The goal of this activity is to support the Government of Vietnam (GVN) in its effort to enhance Vietnam's innovation ecosystems and innovators' market opportunities in line with the National Strategy on the Fourth Industrial Revolution Towards the Year 2030 (NS/IR) . However, this activity will not contribute to developing science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) skills among the workforce. Rather, this activity will promote the commercialization of innovations targeting market opportunities pursued by innovators, entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs. This will be achieved by linking Innovation Ecosystem Actors (IEAs) (e.g., national, regional and higher education institution (HEI) innovation centers (ICs), Vietnamese owned/operated enterprises, chambers of commerce, business associations, HEIs, think tanks) to improve the innovation ecosystem business enabling environment. Concurrently, this activity will work with and through key IEAs (KIEAs) (e.g., national, regional and HEI ICs, accelerators, incubators, Vietnamese and FDI owned/operated enterprises, HEIs, nonbank financial institutions (i.e., venture capital and private equity firms) (NBFI), and banks) to develop the business acumen and startup skills of innovators, entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs.
01/04/2024 01:04 AM EST - Changed Anticipated Solicitation Release Date to 07/20/2024 from 01/15/2024Changed Anticipated Award Date to 04/15/2025 from 08/01/2024 Added Co-creation TBD Added Principal Geographic Code 937- Default Geographical Code