VietNamNet Bridge - With the gold cup raised high and pride pervading the conference room, the 2006 Vietnamese Knowledge Competition (TTVN) sponsored by the Labour newspaper, VTV, and FPT Corporation closed with grandeur last night, January 1, 2007.

Acting Vice Prime Minister Nguyen Sinh Hung; Mr. To Huy Rua, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Chief of the Ideology and Culture Board; Mr. Dang Ngoc Tung , member of the Party Central Committee, Chairman of the Vietnamese Labour League, and other high-ranking officials, attended the awards ceremony.

A night of celebration

Vuong Ba Quy, the gold medal winner, speaking at the ceremony

On January 1, 2007, at the National Conference Centre, the atmosphere was celebratory not only because of the New Year, but also because of a ceremony which thousands of IT “citizens” had impatiently been waiting for.

Tien Son, a student, said, "Studying at the Polytechnics University with a major in IT, I always look at TTVN as a mirror through which I can see and compare my knowledge and abilities to other students’. TTVN inspires me to learn and love IT, and to hope that someday, I’ll come here with my own works."

Mr. Duc Vinh, the director of a company, said, “TTVN is where young people show what they’re thinking and doing about IT. I come here with the intention to "get" talents for my company.”

The ceremony started at 8:05pm with an inspirational song, Discovery, and two charming and experienced hosts, Lai Van Sam and Tran Lap. Interesting and fervid performances skillfully woven into the stately ceremony contributed toward a night of emotion and knowledge. The climax came when the gold cup was raised high over the victor’s head and the conference room broke out in applause, happiness and pride.
A message of knowledge

At the ceremony, Vice Prime Minister Nguyen Sinh Hung, said, “I’m so glad to be here and hand out prizes to these brilliant representatives of Vietnam’s young generation and knowledge. You take upon yourselves the burden of striving to create a knowledgeable Vietnam to rival great countries in the world.”

Chairman of the Vietnamese Labour League Dang Ngoc Tung handed out the Third Prize to Nguyen Van Minh.

The Editor-in-chief of the Labour newspaper as well as Chairman of the Competition Organisation Board, Mr. Vuong Van Viet, said, “not only does TTVN encourage these young people to love IT, it also creates software to solve real-life problems characteristically Vietnamese, not to mention that it helps young Vietnamese catch up with international IT.”

The image of Man searching for fire of the God Sun, the rhythms of the song “Don’t keep on sitting here,” as well as other artistic performances, all had a symbolic meaning: one should not just look back, around, or ahead of Vietnamese knowledge, but look at it from the angle of exploring and discovering knowledge for the sake of the future and society.

Chairman of the Vietnamese Labour League, Mr. Dang Ngoc Tung:

I was both impressed and satisfied with the grand and jubilant awards ceremony of Vietnamese Knowledge 2006. The social meaning of this competition is profound. It is the encouragement for young people’s creativity and exploration in IT. The competition and candidates thus contribute greatly toward the development of communities and society.

Professor Bach Hung Khang, PhD in Science and Chairman of TTVN Judging Committee:
This year’s projects were very different from previous years’. They were created based on the development of basic technologies currently available in the world. The works were thus still original. Vuong ba Quy’s "the mathematic expression compiling, identifying and processing system” deserved the first prize.

Mr Ha Van An, Vice director of VP Capital:
TTVN has become a valuable and meaningful brand name. Our strategy is to invest in the development of human talents. So, we made the right decision to sponsor TTVN. We’ll continue to sponsor the next TTVN competitions. Not only do we want to grow and develop with TTVN, we also want to help Vietnamese IT integrate with that of the world.

Phung Tien Cong (Third prize winner in 2001 and 2002):
Projects participating in this year's competition had relatively similar qualities, so it was difficult to guess who would be the winners. I think the most important thing is how the winners continue to develop and apply their projects to real-life situations. It should be noted that many TTVN candidates have continued to pursue their IT careers and passions. Hopefully candidates of this year’s competition will follow this tradition.

Mr. Ha Minh Quoc (62 years old, Kham Thien street, Hanoi):
The awards ceremony was impressive. Though I didn’t understand those projects very well, I could still appreciate their usefulness to consumers. I hope I can become familiar with many more of such products in the future.”

(Source: Lao Dong)