy that can drive itself around in the water by remote control reaches a victim quickly.

The current speed of the device is 35kph, and this figure can increase to 50kph.

The ‘Smart electric energy data measurement and acquisition system’ has also been created by other Duy Tan University students after 3 months of research and handwork. 

The system aims at measuring the power consumption by each electrical home appliance.

According to Quang Hung, a member of the research team, users can know about the warnings about electric leakage or the theft of electricity through their computers or smartphones.

Given this remarkable function, the equipment can be widely used in households, apartments, and factories.

Also highly appreciated, the “Homecares mobile software” project, developed by the namesake company, connects doctors with their patients who want to have medical examinations and treatment in their own homes.

Accordingly, users can also find it easer to make appointments with doctors. 

In addition, any information on the health status of users is stored in electronic health records.

The system allows users to check their health conditions freely, and to consult with their doctors anytime and anywhere.

Mr Tran Ngoc Nam, the Director of Thua Thien Hue Province Department of Science and Technology, one of the contest’s organisers, highly appreciated the projects mentioned above for their high practicability.

However, he underscored a need for their developers to pay more attention to the technical indicators of the devices and identify the target customers.

Deputy Director of the Da Nang Department of Science and Technology of Vu Thi Bich Hau encouraged the research teams continue with their efforts to pursue their entrepreneurial journeys, and create more usable products and practical services for the sake of the community