About the meeting of Deputy Minister of Economic and Communication of the Republic of Estonia and Deputy Mayor

Viljar Lubi, Deputy Minister of Economic and Communication, Republic of Estonia, came to the beach to exchange opinions on economic exchange between Estonia and the city, and met with Deputy Mayor Arakida.

1 Date and time
　　 Tuesday, June 11, 2019 10: 00-11: 15 The second reception room on the second floor of the city hall

2 Purpose
　 Exchange of opinions on cooperation in the Innovation City of Yokohama and I.TOP Yokohama
　 [Example]
　　 （１） I. TOP Yokohama, LIP. Creation of projects through Yokohama
　　 （２） Sharing activities and knowledge in fostering venture companies and entrepreneurs
　　 （３） Mutual exchange of companies

3 Main exchange of opinions
　　The city, which declared the “Innovation City Yokohama” in January this year, and advanced benchers such as Skype were established.
　We exchanged opinions with Estonia, an advanced IT developed country that produced them, on initiatives such as startups.
　Specifically, Estonia companies are participating in I.TOP Yokohama, and with companies participating in the Future House Project.
　We will promote cooperation discussions, mutual exchange of innovation bases and events between Motoichi and Estonia in the future.

4 Republic of Estonia (5 people)
　　 （１） Viljar Lubi, Deputy Minister of Economic and Communication
　　 （２） Väino Reinart (Vino Rei Naruto) Ambassador of the Republic of Estonia to Japan
　　 （３） Argo Kangro Counsellor, Embassy of the Republic of Estonia in Japan
　　 （４） Makoto Suhara, Special Advisor to the Embassy of the Republic of Estonia in Japan and the Government Development Foundation of Estonia ※Director of Japan
　 　（５） Villu Reimann (Villu Layman) Japan, Investment Bureau, Estonia Headquarters, Estonia Government Development Foundation
　　　　　　※The Estonia Government Development Foundation is equivalent to Japan's JETRO and aims to promote international trade and foreign mutual investment.