NEDO Supply Chain
Data Challenge
Final Round December 12, 2022!
Real-time streaming will be available on Youtube
Click here for detailed schedule
Award Winners
In the final round, winners were selected from among the 20 projects that passed the preliminary screening through a pitch contest, and NEDO awarded a total of 37.8 million yen in prize money.
In addition, astronaut Mamoru Mohri presented the “Tellus Challenge Award” as a special jury prize.
The Pitch Contest was streamed online with simultaneous interpretation to disseminate the achievements of the first-round judges to the world. For more details, please see the video below.
Click here
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We have selected 23 applicants for the first round of judging!
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Notes on the “Implementation Schedule” section of the proposal form are listed at the beginning of the web page.
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The proposal forma has been partially revised to clarify the content of the proposal.
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Dev PLATFORM "Examples of Satellite Data Analysis: Disaster Monitoring","Examples of Satellite Data Analysis: Port Monitoring"
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Dev PLATFORM "Theme1, Theme2"
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Dev PLATFORM "Approaches to Problem Solving and Use of Data in Supply Chain Issues (Ports and Harbors)","Approaches to Problem Solving and Use of Data for Disaster Management"
Due to the global spread of COVID-19, there have been delays to the supply of parts and the Japanese manufacturing industry has been seriously affected, for example, by being forced into drastic decreases in production.
The supply chain is a vast network that connects a variety of businesses, and problems in a single location can have the ripple effect of inflicting damage on the various parties involved. In order to monitor the state of the supply chain, the ongoing collection of information from businesses with direct trade links, as well as from a wide range of partner businesses and investigative experts who are linked to them via networks, is essential.
However, the supply chain is expanding globally and there is an incredibly diverse range of incidents that can cause difficulties and inflict damage, from earthquakes and flooding to epidemics. With this in mind, it is very difficult for individual businesses to undertake comprehensive monitoring on an ongoing basis. Therefore, it is necessary to deepen the sophisticated analysis and fields of utilization for this kind of information, to make supply chain management more robust, and to strengthen the resilience of industry to an even greater degree.
At the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), we are now seeking a wide range of ideas and systems that combine various information, such as mobile data that includes satellite imagery, to contribute to a more sophisticated supply chain monitoring and management. The most outstanding ideas will receive awards.
Entries for this competition are being accepted in the Ideas Category and the System Development Category. In particular, SCM (supply chain management) in the System Development Category is highly significant both technologically and industrially, and two themes have been set that are likely to lead to implementation.
*It is possible for a single entrant to apply for multiple themes, but only one entry is permitted for each theme.
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Ideas Category
Theme
Ideas relating to technology and solutions that enable the solving of issues in supply chain management through the utilization of satellite data, etc.
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System Development Category
Theme 1
Providing impact estimation and visualization services for problems in the supply chain caused by gridlock in container distribution at ports.
Theme 2
Providing impact estimation and visualization services for problems in the supply chain caused by disasters such as large-scale flood and storm damage.
Entrants who pass the first round of judging in the System Development Category will be provided with technological development support and of related data, including a development platform (computing resources) on a satellite data platform (Tellus) and satellite data. Additional data will be provided if necessary.
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Development Platform
- SAKURA Cloud GPU V100, SSD 100 GB/SSD 2 TB
- SAKURA Cloud 4 core 8 GB/SSD 100 GB
- Satellite Data Master 3 + QGIS
*The Satellite Data Master 3 platform is as follows.
CPU: virtual 8 core
Memory: 16 GB/SSD 800 GB
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System Development Category
[Related to Theme 1]
- ASNARO-1
- Pleiades
- ALOS-2
- ASNARO-2
- GRUS
- AIS data
- Cell phone location information data
- Business-to-business information database
- Various types of statistical data, etc.
[Related to Theme 2]
<Satellite-related data>
- Sentinel-1
- Landsat-8
- MODIS
- SPOT
- GRUS, etc.
<Other data>
- Social media data relating to information about damage at times of natural disaster
- Business-to-business information database
- Cell phone location information data
- Aerial photography/drones
- Oblique aerial photography/video, etc.
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Approaches to Problem Solving and How to Use Data
- Approaches to Problem Solving and Use of Data in Supply Chain Issues (Ports and Harbors)(PDF)
- Approaches to Problem Solving and Use of Data for Disaster Management(PDF)
- Examples of Satellite Data Analysis: Port Monitoring (PDF)<English follows Japanese>
- Examples of Satellite Data Analysis: Disaster Monitoring (PDF)<English follows Japanese>
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Theme1 Approaches to Problem Solving and Use of Data in Supply Chain Issues (Ports and Harbors)
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Theme2 Approaches to Problem Solving and Use of Data for Disaster Management
For both the Ideas and System Development Categories, the first round of judging will be based on the screening of documents while the second round of judging will be in the form of presentations (pitches).
- March 18 to May 17 Entry (online)
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End of May
First round of judging
(documents) - June to November Mentoring
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December 12
Second round of judging
(presentations)
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Go Otsuka
HOSONO LAW OFFICE.
