Tokyo Metropolitan Government Signs Startup Support Memorandum of Understanding with Startup Island TAIWAN and National Innovation Agency, Thailand: Tokyo’s first international MoU with government-affiliated innovation promotion organizations

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government （TMG） is proud to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding （MoU）, one with Startup Island TAIWAN and another with the National Innovation Agency （NIA）, Thailand, both of which have participated in SusHi Tech Tokyo 2024. These agreements aim to promote startup ecosystems and initiatives such as mutual collaborative support.
Based on TMG’s “Global Innovation with STARTUPS” strategy, Tokyo is taking a global view to promote metropolitan-based startups. This is to collaborate and connect through direct exchanges between overseas key players, working together with foreign startup ecosystems.

Startup Island TAIWAN

Date of execution:

Thursday, May 16, 2024

Matters for Mutual Cooperation:

• Strengthen startup ecosystem collaboration
• Facilitate startup promotion

Future developments based on the MoU:

• Host a “Startup Summit” between Japan and Taiwan to be held at Tokyo Innovation Base （September 2024）

National Innovation Agency, Thailand

Date of execution:

Friday, May 17, 2024

Matters for Mutual Cooperation:

• Mutual information sharing on policies and initiatives which contribute to the development of startup ecosystems
• Collaboration for the promotion of mutual startup advancement

Future developments based on the MoU:

• TMG staff members to attend Techsauce Global Summit 2024 in Bangkok, Thailand （August 2024）

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About Startup Island TAIWAN

Startup Island TAIWAN was jointly founded by the National Development Council （NDC） and the startup community as the national brand of Taiwan. The organization promotes Taiwan’s entrepreneur ecosystem as well as activities such as overseas market entry support.

About National Innovation Agency, Thailand

A public organization under the Kingdom of Thailand’s Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation. The agency strategically promotes innovation and the development of an effective national innovation ecosystem to support Thailand’s innovation industries.

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