Pop & Tech City “CiP” Results Report

There are many projects on the move in Pop & Tech Special Zone CiP’s. The foundations have been completed. There was progress seen in cooperative measures with government, overseas, etc.

1)    Government budget project

Three projects achieved through the acquisition of government budgets have been realized. The country has also come to recognize the significance of CIP, which began as a purely private initiative. We now have a mechanism for collaboration between industry, government, and academia on a project basis.

1. Artist Commons

A copyright information collection project realized with a budget from the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) (music division).

2. Digital Signage

With a budget from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, “a regional demonstration of IoT hospitality in a real environment.”

3. World Otaku Institute

A survey on global content consumers through a budget from METI.

2) Overseas Collaboration

Collaborations with overseas governments and research institutes have made progress.

1. South Korean government

We signed an MOU with the South Korean government’s contents promotion institute with entrepreneurial support, etc., as its content.

2. Research institutes, such as that in Malaysia

We are moving forward on an MOU with the “Imagineering Research Institute” along with Novisad University in Zrenjanin, Serbia, which is playing a central role in the “Iskandar” development plan created by the Malaysian government.

3. Stanford University

CiP held a party in Takeshiba for a delegation including Director Shin of the Stanford University Asia Pacific Research Center.

3) Event construction

Construction of new types of events has progressed.

1. LIVE MUSIC HACKATHON

Billboard Japan and CiP Council cooperated to implement an ideathon and hackathon with the theme of “expanding the live experience.” During the final announcement, we announced the technology that the 10 participating teams created. 

2. Superman Sports Games

As a project of the government’s Tokyo Olympic Headquarters, we conducted the “Superman Sports Games” at Tokyo Tower.

3. KMD Forum

At a forum held at Keio University, an IT policy research group, business contest, and kids workshop was held.