[finished] Held workshops on the theme of new lab “Improvement of safety, security, comfort, and attractiveness of railway stations”

In 2019, Yokohama City launched the IoT Open Innovation Partners (I.TOP Yokohama), a place for exchange and cooperation, project promotion, and human resource development to create businesses utilizing IoT and other technologies. In collaboration with various companies and institutions in Japan and overseas, I. TOP Yokohama is working to develop high value-added products and services, create new businesses, and solve social issues utilizing new technologies through open innovation.

The city of Yokohama is facing social issues such as a declining birthrate and aging population, a decline in the working-age population, and aging urban infrastructure, mainly in suburban areas. On the other hand, various international events are held, and it is also a city that has opportunities for the future leap, such as transmitting the attractiveness of the city and revitalizing the economy. Under these circumstances, I.TOP Yokohama established the I.TOP Yokohama Lab, which sets demonstration fields and themes in advance and solicits corporate proposals in order to solve problems and possibilities that Yokohama has through IoT and to develop and satisfy needs through IoT. We are supporting the creation and businessization of businesses and others, and working to solve social issues.

“I.TOP Yokohama” has set themes such as “comfortable housing” and “revitalization of commercial facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic” to date, and selected companies are conducting demonstration experiments with rental housing managed by Yokohama City Housing Supply Corporation and in the southern Yokohama market.
Under such circumstances, we are preparing to set up a new laboratory on the theme of "improving the safety, security, comfort, and attractiveness of railway stations." Prior to the recruitment of demonstration experiments, the company's staff will explain the real issues facing Sagami Railway Co., Ltd., a railway operator in the city, and aim to deepen the understanding of companies considering proposals. We will hold a workshop.
Specific issues include mobility support within station facilities according to their physical characteristics (elderly people, disabled people, children, etc.), prompt and accurate information transmission methods in the event of an abnormality (e.g. in the event of an accident), improving the efficiency of staff involved in facility management, and creating new value for stations.
We look forward to the participation of companies involved in the development of new IoT products and services related to "improvement of safety, security, comfort, and attractiveness of railway stations".

Tuesday, February 28, 2023 from 13:00 to 14:00 (end time may change)

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Companies that are interested in "I.TOP Yokohama Lab" (improvement of safety, security, comfort, and attractiveness of railway stations) and intend to propose demonstration experiments
※ The gap between the concept for a demonstration experiment of a company working on the commercialization of new IoT products and services, and the sense of issues that Sagami Railway Co., Ltd., a railway operator in the city, actually has It is an event held for the purpose of filling in questions and answers in the workshop, so please attend as real as much as possible.

Please apply from Yokohama-shi electronic application by 17:00 on Friday, February 24

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(I. TOP Yokohama Project Creation Business Outsourcing: Mitsubishi UFJ Research & Consulting Co., Ltd.)