Aichi Smart Sustainable City Co-Creation Challenge 2022 - with Singapore Innovation Ecosystem -

ORGANIZER

Aichi Prefecture

Home to the headquarters of Toyota Motor Corporation, Aichi Prefecture has led the world in "monozukuri" (manufacturing), mainly in the automobile, aerospace, and robotics industries. The prefecture has been ranked No. 1 in Japan in terms of the total value of shipped manufactured goods for 43 consecutive years.

ICMG

ICMG is an acceleration partner who creates innovation through collaboration with stakeholders to solve social issues and leveraging innovation ecosystem starting off from Asia, with the goal of "creating purposeful and impactful innovation to the world".

PARTNER

NUS Enterprise

NUS Enterprise, the entrepreneurial arm of the National University of Singapore (NUS), plays a pivotal role in advancing innovation and entrepreneurship at NUS and beyond. For more information, please visit https://enterprise.nus.edu.sg

CONCEPT

Aichi Prefecture will lead the way to a sustainable future for its citizens and the world.

Aichi Prefecture has been the number one prefecture in Japan for 43 consecutive years in terms of value of shipments of manufactured goods, etc., and continues to lead the world in "monozukuri" (manufacturing), especially in the automobile, aerospace, and robotics industries.

Aichi Prefecture is also known for its "love of knowledge".
It has explored, created, and disseminated new "knowledge" to the world, and has continued to produce leaders with new "knowledge" both historically and in the present day.

As technologies and startups that will disrupt conventional industries emerge from around the world, Aichi Prefecture will continue to challenge itself with passion for the future.

We will co-creating new "knowledge" with partners around the world on the two challenges for Aichi Prefecture to lead the Smart Sustainable City.

Aichi Prefecture will lead the way to a sustainable future for its citizens and the world.

CHALLENGE

UACJ Corporation

We will co-create new social value through the multiplication of technology that draws out the potential of materials (aluminum) and new technology.

Takamichi Watanabe

Yoshiyuki Oya

Tomohito Kurosaki

YAGAMI Co., Ltd.

Build a sustainable healthcare system in Aichi and realizing a new model of Well-Being that will support a human's health throughout his/her life.

Hiroyuki Kishi

Daisuke Yamashita

Naoki Nishigaki

Yuri Nakamura

Mao Tanaka

Ichlasul Amal

Thomas Aditya Hanafi

POSSIBILITY

Rich in natural resources such as the sea and mountains
Photo: Saku Island

Ranked No. 1 in Japan in terms of flower shipments

Festival-loving culture
photo: Handa's float festival

Ranked No. 1 in Japan in terms of the total value of shipped manufactured goods for 43 consecutive years
The headquarters of Toyota Motor Corporation is located here.

Central region of the Tokai region with a population of 15 million

Selected as a "Global Hub City for Startup Ecosystems” by the Cabinet Office

MERIT

Selected companies can carry out co-creative demonstrations with Aichi Prefecture, ICMG, and the Challenge Owners.

01merit

Aichi

Support demonstrations in terms of venue, data, media utilization, deregulation, etc.

02merit

ICMG

Lead the co-creative innovation process together based on knowledge of failures and successes in business co-creation and demonstrations

03merit

UACJ

Support for Proof of Concept using "knowledge, experience, and technology of aluminum and its processing," "customer network," and "manufacturing capital such as manufacturing plants and offices".

04merit