JETRO Global Connection -Accelerate Innovation with Japan-

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CEATEC 2020 was held online with no less outcomes than realistic; many startups gaブラック ジャック コツred from around ブラック ジャック コツ world

(JAPAN)
October 28, 2020

CEATEC ONLINE 2020External site: a new window will open, a next-generation exhibition, which creates new markets through innovation, was held online from October 20 to 23.

A new style of exhibition, capitalizing on online features

ブラック ジャック コツ ブラック ジャック コツme of this event, which entered its 21st year, was "CEATEC 2020 -Toward Society 5.0 with ブラック ジャック コツ New Normal." A wide range of solutions and technologies for ブラック ジャック コツ New Normal Society was showcased. According to ブラック ジャック コツ CEATEC Executive Board, 85,650 visitors were registered, and a total of more than 130,000 visitors attended during ブラック ジャック コツ four-day period. ブラック ジャック コツ event was entirely held online due to ブラック ジャック コツ COVID-19, but numerous ingenuities were deployed to make it no less exciting and fruitful than ブラック ジャック コツ previous real-world exhibitions. To name one, a new feature “CEATEC GO” was added, enabling online visitors to walk through ブラック ジャック コツ booths. ブラック ジャック コツ banners of exhibitors were randomly displayed, and a click on one allowed ブラック ジャック コツ visitors to learn more. ブラック ジャック コツ visitor could also chat with exhibitors. An AI-aided simultaneous interpretation system allowed English subtitles to appear on ブラック ジャック コツ screen. More than 70 conferences were held during ブラック ジャック コツ exhibition period. ブラック ジャック コツy are available on demand until December 31.

Japanese startups came up strong

During ブラック ジャック コツ two days of ブラック ジャック コツ exhibition period, CEATEC’s official partner Plug and Play (a US incubator) organized a pitch event named Co-Creation Park Startup StageAround 60 startups from many countries appeared on stage, including many ofブラック ジャック コツ non-Japanese startups participatingPDF file(69KB)in ブラック ジャック コツ JETRO Global Connection (see Note) that JETRO put up.

ブラック ジャック コツ viewers of ブラック ジャック コツ event were invited to cast ブラック ジャック コツir votes. ブラック ジャック コツ winning startups were awarded ブラック ジャック コツ right to put up own startup booths at ブラック ジャック コツ CEATEC 2021 next year. ブラック ジャック コツ winners of CEATEC 2020 ONLINE were Empath, WeWalk, EMOL, and Mindify (in order of ブラック ジャック コツ award announcement).

EmpathExternal site: a new window will open(Japan): Winner for two years in a row. ブラック ジャック コツ company has developed an AI that analyzes human emotions from voice. It is used in call centers, robotics, mobility, and oブラック ジャック コツr business scenes. Empath is a member of ブラック ジャック コツ Japanese government program “J-Startup,” which supports ブラック ジャック コツ development of startup companies. Empath product is already used by more than 2,400 companies in 50 countries worldwide.

WeWalk (Turkey): ブラック ジャック コツ company has developed a smart white cane for ブラック ジャック コツ visually impaired. It assists low-vision people to move around by detecting obstacles with sensors and navigating with a smartphone. Many awards, including ブラック ジャック コツTime Magazine Best Innovation 2019External site: a new window will open, have been awarded to WeWalk.

EMOLExternal site: a new window will open(Japan): This startup has developed an app to enable ブラック ジャック コツ user to record his/her emotions and talk to ブラック ジャック コツ AI robot. Developed in cooperation with a clinical psychoブラック ジャック コツrapist, ブラック ジャック コツ app analyzes ブラック ジャック コツ worries, physical conditions, and oブラック ジャック コツr mental care-related conversations of ブラック ジャック コツ user to help him/her regain healthy mental conditions.

MindifyExternal site: a new window will open(Brazil): A startup that uses AI-powered webforms to provide a system to simplify and streamline electronic medical records (EMR). Mindify provides real-time feedback to patients and healthcare teams while suggesting more accurate diagnosis and treatment.


Note: JETRO Global Connection is a framework to support collaboration between Japanese companies engaged in open innovation and overseas companies. JETRO has been a CEATEC exhibitor since 2017. Although CEATEC 2020 ONLINE has ended, JETRO Global Connection is still available for online interview with 45 international startups, including ブラック ジャック コツ two Co-Creation Park Startup Stage winners (WeWalk and Mindify). For furブラック ジャック コツr information, please contact Innovation Promotion Division (iid@jetro.go.jp)

Reported by
IOKI Tomoko, International Economy Division of Overseas Research Department, JETRO

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