Event Summary
Conference Title: Mongolia open Innovation and Co-creation for SDGs: MICS-2023
Date: Friday, December 8, 10:30-12:00 (Japan time)
Organized by JICA
Co-sponsored by the Ministry of Education and Science, the Ministry of Economy and Development, and the Ministry of Digital Development and Communications
Support: KDDI Corporation, SOS Medica Mongolia (medical institution), Trade Development Bank of Mongolia
Venue: Crystal Hall (3F), Blue Sky Hotel, Mongolia
Online Simultaneous Distribution (Japanese): https://www.youtube.com/live/z-bZW4nIXmM?si=BhALeheKrC4RobwV
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On December 8, 2023, the interim presentation of “Mongolia Open Innovation and Co-Creation for SDGs (MICS) 2023” will be held in Ulaanbaatar. MICS is a program that supports the collaborative efforts of a wide range of stakeholders from 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 and solve social issues in Mongolia.
The kick-off event on August 17 was attended by 500 participants from 390 organizations (500 people), including start-ups, corporations, financial institutions, educational and research institutions, and NGOs from both Japan and the United States. For about 5 hours, participants discussed co-creation of innovative solutions and collaboration, and 91 collaborative project proposals were submitted.
Ten collaborative projects were selected at the end of the event, and JICA is supporting them from September 2023 to February 2024 through mentoring and partial subsidies for travel expenses from Japan to Mongolia. In addition, JICA and the sponsoring companies have provided partial support for the implementation of 5 of the 10 collaborative projects.
Overview of the 10 selected collaborative projects
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