IoT Acceleration Lab Action Plan

www.iotlab.jp

December, 2015

Information and Communication Electronics Division Commerce and Information Policy Bureau

Provisional Version

Establishment of the IoT Acceleration Consortium and the IoT Acceleration Lab

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Specific ＷＧs

Establish WSs based on topics （At the moment, security and privacy-related）

Advanced Model Businesses Promotion ＷＧ

（IoT Acceleration Lab） Development, demonstration and standardization of IoT-related technologies such as networks

Technology Development ＷＧ

（Smart IoT Acceleration Forum） Support Creation of advanced model businesses, Improvement of business environment through regulatory reform, etc.

General Conference

Steering Committee（15members）

Chairperson Vice Chairperson

Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry Related Ministries and Agencies

National Institute of Information and Communications Technology （NICT）, JIPDEC etc.

In response to the era of IoT／Big Data／AI, a private sector lead organization ”The IoT Acceleration Consortium” will be established in order to promote IoT utilization in industry, government and academia beyond the framework of individual companies and industries.

Implement technology development, utilization and recommendations for the resolution of policy issues

IoT Acceleration Consortium

Cooperation Cooperation

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Overview of IoT Acceleration Lab

Steering Committee (15 members)

IoT Acceleration Consortium

Tech. Dev. WG （Smart IoT Acceleration

Forum）

NextGen IoT Acceleration Lab

（Advanced Project Acceleration WG）

Specific WGs

Development, demonstration and standardization of IoT-related tech, including networks

Creation of advanced projects, improvement of biz environment through regulatory reform

Establish WSs based on topics （At the moment, security and privacy-related）

Manufacturing（※）

Public Infra. Construction Mobility Medical

Health

Smart House

Energy

Tourism

Agriculture Logistics Administration

Industrial Safety

Educational Services

Financial （※※）

＜Topics（Draft）＞

※Work closely with Robot Revolution initiative ※※Work closely with Study Group on FinTech

Available Support Promote corporate cooperation and intensive

financial and regulatory support

Financial Support Public-private joint financial support by depending on the nature of the project Advanced short-term projects towards commercialization Medium-term demonstration projects aimed at public implementation etc.

Support through Regulatory Reform Deregulation and creation of new rules necessary for public implementation of projects

Support for Corporate Cooperation Corporate cooperation beyond the boundaries of industries, size, and nationalities Provide a place (matching, etc.) to promote project generation

NextGen IoT Acceleration Lab will – Scout, select and provide ongoing support for individual IoT Project based on the 3 Principles

(Draft) from financial and regulatory standpoints – improve business environment through regulatory reform and system formation for large-scale

public implementation

Support Committee

• Select projects preferentially in accordance with the following elements

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List of Members of the IoT Supporting Committee <Chairman> Kazuhiko Toyama Representative Director and CEO, Industrial Growth Platform, Inc. <Member> Fujiyo Ishiguro President and CEO, Netyear Group Corp., Netyear Group Corporation Hiroaki Nakanishi Chairman & CEO, Hitachi, Ltd. Dr. Jun Murai Dean/Professor, Faculty of Environment and Information Studies, Keio University Junichi Tsujii Director, Artificial Intelligence Research Center Dr. Kerstin Geiger Senior Vice President, Industry Value Engineering, SAP Asia Pacific Japan Makoto Takahashi Senior Managing Executive Officer, Representative Director, KDDI CORPORATION Marco Annunziata Marco Annunziata, General Electric Masaaki Tanaka Senior Advisor, The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. Paul Daugherty Chief Technology Officer, Accenture Peter Fitzgerald Japan Managing Director, Google Inc. Shinichi Koide Executive Vice President, salesforce.com, Inc.

