'Maker in Guangdong' competition launches application

Applications for the 2021 "Maker in Guangdong" Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition for Digital and Intelligent Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises will be accepted between now and July 25.

The competition is hosted by the Huangpu industry and information technology bureau under the guidance of the Department of Industry and Information Technology of Guangdong Province and the Department of Finance of Guangdong Province .

It is themed on pushing forward industrial reform of digitalization and intellectualization, and creating a new highland in science and technology industry.

The entrepreneurial group is open to micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises from Chinese mainland, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan. They should already be market players, have sound development potential and own independent intellectual property rights.

Meanwhile, only individuals or teams with no more than five core members can sign up for the maker group. Their creative ideas, products, technology and patents must have no IPR disputes.

Each group will select a first prize winner, two second prize winners, three third prize winners and three honorable mentions in August through primary selection and roadshows. Those with outstanding performances may receive a scientific research subsidy from Huangpu institutions.

In addition, projects that enter the provincial competition and crack the top 50 will be granted a maximum financing subsidy of 1 million yuan ($154,200).

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