[Kitakyushu Industry and Science Promotion Organization] Kitakyushu City Regional DX Co-Creation Activities Kick-off Event “DX Co-Creation Seminar – Future Co-Creation Starting from the Community -” held on October 24th (Thursday) Image
URL: Kitakyushu Industrial Science Promotion Organization Press release: September 26, 2024 Kitakyushu City Regional DX Co-Creation Activities Kick-off Event “DX Co-Creation Seminar ~Co-creation of the future starting from the local area~” held on October 24th (Thursday) Determined organizations to receive regional DX co-creation activity grants. “DX LAB KTQ” to the next stage
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significance of DX through co-creation?” Speaker/Moderator
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/149401/5/149401-5-55f50d096169fee7547e12048d7b2962-1491×1767.jpg Representative Director, Manufacturing DX Association, General Incorporated Association Representative Director of Esmat Co., Ltd. Mr. Hidetoshi Hayashi
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https://www.ksrp.or.jp/robo-dx/form/index.php?form=53 Click here for the event flyer (PDF)
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/149401/5/149401-5-bbe96919c1fcdcc7151c13ada9e3667d-1909×2700.jpg Background and purpose of the regional DX co-creation project “DX LAB KTQ” Digitalization/DX promotion status in the Kitakyushu region In FAIS, ” Kitakyushu City Robot/DX Promotion Center ” and “ Kitakyushu City DX Promotion Platform We have been promoting DX in the region through the operation of ” and the implementation of DX promotion subsidies. On the other hand, the Kitakyushu City Small and Medium Enterprise Promotion Division carried out FY2020 Kitakyushu City Small and Medium Enterprise Situation Survey Of the 8,964 companies that responded, only 24.8% were working on digitalization/DX, including those who were “already working on it” and “planning to work on it in the future,” and those who answered were “not thinking about it yet.” This amounted to 63.9%.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/149401/5/149401-5-4162b3bbedd54549b603a6fd03ac567b-937×678.png Kitakyushu City Small and Medium Enterprise Promotion Division “FY2020 Kitakyushu City Small and Medium Enterprise Situation Survey” ( https://www.city.kitakyushu.lg.jp/san-kei/10700359.html ) the Small and Medium Enterprise Agency ;word-break:break-all;” target=”_blank” rel=”nofollow ugc noopener”> 2023 Small Business White Paper According to , many of the reasons for engaging in
digitalization are extrinsic motivations such as “recommendations from support organizations,” “requests for digitization from business partners,” and “recommendations from surrounding
managers.” Compared to the intrinsic motivation of “desire for digitalization from within the company,” most companies do not take the initiative to tackle digitalization on their own, and the reality is that they proceed with digitalization with support and support from those around them. It emerges.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/149401/5/149401-5-57192ee34503ca199b141d5a79330740-2467×1229.png Created based on the 2023 White Paper on Small Enterprises ( https://www.chusho.meti.go.jp/pamflet/hakusyo/2023/shokibo/b2_2_2.html ) Since the Kitakyushu City Telework Support Center (currently renamed Kitakyushu City Digital Consultation Desk) opened in July 2020, FAIS has supported the digitalization and DX of over 300 local small and medium-sized enterprises. Almost half of the cases were referrals from other people, which shows that in Kitakyushu City, as in the whole country, support and support from those around you is important when working on digitalization.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/149401/5/149401-5-d088b595003a8f20d6b50c32a1ab19a3-954×910.png In addition, the companies we have consulted with so far have told us, “We don’t have digital talent in-house, so we can’t work on it,” “Digital talent is isolated within the company,” “We can’t overcome the industry’s business practices on our own,” and “We’re an IT company.” We have received comments such as “I don’t know, I don’t know how to interact with them,” about the limits and hurdles that individual companies must overcome. In response to these voices, FAIS has launched the regional DX co-creation project “DX LAB KTQ” in 2026. Purpose of “DX LAB KTQ” At DX LAB KTQ, we provide a place for the purpose of discovering actors involved in co-creation activities and building relationships, public relations for co-creation activity groups, support for organizing issues, and providing solutions to companies (such as IT companies). We will match you with startups, etc.) and coordinate the joint construction and verification of solutions. Through this project, we will expand the circle of encouragement and support from those around us, build an environment that makes it easier for companies in the region to engage in digitalization and DX, and promote DX in the entire Kitakyushu region.
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/149401/5/149401-5-573c443ee99845b5a81c427e691eb5e9-640×480.png We received more applications than capacity for each session, and the participants listened intently to explanations of the initiatives being taken and what was going on at the sites they visited, as well as a lively question-and-answer session. I found the internal system circumstances of my peers very interesting and helpful. I thought it would be good for the company as a whole to accumulate success experiences and make them aware that they can do it too. When I saw companies working on DX at the forefront, I realized the importance of thinking about what our problems are and how we can improve
efficiency, rather than tackling difficult tasks. Holding a workshop to sort out issues for digitalization/DX Next, we held a workshop to identify and organize our company’s issues and experience co-creation with other companies, where participants shared their issues with each other. This workshop will help those who are working on digitalization and DX within their company, or those who are planning to start working on it, to find a clear path to the next step by specifically identifying and organizing their company’s issues. The purpose is At the event, Kubell Co., Ltd. (changed its name from Chatwork Co., Ltd. on July 1, 2024) took the stage and talked about the problem-solving methods and ways of thinking that they have arrived at because they have faced DX for many small and medium-sized enterprises. . At the exchange meeting, we not only looked back on the workshop, but also had a lively exchange of opinions, which gave us a sense of the future expansion of the community.
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/149401/5/149401-5-e6f2df69a17695ba44c0e6fedb54c93b-1179×774.jpg Establishment of regional DX co-creation activity subsidy Based on our efforts to date, in August 2020, we established a regional DX co-creation activity grant to support organizations working on co-creation activities related to digitalization and DX, and solicited activity themes. Regional DX co-creation activity grants support activities such as sharing know-how in non-competitive areas and co-creating solutions to common issues with other businesses in the same or different industries through digitalization/DX.
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URL: https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/149401/5/149401-5-0cabc196468362d27bd725c51537fbee-1210×1172.jpg Waseda University IPS Kitakyushu Consortium Waseda University Workshop for building a strong organization and promoting DX through
public-private collaboration Future initiatives After the kick-off on October 24th, an event was held in December to share the
implementation status of co-creation activities and match with supporters, and in March 2020, a summary of this year’s activities and a Reiwa 7 We are planning a policy presentation for the fiscal year. In addition to supporting the regional DX co-creation activity group that will be on stage on October 24th, we will continue to expand the community in the Kitakyushu region and create a place where people working on digitalization and DX can support each other. We will continue to promote the construction. Through this, we will not only provide support to individual companies such as DX promotion subsidies and digital consultation desks, but also promote DX in the entire region, in other words, support regional DX.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/149401/5/149401-5-61b666756bbe78340546488154385d95-1024×724.png Kitakyushu Industry and Science Promotion Organization For inquiries regarding this matter or requests for interviews, please contact us below. Kitakyushu Industrial Science Promotion Organization Robot/DX Promotion Center Person in charge: Matsumoto, Itokawa Mail:
iipc@ksrp.or.jp TEL: 093-695-3077