Chairman and CEO, salesforce.com Co., Ltd. Soichi Kariyazono Chairman, Japan Venture Capital Association Tadao Nagasaki Representative Director and President, Amazon Data Services Japan K.K. Taizo Son President & CEO, Mistletoe, Inc. Takayuki Hashimoto Vice Chairman, IBM Japan, Ltd. Takeshi Natsuno Guest Professor, Graduate School of Media and Governance, Keio University Taro Shimada Senior Executive Operating Officer & Division lead,

Digital Factory / Process Ind. & Drives Division, Siemens K.K. Tatsuya Harada Professor, School of Information Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo Tony Blevins Vice President, Apple Inc. Tsuyoshi Abe Director & Senior Executive Officer, Vice president, General Manager of Technology &

Manufacturing Group Japan, Intel K.K. Dr. Udo Wolz President and Representative Director, Bosch Corporation Wayoh (Kazuhiro) Suzuki Managing Director, Cisco Consulting Services, Strategic Business Development and IoE

Innovation Center Tokyo, Cisco Systems G.K. Yasufumi Kanemaru Chief Executive Officer, Future Architect, Inc. Yasuyuki Higuchi Chairperson, Microsoft Japan Co., Ltd.

October 23, 2015

General Conference for the Establishment of the IoT Acceleration Consortium

• Adoption of bylaws • Establishment of WG (project general manager) • Creating an official list of members

Schedule

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The General Conference 600 companies and 760 people

participated.

October 30, 2015

The 1st Supporting Committee for the IoT Acceleration Lab

• Adoption of bylaws, etc. • Action plans (the 3 Principles, etc.) • Matching and support schemes

The Support Committee Approximately 600 people participated (observing)

You can sign up for the IoT Acceleration Consortium and IoT Acceleration Lab through the following website.

http://www.iotac.jp/member/ (in Japanese) Division in charge: Information and Communication Electronics Division,

Commerce and Information Policy Bureau, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry

Contact phone number: 03-3501-6944

Plans for Future Activities The 1st Theme-Based Event for Project Organization and Company Collaboration IoT Lab Connection

IoT Acceleration Lab: Overview of Future Activities

Solution Matching • Matching companies with seeds and those with needs by theme

Big Data Analysts Contest • Virtual contest to compete for accuracy of data predictability

Events

IoT Lab Connection (the 1st event for project organization and company

collaboration by theme)

Mentor support • Continuous, one-on-one advice about establishing businesses from private mentors, those from the IPA, etc.

Regulatory reform support • Deregulation support for each project (System of Special

Arrangements for Corporate Field Tests, System to Remove Gray Zone Areas, etc.)

• Regulatory reform support by field

IoT Lab Selection (an advanced project selection meeting: support for a public-private

financing pool and regulatory reform)

[The 1st session]

December 15, 2015 Start

accepting applications

• January 28,

2016 Hold the

event

*Afterward Plan to

conduct such events every three or four

months

[The 1st session] Middle of December

2015 Start

accepting applications

• February

2016 Hold the

event

*Afterward Plan to

conduct such events every three or four

months

Scheme Talk • Discuss matching and supporting schemes,

roles of the Lab, etc.

Financial support (short term) • Supplying risk capital for commercialization through private and public support from entities such as the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) and the Information-technology Promotion Agency, Japan (IPA)

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In order to organize advanced IoT projects and discover and develop IoT platform creators, the following activities will be conducted from late January to early February 2016 as the first round of support. (1) The 1st IoT Lab Connection (the 1st event for project organization and company collaboration by theme) (2) The 1st IoT Lab Selection (an advanced project selection meeting: support for public-private funding and regulatory

reform) The 2nd meeting of the Support Committee will be held in the middle of February 2016, and future operational policies

will be discussed based on the above support. It will also be connected to the second round of support.

