VietNamNet Bridge - The Youth Union has completed preparations for the 14th Young Information Technology Talent contest, taking place in the beach city of Da Nang, the union’s Central Committee secretary Nguyen Hoang Hiep said at a press conference in Ha Noi yesterday.

More than 200 participants have registered for the four-day national contest, which begins next Tuesday.

These participants have already won district and provincial level contests, that took place in May and June, according to Hiep, who is also director of the contest’s organising board.

The contest will include different test categories, including multiple choice questions, application practice, IT knowledge, software and programming.

The contest, co-organised by the Youth Union’s Central Committee, the Ministry of Information and Communications, Viet Nam Television, the Viet Nam Association for Information Processing and Da Nang People’s Committee, will offer prizes from VND300,000 to 5 million.