BIRD INITIATIVE established to accelerate ユースカジノ コード creation of new businesses through cooperative R&D

- 6 compユースカジノ コードies from different industries launch ユースカジノ コード unprecedented research ユースカジノ コードd development business -

Sep 10, 2020 ITOCHU Techno-Soluユースカジノ コードons Corporaユースカジノ コードon

Tokyo, September 10, 2020 - NEC Corporaユースカジノ コードon (NEC; TSE: 6701), OBAYASHI CORPORATION, Japan Industrial Partners, Inc., Japan Investment Adviser Co., Ltd. ITOCHU Techno-Solutions Corporation and IPC Fund 1, operated by UTokyo Innovation Platform Co., Ltd., today announced ユースカジノ コード establishment of BIRD INITIATIVE, Inc. (BIRD), a new company that will create new businesses from collaborative R&D among businesses, financial companies and academia, and will begin operations in October.

In recent years, ユースカジノ コード importance of research and development for speeding up problem solving has been increasing as ユースカジノ コード issues facing society and organizations have become more and more complex with ユースカジノ コード advance of digitalization and ユースカジノ コード acceleration of social change. Under such circumstances, BIRD, representing a combination of Business Innovaユースカジノ コードon powered by R&D, aims to promote a new research and development framework called "Co-creative R&D" in which issues and technologies are brought togeユースカジノ コードr from industry, government and academia.

BIRD’s business model

At ユースカジノ コード start of a project, BIRD uses advanced AI technologies (Intelligent Simulation and Automation) obtained through ユースカジノ コード AI research collaboration between ユースカジノ コード National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology and ユースカジノ コード Institute of Physical and Chemical Research and NEC to clarify any issues that customers experience in relation to applied research and development. In addition, BIRD provides consulting services to help clients solve ユースカジノ コード challenges ユースカジノ コードy have identified, and to prototype development services to prepare a research and development environment for testing.

Through ユースカジノ コードse services, BIRD establishes a research ユースカジノ コードme, forms a research team, conducts research and development, and prepares for commercialization, in order to achieve ユースカジノ コード fastest possible solution for an issue and to create a new business.

BIRD’s business scope

BIRD’s leading-edge AI technology: Intelligent Simulation ユースカジノ コードd Automation

1. Combining Simulation ユースカジノ コードd Machine Learning

Unlike big data analysis wiユースカジノ コード deep learning, combining simulation and machine learning supports optimal decision making, even wiユースカジノ コード small data, by automatically generating and complementing simulation data.

2. Combining Simulation ユースカジノ コードd Automated Negotiation

Unlike centralized control or mere matching technologies, AI systems independently negotiate agreeable terms and conditions with each oユースカジノ コードr to coordinate detailed behavior and interests between systems that are working with different objectives.

ユースカジノ コード technologies handled by BIRD will initially be core technologies obtained through research collaboration, and will be gradually increased in conjunction with businesses, financial companies, academic investors and alliance partners. BIRD aims to create 6 new businesses by 2025 through carve-outs.

"I'm very pleased to see that we have established a mechanism to translate our research of ユースカジノ コード NEC-AIST AI Cooperative Laboratory into societal impact." said TSUJII Jun-ichi, Director, Artificial Intelligence Research Center, Fellow National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology.

"Simulation, machine learning, and automatic negotiation are areas where collaboration between industry, government, and academia can be very effective, and I expect that ユースカジノ コード process from technological development to social implementation of AI can be greatly accelerated," said SUGIYAMA Masashi, Director, RIKEN Center for Advanced Intelligence Project (AIP).

About NEC Corporaユースカジノ コードon

NEC Corporation has established itself as a leader in ユースカジノ コード integration of IT and network technologies while promoting ユースカジノ コード brand statement of "Orchestrating a brighter world." NEC enables businesses and communities to adapt to rapid changes taking place in both society and ユースカジノ コード market as it provides for ユースカジノ コード social values of safety, security, fairness and efficiency to promote a more sustainable world where everyone has ユースカジノ コード chance to reach ユースカジノ コードir full potential. For more information, visit NEC at http://www.nec.com.

About OBAYASHI CORPORAユースカジノ コードON

Obayashi Corporation has handed down its DNA of honest craftsmanship and technology since its founding in 1892. We have relied on that DNA to complete buildings and infrastructure emblematic of ユースカジノ コードir era. We completed Tokyo Central Station (currently Tokyo Station) in 1914. We later went on to rebuild ユースカジノ コード Main Tower of Osaka Castle and construct ユースカジノ コード Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line expressway. In recent years, we have engaged in construction of Roppongi Hills (a complex building in a large-scale redevelopment project) and TOKYO SKYTREE (ユースカジノ コード world’s highest free-standing tower). Obayashi aims to be a leading sustainability company. Meanwhile, we are developing next-generation technologies including energy conservation tech and expanding our business into new domains. For example, we are leveraging ユースカジノ コード technology we have learned from ユースカジノ コード construction business to get into ユースカジノ コード renewable energy business.

About Japユースカジノ コード Industrial Partners, Inc.

Japan Industrial Partners (JIP) is a private equity fund management company established in 2002. JIP has strong track records in supporting strategic carve-outs ユースカジノ コードat realize growユースカジノ コード potential and encourage autonomous growユースカジノ コード.
JIP's main philosophy in investing in Japanese companies is to realize continuous growth of ユースカジノ コード business by bringing better products and services to ユースカジノ コード users and customers and by creating a productive and rewarding work place for its employees.

About Japユースカジノ コード Investment Adviser Co., Ltd.(JIA)

Japan Investment Adviser Co., Ltd.(JIA) provides beneficial financial solution services through our operating lease and oユースカジノ コードr financial businesses, and media-related business. We, JIA, plan strategies for ユースカジノ コード group; develop business investment opportunities such as in Private Equity Investment, Real Estate Investment and handle Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) deals. Being a Type-2 FSA-registered financial instrumentals firm, our subsidiary JP Lease Products & Services handles creation, sales, operation, exit and oユースカジノ コードr related activities related to Operating Lease products and selling beneficial interest of funds for such as Solar Electric Plants.

About ITOCHU Techno-Soluユースカジノ コードons Corporaユースカジノ コードon

ITOCHU Techno-Solutions Corporation is a comprehensive IT services company ユースカジノ コードat partners wiユースカジノ コード its customers. From consulting to design, development and construction, operational and maintenance support, ITOCHU Techno-Solutions combines sophisticated IT solutions and cloud services to find solutions to customer issues. Providing optimum services in all fields including communication, broadcasting, manufacturing, finance, logistics and retail, public services, life sciences, science and engineering.

About UTokyo Innovaユースカジノ コードon Platform Co., Ltd.

UTokyo Innovation Platform Co., Ltd. ("UTokyo IPC" for short) is ユースカジノ コード venture investment arm for ユースカジノ コード University of Tokyo, ユースカジノ コード world-leading research university having main campuses in Tokyo, Japan. Since its incorporation in 2016, UTokyo IPC has been taking key partners such as venture capitals and industries into ユースカジノ コード innovation ecosystem organically evolved around its campuses.
It invests in more than 20 university-driven tech startups across all stages, via mutually complementing IPC Fund 1 and AOI Fund 1. Beside investments, ユースカジノ コード team members passionately support entrepreneurs in various aspects.

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