The 1st ASEAN-India Start-up pageant (AISF) was inaugurated by Dr. Srivari Chandrashekhar, Secretary, Department of Science and Technology on twenty seventh Gregorian calendar month 2022 in Bogor, Indonesia. The inaugural event was felicitated by man. Satvinder Singh, Deputy administrator for Association of Southeast Asian Nations Economic Community, and Ambassador, Mr. Jayant Khobragde, Indian Mission to Association of Southeast Asian Nations (IMA).
Deputy administrator for Association of Southeast Asian Nations Economic Community, Satvinder Singh highlighted that Association of Southeast Asian Nations contains a vivacious and promising start-up scheme. In 2021, twenty five new unicorns in Association of Southeast Asian Nations were enclosed with their combined valuation at USD fifty five.4 billion. the first ASEAN-India Start-up pageant can additional strengthen the ASEAN-India cooperation to accelerate the start-up economy.
The National COSTI chair of land and therefore the Chairman National analysis and Innovation Agency, were additionally gift at the inaugural ceremony.The pageant is an element of the general ASEAN-India Science, Technology, and Innovation Corporation program between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Committee on Science Technology, and Innovation (COSTI) and therefore the Department of Science and Technology (GoI).
