[OEC x AUBA] "OEC Open Innovation", "Issues in the business field" and "Issues in product development" are now being recruited under the three themes!

-Challenge to social innovation utilizing cutting-edge digital technology. From January 17, 2022. ～ https://eiicon.net/about/oec-oi2022/

eiicon company The open innovation platform AUBA (Auba, hereinafter "AUBA") operated by eiicon company (Location: Minami Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Representative: Ayuko Nakamura) is OEC Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Oita City, Oita Prefecture, President and Representative Director) : Ken Kato (hereinafter referred to as "OEC") and "OEC Open Innovation" (hereinafter referred to as "this program") to challenge social innovation utilizing the latest digital technology, and today January 2022 From 17th (Monday), we are announcing that we will start accepting applications for "issues in the business field" and "issues in product development" within this program. AUBA, together with OEC, will strongly support the overall operation of this program, from planning, design and operation to PR strategies.

OEC x AUBA "OEC Open Innovation"

■ About OEC x AUBA "OEC Open Innovation" OEC has been a company centered on digital technology as a comprehensive information processing service company with high technological capabilities, with the motto of "technology, trust and sincerity" since its establishment in 1966. We have solved issues / social issues. IT has the power to abundantly transform all fields and aspects of society, but even nowadays when the word "DX" has come to be used on a daily basis, IT technology has still fully penetrated into society. Not that. OEC has provided a wide range of digital technologies to public institutions and local governments for many years, but in the future, we hope to further expand the technological capabilities we have cultivated so far to the business sites of private companies and contribute to the promotion of DX in society. thinking about. From April 2021, a new medium-term management plan "Co-Creation inspire" was formulated. Since then, we have been focusing on solving problems at each business site together from our technical capabilities and jointly developing products based on the voices of actual business sites. Through the "OEC Open Innovation" held this time to challenge social innovation, we are actively looking for partners to solve DX issues in the business field together with OEC. We believe that co-creation ideas are to be considered together. First of all, please send us various issues. ■ "OEC Open Innovation" Program Features -This program is looking for "problems". -"OEC Open Innovation" is not a "solution / co-creation idea solicitation" but a "problem solicitation" type program that starts by extracting issues / issues in developing products in the business field. ■ "OEC Open Innovation" recruitment themes We have set three recruitment themes to solve DX issues in the business field together. Theme 1: Updating business sites using image recognition technology / AI analysis technology At present, there are still many tasks that are judged and implemented by human eyes and senses at all business sites. OEC possesses image processing technology that can handle various scenes such as image analysis / mosaic processing and color tone change such as face recognition, object detection, and emotion analysis. We aim to realize. ・ Companies that feel a sense of challenge that the work that people make decisions each time, such as visual confirmation and inspection, remains persistent Example) Nursing care / medical care / parking lots, etc. ・ Data such as images and videos are accumulated. Companies that have been, but have not been utilized well Example) Primary industry / manufacturing industry, etc. ・ Companies that want to deepen their knowledge of AI technology through joint development ・ Companies that want to work together for planning Theme 2: Visualization and improvement of all object operation data using IoT gateway "GREIF" There is a need to grasp the space even in a space where human activities are physically difficult. "GREIF" is a next-generation IoT gateway that can implement GPS information acquisition, power generation, communication, sensors, etc. all-in-one. By utilizing this, we aim to contribute to data conversion and problem solving in business sites where humans intervene. ・ Industry that needs to detect disaster prevention / flooding / flooding / water level with a sensor and recognize the state ・ Safety management of construction site / productivity improvement of production line / detection / control of movement of people / things Required industries ・ Agriculture / Fisheries / Bird and beast countermeasures / Industries that require daily response to changes in nature ・ Real-time management of collection tracks in garbage collection vehicles ・ Notification ・ Stations in sensors Understanding the amount of garbage collected for each, managing snow removal vehicles in heavy snowfall areas and understanding the site situation, optimizing