Financial Support Corporate Cooperation Support Regulatory Reform Support

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(1) The 1st Solution Matching (corporate cooperation between and project organization by member companies of the Lab)

Date: Thursday, January 28, 2016 Venue: TBD (somewhere in the Tokyo area) Themes: (1) Tourism, (2) Manufacturing (smart factories) Co-hosts: IoT Acceleration Lab and METI Support entity (tentatively): Japan Tourism Agency Eligibility for participation: IoT Acceleration Lab member entities such as companies,

associations, and municipalities with projects (ideas) or seeds or needs such as proprietary services, products, or technologies related to demonstration projects

Application procedure: Fill in the required items on the application form (https://contact.jipdec.or.jp/m?f=335) and send it to the secretariat of the Japan Institute for Promotion of Digital Economy and Community (JIPDEC)

Application deadline: Noon on Thursday, January 7, 2016 Participation fee: Free

In the future, matching between member companies of the Lab will be conducted, aiming to create projects connecting to the demonstration projects or feasibility studies conducted by the government and to promote the public implementation of such projects .

Matching of member entities such as companies, associations, and municipalities which have seeds or

needs such as business models and technologies and/or services related to the demonstration projects will be conducted, with (1) tourism and (2) manufacturing (smart factories) as the themes of the 1st Solution Matching.

As the annual number of foreigners visiting Japan is expected to reach 20 million by 2020, it is important to promote tourism spending and take it as an opportunity to increase the Japanese economy and vitalize regions by increasing the number of inbound tourists. METI plans to implement demonstration projects to develop the environment to promote consumption by improving the satisfaction of foreign tourists for their entire stay from entry through departure using IoT in FY 2016 (requesting funds from the FY 2016 budget for the project). The specific plan is to establish a platform that links information on foreigners visiting Japan, including their movements, transportation used, meals, accommodations, and payments, to their ID information. The first theme-based event for Project Organization and Company Collaboration aims to promote the creation and public implementation of new businesses which utilize the platform.

Solution Matching Theme (1) Tourism

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Solve problems for foreign tourists and improve overall satisfaction

Entry

Departure

Hotel Registration

Airport

Public institution Shopping

Sightseeing spots

Payment

ID linkage Information

linkage

● Attribute information ● Payment information ● Passports

● Provision of necessary information in tourists’ mother tongues

● Report information on the safety of tourists to embassies in the case of a disaster

● Provision of information, such as the best places to eat, based on information on the religion and allergies of each tourist

● Issuance of common coupons ● Delivery of purchased goods using the hotel

addresses of tourists, realizing sightseeing without the need to carry baggage

●Provision of information on tourists’ favorite sightseeing spots, inferred from information on their interests and tastes

●Multilingual tour guides

Platform for promoting activities of consumers

As significant changes in the added value obtained from the manufacturing industries emerge through policy platforms such as Industry 4.0 in Germany and the Industrial Internet in the U.S., it is also important for Japan’s manufacturing industries not only to improve their productivity and reduce costs at manufacturing sites in Japan but also to establish new systems to increase the added value of products and services. METI plans to develop the necessary environment and tools for this and conduct demonstration projects to examine their effectiveness in FY 2016 (requesting funds from the FY 2016 budget for the projects). The specific plan is to establish information systems linking machines, processes, factories, and companies. This event aims to encourage business operators to participate in this efforts to create and publicly implement these systems.

An example of a demonstration project

Solution Matching Theme (2) Manufacturing (smart factories)

Monitoring facilities and rearrangement and operation of processes (lines) through a browser

CAM

CAD MES-A MES-B

External inputs Platform

(Reference model)

External input B

Selection and set-up of production lines and orders through a browser

Simulation and operation of production lines through a browser

Non-manufacturers (ex. consumers, and manufacturing ventures)

System integrators Production management departments of companies

Transmission of functional information on facilities and monitoring and maintenance of facilities through a browser

Manufacturers of tooling machines and robots

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Solution Matching Schedule

Step 2 Create the list of outlines of entities such as companies and company groups applying for matching

Step 1 Accept application forms (multiple applications allowed)

From December 15 to noon on January 7:

From December 18 to 6:00 p.m. on January 8:

