The Yokohama Future Organization (Chairman: Izuru Umehara, President of Yokohama National University) was launched last year as an organizational platform for a wide range of entities, including companies, academia, and the public sector, to work together to create a sustainable and prosperous future city. .Cross-regional initiatives to create new challenges and businesses are beginning to take off, through collaborations between various actors in different areas such as business domains and academic fields, and opportunities for learning and demonstration experiments in Yokohama.
As an attempt to further accelerate the "crossover" of different fields centered on the city of innovation, Yokohama, we have established the "Yokohama Open Innovation・ Project - Accelerating the formation of the Yokohama innovation ecosystem in collaboration with the university's cutting-edge lab -" will start in May 2. Along with that, we are looking for participating companies.
Labs (research centers) that collaborate in the Yokohama Open Innovation Project:
Outline and aim of the project:
1. Both universities are leading large-scale research and development with bold ideas that are not an extension of the past, and have been selected by the Cabinet Office-led science and technology innovation policy “Moonshot Research and Development Program” (* 1). Positioning the state-of-the-art laboratory as the center of the industry-academia-government collaboration network, we will promote the creation of practical “connections” through exchanges between industry and innovation human resources who will open up the future together.
2. We will create an environment that facilitates industry-academia-government collaboration by linking the strengths, knowledge, and networks of each company and organization, with research issues and technologies originating from academia as a common starting point, and taking on the challenge of solving difficult social issues. leading to the creation of new businesses and startups that
*XNUMX Moonshot R&D Program | Program Introduction | Millenia Program | List of Goal Study Teams (https://www.jst.go.jp/moonshot/program/millennia/team.html）
Project activity schedule (tentative):
・Activity period: Early May to mid-August 2022
・Activity/Schedule:
* Please register as participating members who can continue to participate throughout the above project period.In addition, senior management representatives are requested to participate in the first kick-off and final wrap-up.For details, please see <Participation requirements> below.
Expected effects and participation requirements for project participants:
A feature of this project is the formation of an industry-university-government network that crosses over different fields centering on the research themes being tackled by each university.In addition to cultivating R&D and business core human resources who will lead the next generation, we envision it as an opportunity to practice diversity and inclusion through co-creation with various actors based in Yokohama and to verify new product and service ideas. I'm here.
<Effects expected from project participation teams (examples)>
・Participation in forming Yokohama innovation ecosystem and community
・Training of key innovators who will lead change with independence and dynamism
・Networking with university organizations and YOXO member companies and organizations (horizontal collaboration)
・Acquisition of the latest information and business knowledge that leads to the discovery of new business opportunities, etc.
<Participant requirements>
• "It is not possible to register only as a Practical Member or Senior Member.(Please be sure to register at least one "practical member" and "senior member" each)
• There is no limit on the number of people (we assume about 1-2 people per organization)
• We welcome diverse talent entries from the perspective of diversity and inclusion.
• It is not possible to register only "practical members" and "senior members" (please be sure to register at least one "practical member" and "senior member").
• There is no limit on the number of people (we assume about 1-2 people per organization)
• We welcome diverse talent entries from the perspective of diversity and inclusion.
Regarding utilization of project activity results:
The social scientific knowledge and analysis data obtained through this project may be used for academic purposes as research materials by the project team representative below.In addition, when making external presentations such as academic conferences and papers, we will obtain permission from participating companies and organizations in advance.
This project team representative (co-leader):
Michiko Ashizawa, Associate Professor, Faculty of International Commerce, Yokohama City University
https://researchmap.jp/michikoashizawa
Assumed his current position in 2013 after working as a certified public accountant (KPMG Tokyo) and leader of corporate revitalization/transformation projects (Industrial Revitalization Corporation of Japan, etc.).He specializes in strategy theory and entrepreneurship (startup ecosystem).He specializes in practical education and industry-academia-government projects.Especially in innovation activities in Yokohama, he is involved in the planning and implementation of multiple projects by applying his research knowledge.
・Outside directors of 3 listed companies
・Concurrently serves as a member of many committees of the national government and the city of Yokohama
・Planning and implementation of industry-academia-government collaboration projects (co-founder of NPO Aozora Factory, founder leader of "30 people who connect Yokohama", co-representative of the "GTIE" program, a university-launched venture creation project by 13 major universities in the Tokyo area, etc.).
・ Keio Business School, Executive MBA part-time lecturer
Seiji Manabe Dean and Professor, Faculty of Business Administration, Yokohama National University
https://er-web.ynu.ac.jp/html/MANABE_Seiji/ja.html
Specializes in technology management theory and innovation management theory.After working at the Research Institute for Economics and Business Administration, Kobe University, she joined Yokohama National University in 2004. From April 2021, he is Dean of the Faculty of Business Administration, Yokohama National University.Institute for Advanced Science and Technology Co-Creation Innovation Dynamics Research Unit Director, Typhoon Science and Technology Research Center Social Implementation Promotion Lab Director, Regional Collaboration Promotion Organization Next Urban Lab Yokohama Industry-Academia-Government Co-Creation Promotion Unit Director (all Yokohama National University) .He is involved in many industry-university collaboration activities, mainly in joint research.He is the representative of Yokohama Future Organization and Founding Founder. In November 4, he established FineMetrics Co., Ltd., which handles DX development and services for intellectual property and legal business.Co-authored "Open Strategy: Innovation Beyond Boundaries" (2021, Yuhikaku).
URL for viewing the online briefing recording:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Vj8waxCT2c
Registration:
https://forms.gle/UVM9W8cSuyyxP4GC9
Contact:
Seiji Manabe manabe-seiji-vx@ynu.ac.jp
Michiko Ashizawa ashizawa@yokohama-cu.ac.jp
Hidetoshi Ohno ohno-hidetoshi-kw@ynu.ac.jp