the breeding environment for livestock in the primary industry, and supporting measures against damage to birds and beasts Theme 3: Utilizing the push-type WEB system In WEB systems with many users of real-time information transmission , there are many cases where the specifications are such that the UX of the part where real-time productivity is required is lowered due to the trade-off between the automatic reload interval and the server load. We aim to realize real-time information update and UX quality that could not be realized in the past by using a mechanism that effectively utilizes resources such as cloud and serverless and a PUSH type architecture. -Industries that handle financial products where it is important to grasp information in real time such as exchanges and stocks-Industries that handle services that require real-time information updates such as transportation methods, accommodation facilities, comparison sites, etc.-On other browsers Industry that handles information and services that require real-time performance -Development of a real-time motion tracking system for vehicle management IoT-Real-time WEB that reproduces the realism of the Seri venue Development of auction system ・ Development of WEB chat system for support center ■ Schedule of this program January 17, 2022 Entry acceptance start <1st term> March 2, 2022 1st term Application deadline Mid-March Document screening Until March 31 Notification of selection results, notification of meetings for co-creation After April Brush-up of co-creation ideas / PoC plan formulation PoC implementation March 31, 2022 2nd application deadline Mid-April Implementation of document screening Until April 30 Notification of selection results and notification of meetings for co-creation From May onwards Brush-up of co-creation ideas / PoC plan formulation PoC implementation * Phases 1 and 2 There is no difference in the theme content or subsequent progress, only the selection period is different. Please enter in the term that is convenient for you. * We also accept requests for discussions before application. Please check the entry page for details. ■ Eligibility to apply for this program ・ Must be registered as a corporation. The size of the company does not matter. -You have one of the product / technology / demonstration field. ■ OEC × AUBA "OEC Open Innovation" entry page https://eiicon.net/about/oec-oi2022/ ■ Overview of OEC https://www.oec.co.jp/ Company name: OEC Co., Ltd. Headquarters ( Headquarters) Location: 17-57, Higashikasuga-cho, Oita-shi, Oita Capital: 100 million yen President: Ken Kato Number of employees: 502 (as of September 30, 2021) ■ eiicon company Overview eiicon company , We are providing support to all companies that take on the challenge of "open innovation *" to accelerate their efforts. 1) "AUBA": https://auba.eiicon.net/ A business matching platform where you can search for open innovation partners under the theme of "valuable encounters create the future." 22,000 registered companies. We will realize new connections for companies by registering company information such as issues and resources necessary for business growth and disseminating it to each other. 2) "TOMORUBA": https://tomoruba.eiicon.net/ "Media that activates business" for business people who create businesses. We distribute various information such as financing, funding, joint research, and know-how information for creating businesses from startups, SMEs, large companies to local governments and universities in all industries nationwide. 3) "SHABERUBA": A member-only community provided by "AUBA". The virtual coworking space enables offline activities such as conversations and business negotiations between members, participation in various events, and implementation of community support. 4) "event": Really create a place to meet with business partner companies. 5) "Sourcing Support": Professional consultants support open innovation challenges. Based on the above five axes, we provide services that take root in Japan as a new business creation method, "open innovation." Name: eiicon company https://corp.eiicon.net/ Substitute: Ayuko Nakamura Location: 1-15-5 Minami Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0062 Business description: Open innovation platform "AUBA" Operation, event planning / support service, sourcing service, etc. Phone number: 03-6370-8360 (representative) Email address: info@eiicon.net ■ Operating company company name: Parsol Innovation Co., Ltd. Headquarters location: 〒107-0062 Tokyo 1-15-5 Minami Aoyama, Minato-ku Capital: 55 million yen Representative: Toshihito Nagai, President and CEO Business description: New business creation / open innovation promotion, business planning / management of group companies and related business * Open innovation: 2003 An innovation methodology advocated by Henry W. Chesbrow in the year (US), "Creating innovative new value by combining internal and external media and technology." It is a method of insisting that we should not only rely on internal resources but also actively incorporate external collaboration.