Step 4 Using information provided by the secretariat, select companies to make appointments for the day of the event

From January 12 to January 15:

Step 5 The secretariat is to send event invitations to successful matching candidates

January 22:

Step 3 Register entities which other participants hope to be matched with (multiple registrations allowed)

January 28:

Step 6 Conduct individual matching on the day of the matching event

From January 4 to 6 p.m. on January 8:

(2) The 1st Big Data Analysis Contest

Application period for the contest: From Tuesday, December 15, 2015 to Friday, January 15, 2016

Date of announcement of award recipients: Evening of Thursday, January 28, 2016

Venue: Same as for Solution Matching event Theme: Tourism Co-hosts: IoT Acceleration Lab and METI Planning and operation: OPT Holding, Inc. Supporting entities (tentatively):

Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology in Japan (MEXT), Japan Tourism Agency (JTA), Artificial Intelligence Research Center of the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Research Organization of Information and Systems

Participation fee: Free

A competition for algorithm development will be held online focusing on Big Data provided by various entities such as companies and data analysis using such data. Superior algorithm developers will be evaluated based on predictability and modeling ideas and will be given awards at this event.

The Contest aims to uncover and develop superior data scientists by having them conduct analysis on actual issues and data from the industrial sector, on which people rarely have the opportunity to perform analysis ordinarily.

1. Outline 2. An image of data analysis with the theme of tourism 14 cities

Data on number of people who stay at accommodations

(Tourism Forecast Platform) Forecast

Inbound tourism data (Nightley Inc.)

Word-of-mouth data (Hottolink. Inc.)

Weather data (NTT DOCOMO, INC. & Japan Meteorological Agency)

Currency exchange data

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Scheme Big Data Analysis Contest

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Criteria for evaluation and awards> Evaluation based on the following ((1) and (2)) (1) General category: Evaluate predictability (only

quantitative evaluation) • Predictability Total number of tourists in more than ten cities

(2) Combined category: Evaluate predictability and

modeling ideas • Region Number of tourists at specified sightseeing spots

• Transportation Number of tourists in cities where the Hokuriku Shinkansen service has started

• Inbound tourists Number of overseas tourists in more than ten cities defined in the predictability category

<Procedure> (1) The secretariat selects and presents Big Data

provided by various entities such as companies and data analysis using such data.

(2) Individuals and entities who want to participate in the

contest shall sign up using the designated format, develop algorithms, and submit them through the Internet. *Participants may submit or update their algorithms through the Internet up to five times a day during the application period. *The accuracy of the submitted numbers (rankings) will be publicized on the platform in real time.

(3) Superior algorithm developers from the perspective

of predictability and modeling ideas will receive awards at this event. *The winning algorithms will become property of the data providers (with the agreement of the developers).

Plans for Future Activities 1st Advanced IoT Project Selection Meeting, IoT Selection (support for public-private funding and regulatory reform, etc.)

IoT Acceleration Lab: Overview of Future Activities

Solution Matching • Matching companies with seeds and those with needs by theme

Big Data Analysts Contest • Virtual contest to compete for accuracy of data predictability

Events

IoT Lab Connection (the 1st event for project organization and company

collaboration by theme)

Mentor support • Continuous, one-on-one advice about establishing businesses from private mentors, those from the IPA, etc.

Regulatory reform support • Deregulation support for each project (System of Special

Arrangements for Corporate Field Tests, System to Remove Gray Zone Areas, etc.)

• Regulatory reform support by field

IoT Lab Selection (an advanced project selection meeting: support for a public-private

financing pool and regulatory reform)

[The 1st session]

December 15, 2015 Start

accepting applications

• January 28,

2016 Hold the

event

*Afterward Plan to

conduct such events every three or four

months

[The 1st session] Middle of December

2015 Start

accepting applications

• February

2016 Hold the

event

*Afterward Plan to

conduct such events every three or four

months

Scheme Talk • Discuss matching and supporting schemes,

roles of the Lab, etc.

