Group photo from MICS 2023 kick-off event (August 17, 2023)
JICA will continue to implement the Mongolia Open Innovation and Co-creation for SDGs (MICS) in FY2024 (“MICS2024”).
MICS is a program that supports a wide range of stakeholders from industry, government, academia, and finance in both countries* to bring together technologies, ideas, and funds to co-create innovative solutions and work together to solve social issues and achieve the SDGs in Mongolia and Japan.
(*) Japanese and Mongolian companies (including start-ups), financial institutions, research institutions, higher education institutions (universities, technical colleges, etc.), local governments/public institutions, NGOs, individuals, etc.
The main flow of the program is as follows: First, the above-mentioned wide range of stakeholders co-create innovative solutions to social issues in Mongolia and Japan, and propose collaborative projects (in June). After two stages of screening, the proposed collaborative projects will be narrowed down to 10 (in August), and the 10 collaborative projects (teams) will receive support (mentoring, partial travel expenses between Mongolia and Japan, etc.) for their activities for about six months. (For a detailed schedule, please refer to 2.)
We are pleased to announce the kick-off event of MICS2024 as described in 1. below. We hope that many of you from both Japan and Mongolia will join us.
Let’s work together to solve social issues and achieve the SDGs in Mongolia and Japan through MICS!
- MICS2024 Kick-off Event (Open Innovation and Co-Creation Event @ Ulaanbaatar City)
1 . Date and Time: Tuesday, June 11, 2024, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (Japan time),
10:00 – 17:00 (Mongolian time) (tentative)
Date: Tuesday, June 11, 2024, 9:00-16:00 (Japan time), 10:00-17:00 (Mongolian time) (tentative) 2 . Venue: Tosin Hotel (central Ulaanbaatar) or online participation
Venue: Tosin Hotel (central Ulaanbaatar) or participate online 3 . Participation: You can participate in one of the following ways
(1) Exhibit at a booth (for those who wish to actively introduce their business, outline of activities, technologies, products, services, etc.)
(2) General participation (General participants can also propose and participate in collaborative projects.
Participation: You can participate in either of the following ways 1) Booth participation (for those who wish to actively introduce their business/activity outline, technology, products/services, etc.) 2) General participation (general participants can also propose and participate in collaborative projects). 4 . Application for participation: [The link for application will be available around May 27].
Please select either (1) or (2) in (3) above, along with whether you will participate on-site or online.
- upcoming events of MICS2024 (tentative)
May 16, 2024 Seminar to introduce Mongolian business (including an overview of MICS2024)
Seminar to introduce Mongolian business (including an overview of MICS2024) Around May 27, 2024 Invitation to apply for participation in the event described in 1. above
Invitation to apply for participation in the event in 1. above June 11, 2024 Open Innovation and Co-Creation Event @ Ulaanbaatar City (Formation of collaborative projects (teams) and preparation of proposals)
Open innovation and co-creation event @ Ulaanbaatar (formation of collaborative projects (teams), preparation of proposals) Around June 16, 2024 Deadline for collaborative project proposals
Deadline for collaborative project proposals June 21, 2024 Notification of results of selection of 15 potential collaborative projects
Notification of results of selection of 15 collaborative project candidates August 5, 2024 Open innovation and co-creation event @ Tokyo (pitches by 15 collaborative project candidates, networking)
Open Innovation and Co-creation Event @ Tokyo (Pitches by 15 potential collaborative projects, networking) August 19, 2024 Japan Mongolia Business Forum @ Ulaanbaatar (Pitches by 15 potential collaborative projects, selection of 10 collaborative projects)
Japan-Mongolia Business Forum @ Ulaanbaatar (Pitches by 15 potential collaborative projects, selection of 10 collaborative projects) August 2024 onwards Implementation of activities by 10 collaborative projects (teams)
Implementation of activities by 10 collaborative projects (teams) Early November 2024 Interim report meeting
Interim report meeting Early February 2025 Final report meeting
- For inquiries regarding this matter, please contact
JICA Mongolia Office, Katayama (mg_oso_rep@jica.go.jp)
4.(Reference) Summary of MICS2023 results
The video and the final debriefing of MICS 2023 are shown below.
Ger Scenery
Steppes of Mongolia
MICS2023 Kickoff Event: Matching at the booth (August 17, 2023)
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