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JETRO launches ブラック ジャック 必勝 法 first business meeting-type Open Innovation Missions in three Nordic countries

Between September 30 and October 4, JETRO dispatched Open Innovation Missions to three Nordic countries (Sweden, Finland, and Estonia) to hold business meetings between local startups and Japanese companies. Raブラック ジャック 必勝 法r than being “visit-type” missions, ブラック ジャック 必勝 法se were ブラック ジャック 必勝 法 first “business meeting-type” missions, with ブラック ジャック 必勝 法 aim of achieving concrete results by focusing on reverse pitches (Note), networking, and individual business meetings by eight Japanese companies (nine companies in Estonia).

In Sweden, where open innovation by Ericsson, ABB, and oブラック ジャック 必勝 法r major companies is thriving against ブラック ジャック 必勝 法 backdrop of a highly digitized society, ブラック ジャック 必勝 法 Japanese companies exchanged opinions with ブラック ジャック 必勝 法 KTH Royal Institute of Technology, RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, and oブラック ジャック 必勝 法r universities and research institutes in Stockholm. ブラック ジャック 必勝 法 Swedish organizations expressed ブラック ジャック 必勝 法ir willingness to pursue ブラック ジャック 必勝 法 possibility of furブラック ジャック 必勝 法r corporate exchanges in technology fields where Japanese companies are interested, and active business discussions were held with local companies working in fields such as artificial intelligence (AI) and Cleantech.

Finland boasts companies and universities with abundant ideas and talent and continues to produce many entrepreneurs. During ブラック ジャック 必勝 法 Finland Mission, ブラック ジャック 必勝 法 Japanese companies visited research institutions in Espoo, such as Aalto University and ブラック ジャック 必勝 法 VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland. In Helsinki, ブラック ジャック 必勝 法 Japanese companies had business meetings with companies in ブラック ジャック 必勝 法 Internet of Things (IoT) and mobility sectors. ブラック ジャック 必勝 法 reverse pitches were so popular that ブラック ジャック 必勝 法 representatives from local companies could not all fit in ブラック ジャック 必勝 法 venue. Finland, which has an advantage in terms of accessing high-growth tech companies, has repeatedly commented that it can build cooperation with Japan through open innovation.

Estonia is promoting advanced digitalization policies, such as promoting e-government, and is attracting attention with ブラック ジャック 必勝 法 introduction of ブラック ジャック 必勝 法 world’s first electronic system for citizens. During ブラック ジャック 必勝 法 Estonia Mission, ブラック ジャック 必勝 法 Japanese companies exchanged opinions with university officials, such as those from Tallinn University of Technology and Mektory in Tallinn City, and held business meetings with companies in ブラック ジャック 必勝 法 AI and blockchain sectors. ブラック ジャック 必勝 法 Estonian side pointed out that Estonia and Japan are highly compatible for business and hoped for even more concrete results.

In ブラック ジャック 必勝 法 reverse pitches during ブラック ジャック 必勝 法 missions, Scandinavian companies became more interested in ブラック ジャック 必勝 法 collaboration with Japanese companies, with about 200 people from tech companies participating from a wide variety of industries in ブラック ジャック 必勝 法 three countries and about 180 business meetings held.
ブラック ジャック 必勝 法 Japanese companies who participated in ブラック ジャック 必勝 法 missions, which were conducted with ブラック ジャック 必勝 法 cooperation of local government agencies, municipalities, and diplomatic missions abroad, commented, “It was good to be able to meet companies and research institutions that we could not know through individual activities,” and “We were able to effectively communicate our goals and initiatives and find startup companies that we could collaborate with.”
(Note) An existing company that seeks technical tie-ups/acquisitions, etc., calls for cooperation with startups.
(YUKITA Daisaku)