Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) is a permanent intergovernmental international organisation, comprising 9 Member States, namely the Republic of India, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the People’s Republic of China, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, the Russian Federation, the Republic of Tajikistan, and the Republic of Uzbekistan. The SCO focusses on strengthening mutual trust and neighbourliness among the Member States, promoting their effective cooperation in politics, trade, economy, research, technology, and culture, as well as in education, energy, transport, tourism, environmental protection, and other areas; making joint efforts to maintain and ensure peace, security, and stability in the region; and moving towards the establishment of a democratic, fair, and rational new international political and economic order.
india has taken several initiatives to build to empower the local startup ecosystems in the sco member states, provide value to startups through mentoring and enabling access to investor and corporate engagement activities ,and solve social problems through innovative solutions and exchange knowledge on how institutional interventions can be introduced to support the startup ecosystem. a detailed report can be accessed here:
All Member States agreed to create a Special Working Group for Startups and Innovation (SWG) at the Summit of SCO Heads of State in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on 16th September 2022. Given the importance of innovation and entrepreneurship in driving and diversifying an economy, India proposed this initiative in 2020 to create a new pillar of cooperation between the SCO Member States. The SWG was created with the vision of fostering collaboration among SCO Member States, to not only benefit the startup ecosystem but also accelerate regional economic development. After multiple rounds of meetings chaired by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Government of India, the Member States decided to approve and adopt the Regulations of the SWG to be permanently chaired by India in SCO.
自2020年以來，DPIIT為上合組織成員國的創業生態系統組織了多項活動，包括舉辦三屆上合組織創業論壇. 透過領導此類活動，印度抓住機會擴大創新足跡，將整個生態系統緊密聯繫在一起，並激勵其他上合組織成員國採取類似計劃.
上合組織新創企業論壇是上合組織各成員國新創企業生態系統利害關係人交流合作的平台. 創業活動旨在增強上合組織成員國本土創業群體的權能. 上合組織新創企業論壇旨在促進上合組織成員國新創企業之間的多邊合作與參與. 此次合作將增強上合組織成員國的本地創業生態系統.
The following are the objectives of the engagement:
DPIIT organised the SCO Startup Forum 3.0 on 11th April 2023 in New Delhi, India. The forum saw physical participation from the SCO Member States. Shri Som Parkash, Hon’ble Minister of State for Commerce and Industry, delivered the keynote address, highlighting the role of the Startup Ecosystem in the development of a nation and past initiatives such as Startup Forum 2020, Startup Forum 2021, and SCO Mentorship Series for SCO Member States. Smt. Manmeet Kaur Nanda, Joint Secretary, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, addressed the delegation about India’s Startup Journey and various initiatives undertaken by DPIIT to help startups scale up. The delegates later attended a workshop on ‘Role of Bilateral and Multilateral Engagement in Developing Startup Ecosystem’ followed by an incubator visit at IIT Delhi.
After the success of the first-ever SCO Startup Forum launched in 2020, DPIIT hosted the second edition of the SCO Startup Forum on the 27th–28th of October 2021. The SCO Startup Forum 2021 builds on the foundation laid last year for multilateral cooperation and engagement for startups among the SCO Member States. Hon’ble Minister of State, Commerce, and Industry, Shri Som Parkash, SCO Secretary-General, His Excellency Vladimir Norov, and Secretary, DPIIT, Shri Anurag Jain, were among the dignitaries present during the launch of the SCO Startup Forum 2021.
The two-day Forum was held virtually through a customised platform representing Indian culture in augmented reality. The Forum saw participation from 5,800+ startup ecosystem stakeholders from over 28+ countries and 169 Startups from 5 SCO Member States showcased their innovations on the SCO Startup Showcase. Discussions on topics pertinent to the development of the startup ecosystem, such as Multilateral Incubator Programs and Procuring Social Innovation were undertaken to explore synergies among the countries. These power-packed discussions saw a representation of 16 subject-matter-experts from all eight SCO Member States including a virtual incubation tour of an Indian incubator. Further, a Knowledge Sharing Workshop was organised to build capacity among the SCO founders. The workshop covered topics such as turning an idea into a billion-dollar business, growing, and scaling your startup, and helping startups go global, which were delivered by leading Indian startup founders such as Pocket Aces, BankBazaar, Bellatrix Aerospace, and leaders from marquee organisations such as IVCA, Microsoft for Startups, and CISCO Launchpad.
