Entry Form<\/a>\u3000Deadline: Friday, April 10<\/span><\/p>\n 0. \u201cKnowledge Manufacturing Award<\/a>\"What is...\"<\/strong><\/p>\n This program recognizes projects that have generated new knowledge and taken the first step toward new challenges, using the \u201cNational Knowledge-Based Manufacturing Conference\u201d as a starting point. Selection is based on collaboration proposals submitted to the secretariat following the National Knowledge-Based Manufacturing Conference and recommendations from Lifeness communicators. The final decision is made in consultation with co-sponsor Mizuho Bank, and the winners are honored with the \u201cNational Knowledge-Based Manufacturing Grand Prize\u201d at the following year\u2019s National Knowledge-Based Manufacturing Conference.<\/p>\n 1. What Is the \u201cNational Knowledge-Based Manufacturing Awards Challenge\u201d?<\/strong><\/p>\n The National Knowledge Manufacturing Conference brings together a diverse range of players, including small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and venture companies, who are striving to solve social issues and create new industries. The new encounters and constructive discussions that emerge at these conferences generate new ideas for collaboration.<\/p>\n On the other hand, it is not uncommon for ideas born out of events to stall before they can be fleshed out and implemented. The \u201cNational Knowledge-Based Manufacturing Awards Challenge\u201d supports the entire process\u2014from initial encounters to discussion, ideation, and the next steps\u2014and, with the National Knowledge-Based Manufacturing Conference as its starting point, helps participants take that \u201cfirst actionable step.\u201d Partner companies participating in this initiative will propose themes they wish to tackle collaboratively and actively solicit ideas for collaboration.<\/p>\n 2. background of the project<\/strong><\/p>\n The National Knowledge Manufacturing Conference has been working to create opportunities to combine the knowledge and expertise of small, medium, and venture businesses across the country to create new knowledge and develop it into concrete partnerships and commercialization.<\/p>\n In the \u201cNational Knowledge-Based Manufacturing Awards Challenge,\u201d in addition to our experience in conference management, we have also drawn on our pastValue Creation Challenge\" project undertaken on behalf of the Kanto Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry<\/a>Drawing on the insights gained regarding the promotion of collaboration, we will establish a framework to move the ideas generated at the conference toward implementation.<\/p>\n 3. desired results<\/strong><\/p>\n Formation of teams from different industries and fields (e.g., small and midsize companies x venture companies)<\/p>\n Concrete development of core technologies for new applications and new markets<\/p>\n Planning for joint verification (PoC) and joint development<\/p>\n Formulate consensus on next actions (structure, roles, schedule, etc.) for commercialization<\/p>\n
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