Financial support (short term) • Supplying risk capital for commercialization through private and public support from entities such as the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) and the Information-technology Promotion Agency, Japan (IPA)

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In order to organize advanced IoT projects and discover and develop IoT platform creators, the following activities will be conducted from late January to early February 2016 as the first round of support. (1) The 1st IoT Lab Connection (the 1st event for project organization and company collaboration by theme) (2) The 1st IoT Lab Selection (an advanced project selection meeting: support for public-private funding and regulatory

reform) The 2nd meeting of the Support Committee will be held in the middle of February 2016, and future operational policies

will be discussed based on the above support. It will also be connected to the second round of support.

Financial Support Corporate Cooperation Support Regulatory Reform Support

IoT Lab Selection (support for public-private funding, regulatory reform, etc.) It is also necessary for Japan to create new IoT business models, uncover and develop IoT platform creators, and use them as

a driving force for new growth, in response to the fact that industries and society are changing significantly all over the world through technologies such as the IoT, Big Data, and AI.

To achieve the goals mentioned above, the IoT Acceleration Lab conducts the following support through the IoT Lab Selection.

Target Groups

and Items Evaluated

Target groups: All advanced projects using technologies such as the IoT (All kinds of businesses, including large enterprises, small and medium enterprises (SMEs), and individuals)

Items evaluated: We consider the following in evaluation (1) Growth potential and leadership (2) Degree of influence (openness) (3) Capacity to respond to demands from society (4) Feasibility of realization

Support details

The following three types of support are available (multiple types allowed) (1) Financial support (2) Continuous, one-on-one support from mentors (3) Support related to regulatory reform and standardization

(Support in completing procedures for use of systems such as the System to Remove Gray Zone Areas and the System of Special Arrangements for Corporate Field Tests, research and demonstrations for regulatory reform and standardization, etc.)

Sharing Application

Content

If an applicant so desires, it is possible to share the contents of one’s application with (1) participating support institutions and (2) Lab members. *Entities which are not selected for the final selection can transmit the details of their projects to supporting institutions, Lab member companies, etc.

Schedule for the Advanced IoT Project Selection Meeting

Start accepting applications

1st examination [documents]

2nd examination [presentations]

Selection meeting (final presentation examination)

Approximately 20 projects

From the end of February

[Financial support] Decide support for

projects one by one

[Mentor support] Decide support for projects one by one

[Support for regulatory reform,

etc.] Start discussions

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4. Participating Support Agencies (Tentative)

Governmental organizations: Cool Japan Fund Inc., Innovation Network Corporation of Japan (INCJ), Information-Technology Promotion Agency, Japan (IPA), New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), The Shoko Chukin Bank, Ltd., Japan Finance Corporation, Development Bank of Japan Inc.

Financial institutions:

Mizuho Bank, Ltd., The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. Venture capital firms and other investment companies:

Archetype Ventures, Inclusion Japan, Inc., Industrial Growth Platform, Inc., GLOBIS Capital Partners & Co., CSAJ Startup Fund Investment Limited Partnership, The University of Tokyo Edge Capital Co., Ltd., Draper Nexus Venture Partners, LLC, B Dash Ventures Inc., Beyond Next Ventures Inc., Leave a Nest Co., ltd.

*This information will be updated when information is added or changed.

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5. Schedule

Start accepting applications

From Friday, December 18, 2015 to Friday, January 15, 2016

Until Friday, January 29, 2016 (planned)

Sunday, February 7, 2016 (planned)

1st phase of examination (document evaluation)

Morning: 2nd phase of examination (presentation) Afternoon: Advanced project selection meeting (final presentation examination) From the evening, a commendation ceremony and a networking event are to be held.

(Entrance fee is required.)

From the end of February, implement the following in order Each support institution implements support activities after necessary procedures Start discussions about national government support in the form of regulatory reform, etc.