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"Singapore-Japan Fast Track Pitch Event 2024" to be Held in Singapore
Accelerating open innovation and co-creation by companies and startups from Japan and Singapore
April 17, 2024
METI and the Japan External Organization (JETRO), together with Singapore government agencies, will host the 2nd Singapore-Japan Fast Track Pitch Event as part of "ASEAN-JAPAN Co-Creation Fast Track Initiative" launched last year to promote open innovation and co-creation in the region. Towards the pitch event, the application just opened today. To share details of the challenges, the launch event will be held on 26th of April in Singapore. Collaborating with the Organization for Small & Medium Enterprises and Regional Innovation, Japan (SME Support, Japan), a wide range of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) will also be invited to submit proposals.
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO), with ASEAN’s government agencies, set up a scheme called "ASEAN-JAPAN Co-Creation Fast Track Initiative" last year in commemoration of 50th anniversary of ASEAN-Japan Friendship Cooperation. The aim of the Initiative was to promote collaboration between Japan and ASEAN for open innovations and co-creations.
As part of the Initiative, the Fast-Track Pitch event, in which leading companies from Japan and ASEAN sought for solutions for their challenges from all over the world, was launched last year. The inaugural Fast-Track Pitch events took place in four cities, in Singapore, Bangkok, Jakarta, and Hanoi, gathering more than 1,400 participants from a wide range of organizations including startups, large corporations, investors, and supporting organizations. The events led to various collaborative works.
The outcome of the last year’s events was highly evaluated as a tangible collaboration of between two countries at the Japan-Singapore Public-Private Economic Dialogue today, and both sides reaffirmed to strengthen the collaboration efforts to generate innovation.
1. "Singapore-Japan Fast Track Pitch 2024"
Following the conclusion of the Dialogue, METI is pleased to announce that "Japan-Singapore Fast Track Pitch" will be held to kick off series of Fast Track events this year. Details of the challenge have been announced on JETRO's special website below. Collaborating with the SME Support Japan, SMEs are also invited to submit proposals this year.
The deadline for proposals is the Sunday, June 16 (23:59 Singapore time).
Singapore - Japan Fast Track Pitch Event 2024Link
Cooperation: ASEAN Secretariat, etc.
A launch event will be held in Singapore on April 26 for each Challenge Owner to describe the challenges more in detail. There will also be a networking session with Challenge Owners, startups, investors, and Singapore government officials participating.
A final pitch event where finalists will pitch, will take place in Singapore in late July. The details will be announced on the JETRO Special website above as soon as finalized.
Launch Event
Time: 18:30-20:30
Venue: One & Co, 20 Anson Road, #11-01 Twenty Anson, Singapore 079912
Format: In Person only
Language: English
Registration: URLLink
Final Pitch Event
Time: Afternoon
Venue: in Singapore (to be confirmed)
Format: In-person and online
Language: English
Registration: To be announced on JETRO special website
2. Challenge Owner Companies and Challenges
In this round of Japan-Singapore Fast Track Pitch, 6 companies that are enthusiastically engaged in open innovation in Singapore, have set challenges they wish to solve through collaboration with other companies. Proposals for these challenges from companies in Japan, ASEAN, and around the world are welcome.3. (For Reference) Results from the past Fast-Track Pitch Events
For the past events held in Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, and Vietnam in 2023, please refer to the links below.- METI held the "Singapore-Japan Fast Track Pitch Event" in Singapore to accelerate global open innovation of Japanese companies/startups
- METI Held the "Zest Thailand ―Thailand-Japan Fast Track Pitch Event 2023―" in Bangkok to Accelerate Global Open Innovation of Japanese Companies/Startups
- METI held the "Indonesia-Japan Fast Track Pitch Event 2023" in Jakarta to accelerate global open innovation of Japanese companies/startups
- METI held the "Inno Vietnam-Japan Fast Track Pitch Event 2023" in Hanoi to accelerate global open innovation of Japanese companies/startups
4. Schedule for Events in 2024
Schedule for this year’s events in other countries will be announced on METI and JETRO website.Division in Charge
Asia and Pacific Division, Trade Policy Bureau