SCO Startup Forum 2021 launched the SCO Startup Hub, a single point of contact for the SCO startup ecosystem that provides insights into the startup ecosystems of the 8 Member States. The microsite serves as an active engagement platform and a thorough digital handbook leading to the entrepreneurial world of the SCO Member States. Link: https://www.startupindia.gov.in/content/sih/en/sco.html
2021
OCT
| 持續時間（IST） | agenda |
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1200 - 1205 hrs |
Welcome Note smt. shruti singh, joint secretary, department for promotion of industry and internal trade |
| 1205–1210 hrs | Industry Perspective mr. sunil kant munjal, chairman, confederation of indian industry national startup council |
| 1210–1215 hrs | Introduction to Indian Startup Ecosystem Mr. Deepak Bagla, Managing Director and CEO, Invest India |
| 1215–1220 hrs | Address by SCO Secretariat h.e. vladimir norov, secretary-general, sco secretariat |
| 1220 - 1225 hrs | set in motion sco startup forum 2.0 Shri Anurag Jain, Secretary, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade |
| 1225 - 1235 hrs | inaugural address and launch of the sco startup forum 2.0 Shri. Som Parkash, Minister of State, Commerce, and Industry, Government of India, shall commence the SCO Startup Forum 2.0. Launch of Key Agenda Items The following activities shall be launched by the Hon'ble Minister post the Keynote:
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| 1235 - 1405 hrs | Multilateral Incubator Program A roundtable to discuss the Incubation ecosystem followed by a virtual tour shall be organised |
| 持續時間（IST） | agenda |
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| 1200 - 1205 hrs | Opening Remarks: Day 2 SCO Startup Forum 2.0 smt. shruti singh, joint secretary, department for promotion of industry and internal trade |
| 1205 – 1505 hrs | knowledge sharing workshop A workshop to build capacity among the SCO Startup founders shall be organised |
| 1505 – 1635 hrs | Procuring Social Innovations A roundtable to discuss public procurement in the context of startups shall be organised |
| 1635 – 1640 hrs | 新創印度團隊 The Startup India Team shall deliver the Vote of Thanks |
為了促進跨國孵化和加速，使新創公司能夠探索國際市場並獲得有針對性的指導，必須考慮多邊孵化器計劃. 在 2021 年論壇上，我們組織了一場以多邊孵化器計畫為重點的會議，旨在分享建立孵化中心的細節，以幫助新創公司擴大其想法. 本次會議重點討論政府機構如何透過財政和非財政激勵措施支持孵化器. 此外，印度孵化器還將進行30分鐘的虛擬參觀，重點介紹建立孵化器的組成要素以及上合組織成員國相關利益相關者孵化中心的不同要素。.
透過知識共享研討會來提升創業家的能力，從而增加新創企業的擴展機會至關重要. 舉辦知識交流研討會，提升上合組織新創企業創辦人的能力. 印度新創企業生態系統的知名專業人士分享他們的新創知識. 研討會也強調了新創企業生態系統的細微差別. 研討會的主題包括如何創造強大的商業模式、如何確定目標受眾、如何製作融資演講稿、如何接觸投資者、如何管理創業團隊等。.
為了創建開放的採購管道，實現從新創公司採購創新解決方案的匹配，討論採購社會創新的途徑是重點領域之一. 2021 年論壇將舉辦一場專門討論採購社會創新的圓桌會議. 圓桌會議旨在探討公共採購流程中為新創公司提供進入政府市場的規定. 討論強調了在上合組織成員國面臨的社會問題背景下，新創企業在社會創新方面的作用.
為展示上合組織成員國各領域創新新創企業，我們特別策劃了一個虛擬平台. 這個虛擬競技場充當了一個發現平台，匯集了上合組織成員國各領域的創新新創企業. 新創企業展示平台讓創業者展現其創新的各種特徵，例如商業理念、創辦人詳情、產品圖片、聯絡方式等. 此次展示旨在促進新創公司與企業和目標消費者以及政府機構之間的聯繫. 探索
To promote entrepreneurship and innovation by building lucrative channels of sharing of Best Practices are imperative. Forum 2021 launched the Knowledge Bank developed to showcase different elements of each SCO Member States such as details of their startup ecosystems, incubators, investors, policies, etc. The Knowledge Bank aims not only to serve as a guide to the startup stakeholders in the ecosystem but also to capsulate information that shall enable aspiring entrepreneurs to successfully pursue their journey.
to encourage global corporations and investors to work closely with startups and provide local entrepreneurs with much-needed support and market access, structured models of engagement with corporations and investors are critical. forum 2021 launches the open innovation challenge in partnership with foundations, corporations, and investors to recognise and reward sector-agnostic startups. this open innovation challenge enables the identification of solutions that can be implemented in the sco member states. these corporates, foundations, and investors will provide incentives such as cash grants, pilot projects, incubators, mentorship, co-development opportunity among others to the winning startups from all sco member states. open innovation challenge
SCO Mentorship Series
A 3-month long virtual mentorship series ‘Starting-Up’ was organised for the nominated startups, to build capacity among the SCO Startup founders, from July to September 2023. This series provided guidance and mentorship to aspiring entrepreneurs. The Virtual mentorship workshops comprised of 1-hour long sessions every week over 3 months i.e. a total of 12 sessions. The workshops highlighted important fundamental concepts and building blocks of successful startups. Startups were individually handheld, and their queries were addressed by experts over the 3 months. A total of 100+ hours of mentorship was provided to the startups.
Below mentioned is the structure of the mentorship series:
Startup India Portal 是一個獨一無二的線上平台，面向印度創業生態系統的所有利害關係人。.
