JICA Mongolia Office Director Tanaka delivers opening remarks
Event
Event Summary
Event Name: Mongolia Open Innovation and Co-Creation for SDGs (MICS) 2024 Kick-off Event
Date: Tuesday, June 11, 2024, 10-6pm (Japan time), 9-17pm (Mongolian time)
Organized by JICA
Co-organized by Ulaanbaatar Department of Science, Industry and Innovation
Supported by: Ministry of Education and Science, Ministry of Economy and Development, Ministry of Digital Development and Communications, Mongolia
Video (Japanese): https://youtube.com/live/DhLqk-8VHb8?feature=share
On June 11, a kick-off event for “Mongolia Open Innovation and Co-Creation for SDGs (MICS) 2024” (MICS) was held in Ulaanbaatar. MICS is a program that supports a wide range of stakeholders in industry, government, and academia in Japan and Mongolia to bring together technologies, ideas, and funds to co-create innovative solutions and work together to achieve the SDGs, starting in 2023.
This year’s event in Mongolia received pre-registration from 200 organizations from both Japan and Mongolia, including start-ups, companies, educational and research institutions, and NGOs, and was attended by 200 visitors as well as many people online. On the day of the event, 42 organizations and individuals exhibited booths at the venue, and 64 organizations and individuals, including booth exhibitors, presented their own initiatives and proposals for solving social issues at the venue and online. Afterwards, booth exhibitors, online participants, and visitors discussed co-creation of innovative solutions and collaboration for five days, and 42 collaborative project proposals were submitted by June 16 (Sunday).
The 15 collaborative project teams selected through document screening in terms of co-creation, innovation, sustainability, social impact, and potential growth will pitch their projects at the “Japan-Mongolia Open Innovation and Co-Creation Event MICS2024 in Tokyo” to be held in Japan on August 5 (Monday) (Venue: International Conference Hall, JICA Headquarters (Ichigaya)): The 15 selected collaborative project teams will make a pitch at the “Japan-Mongolia Open Innovation and Co-Creation Event MICS2024 in Tokyo” (Venue: International Conference Hall, JICA Headquarters (Ichigaya)) on August 5 (Mon.), where they will engage in matching and networking with Japanese participants. In addition, the Mongolia-Japan Business Forum (tentative title) will be held in Ulaanbaatar on Monday, August 19, where 10 collaborative projects will be selected for continued support of activities.
Selected teams will receive support from September 2024 to February 2025, including mentoring and partial subsidies for travel expenses from Japan to Mongolia. In addition, JICA and sponsor companies will provide partial support for implementation costs for collaborative projects with excellent initiatives. Through these activities, we will promote co-creation and collaboration to solve social issues and achieve the SDGs in Mongolia and Japan.
For inquiries regarding this matter, please contact
Japan alumni association of foreign students returning to Japan (JUGAMO) mics.jica.2024@gmail.com
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Presentation
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Overview of the 15 selected collaborative projects
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