23.03.2024
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Startup Forum
For Prelims:About Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Startup Forum,objectives, initiatives for SCO Member states |
Why in the news?
The fourth edition of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Startup Forum was organized recently in New Delhi.
About Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Startup Forum:
The following are the objectives of the engagement:
○Sharing of best practices to promote entrepreneurship and innovation to build knowledge-exchange systems.
○Bringing Corporates and Investors across to work closely with startups and provide local entrepreneurs with much-needed support and market access.
○Increasing scaling opportunities for startups by providing solutions in the field of social innovation and provide the Governments with a plethora of innovative solutions
○Facilitating cross-border incubation and acceleration programs that will enable the startups to explore international markets and get focused mentorship.
○SCO Startup Forum 1.0: The SCO Startup Forum in 2020 laid the foundation for multilateral cooperation and engagement for startups among the SCO Member States.
○SCO Startup Forum 2.0: The two-day Forum was held virtually in 2021. SCO Startup Hub, a single point of contact for the SCO startup ecosystem, was launched in this forum.
○SCO Startup Forum 3.0: DPIIT organized the first ever physical SCO Startup Forum in 2023 for the SCO Member States.
○1st Meeting of the SWG: The first Meeting of the SCO Special Working Group on Startups and Innovation (SWG), permanently chaired by India, was organized on the theme ‘Growing from Roots’ in 2023.
Source: PIB