Smart119 has been selected for "SmartCityX" organized by Scrum Ventures.
This program is a global open innovation program in which large companies representing various industries and startups from around the world collaborate to co-create high-value services and applications not only from the perspective of industry and technology, but also from the perspective of consumers, viewing social transformations such as digitization and the Corona disaster as opportunities for positive future change.
Since the program's launch in August last year, 351 startups from 39 countries and regions around the world have applied for the three-month application period, and 95 startups from 20 countries have been selected as participants to participate in the SmartCityX business development program.
Smart City in the Age of the New Normal" Global Open Innovation Program "SmartCityX" Selects 95 Startups from 20 Countries
https://scrum.vc/ja/2021/02/01/press-release-2021-02-02/
＜About Smart119 Inc.＞
Smart119 Inc. is a "Chiba University School of Medicine originated start-up company founded by an active emergency physician". It was established by Professor Taka-aki Nakada of the Department of Emergency and Intensive Care Medicine, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine.
To change the current 119 (emergency calls in Japan), "Smart119", a system which uses voice recognition and AI has been developed and operated.
In addition to the introduction of the emergency information sharing system, which is a research and development project of the Japan Agency for Medical Development (AMED), at the Chiba City Fire Department, we are also developing and operating ACES, a system for requesting the assembly of emergency doctors, and Smart DR, a system for initial hospital response in times of disaster. Smart119 aims to "create a secure future medical care".
【About SmartCityX】
▼Project overview：
SmartCityX is a global open innovation program in which industry-leading partners from major corporations work together with cutting-edge startups from around the world to co-create the "city of the future".
▼Organizer: Scrum Ventures
▼Partners:
Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance Co.,Ltd., Idemitsu Kosan Co.,Ltd, Woven Planet Holdings, Inc., SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO.,LTD., NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE WEST CORPORATION, Nihon Unisys, Ltd., Hakuhodo Incorporated, East Japan Railway Company
▼Supporters:
Ajinomoto Co., Inc. JCB Co., Ltd., SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION, DeNa Co., Ltd., Lion Corporation
▼Partner Municipalities:
Mie Prefecture, Shibuya City, Fukui Prefecture, Kashima City / Kashima Antlers F.C. Co., Ltd., The Osaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry
▼Resource Partners:
Amazon Web Services Japan K.K., CIC Japan G.K., Japan External Trade Organization(JETRO)
▼Powered by: Scrum Ventures
▼Program length: August 2020 to May 2021.
▼Schedule (tentative) :
○Startup application: August 26, 2020 - November 30, 2020
Startup selection: December 2020 - January 2021
○Mentoring and business development: February 2021 - May 2021
○Demo Day: June 2021
▼SmartCityX places an emphasis on six core verticals:
1) Consumer Product & Service
2) Mobility
3) Smart Building
4) Energy, Resource & Sustainability
5) Connectivity & Infrastructure
6) Social Innovation