Attorney at Law -
Hiroyoshi Kawakami
Graduate School of Management, GLOBIS University
Professor -
Mikio Kiura
ANKR DESIGN Inc.
CEO and Founder -
Yasuo Matsuura
Deloitte Tohmatsu Financial Advisory LLC
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Naoki Takarada
Deloitte Tohmatsu Financial Advisory LLC
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Itaru Nishioka
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC
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Ken Mori
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC
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Hisanaga Oba
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC
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Michiko Sugihara
for ideal Japan ,Inc.
CEO -
Takuma Matsuda
Faculty of Commerce, Takushoku University
Professor -
Tomonari Yamasaki
Uchida & Samejima Law Firm
Attorney at Law -
Hiro Hayashi
Chief of Space, Aviation & Aerospace Unit Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co., Ltd. Commercial Production Department 5th
Senior Manager -
Takashi Uemura
epiST Inc.
Representative Director and CEO -
Naoki Matsumoto
MAD Inc.
COO -
Hirokazu Mori
SPACETIDE Foundation
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Yuta Kimura
SPARX Innovation for Future Co., Ltd.
Vice President
Other As follows
SAKURA internet Inc.,
Ryosuke Shibasaki Center for Spatial Information Science The University of Tokyo Professor,
NAGAI Masahiko Graduate School of Sciences and Technology for Innovation Professor,
Ryuichi ShibasakiResilience Engineering Research Center The University of Tokyo Associate Professor,
LocationMind Inc., GLODAL, Inc.
Application requirements
It is possible for corporate entities, individuals, and groups to enter this competition, and no distinction will be made between so-called big business, start-ups, listed or unlisted companies.
Important points
- Applications from ideas that are clearly not intended to be commercialized will not be eligible for selection.
- Ideas or systems that have already been commercialized or made available as products will not be eligible for selection.
- It is possible for start-ups, etc. to enter, even in the case of fundraising from institutional investors being undertaken.
- Entries will not be accepted from criminal groups and individuals; from anyone with any kind of connection or interaction with criminal groups or individuals, or from anyone who has had business dealings with, paid money to, or benefited from contributing to criminal groups or individuals in the past or in the present, either directly or indirectly. Furthermore, entries will not be accepted from anyone who is affiliated with criminal groups or individuals, or from any group or organization in which anyone who has interacted with criminal groups or individuals has been appointed to a position of responsibility, is an employee, or is involved in management.
- Regardless of the aforementioned, for cases in which the secretariat has recognized something as inappropriate, or for cases in which the requirements of this competition have been disobeyed, or that involve wrongdoing in relation to this competition, depending on the secretariat's decision, entitlement to enter may be withdrawn, or all or part of the judging results may be revoked.
Entry document downloads
For further details relating to entries, please refer to Main Points Regarding Entry
● Main Points Regarding Entry (PDF)
● Information Regarding Entry (PDF)
● Separate documents:
(Type 1) Entry form (for use by corporate entities and consortiums) (Word)
(Type 2) Entry form (for use by individuals and groups) (Word)
(Type 3) Proposal form (Word) *Updated
Method of submission
Submission of application materials after the deadline or changes to the application materials after submission will not be accepted.
Ideas (entrants) that pass the first round of judging will be given the opportunity to receive mentoring from an expert (mentor). The second round of judging will be in the form of presentations (pitches) given in a location open to the public and it is here that the prizewinners will be selected.
Judging results of the first and second rounds will be published on the NEDO homepage and on a dedicated website, and all entrants will be notified of the results via email.
In addition, please be aware in advance that we will be unable to respond to any inquiries relating to the judging results.
First round of judging results published: June 12 (decided)
Second round of judging results published: beginning of December 12
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Ideas Category
Theme
Ideas relating to technology and solutions that enable the solving of issues in supply chain management through the utilization of satellite data, etc.
Prizes
1st prize: 1 million yen
2nd prize: 500,000 yen
3rd prize: 300,000 yen
Tellus Challenge Award -
System Development Category
Theme 1
Providing impact estimation and visualization services for problems in the supply chain caused by gridlock in container distribution at ports.
Prizes
1st Prize: 10 million yen
2nd Prize: 5 million yen
3rd Prize: 3 million yen
Theme 2
Providing impact estimation and visualization services for problems in the supply chain caused by disasters such as large-scale flooding and storm damage.
Prizes
1st Prize: 10 million yen
2nd Prize: 5 million yen
3rd Prize: 3 million yen
Regarding the Application
- What is the limit on the number of characters?
- Please keep each section to within around 250 words.
- Can I use graphs and charts in my proposal?
- You may use one graph or chart per section to supplement your text.
- Can I apply from outside Japan?
- Yes.
- What should I write in the “Execution Schedule” of my proposal?
- Enter your schedule for the period after passing the primary screening until your secondary screening (June – November).
For applications in the Ideas Section, enter information on what you plan to do during this period, and what activities you will engage in to bolster your plans in the proposal.
Regarding, e.g., Intellectual Property Rights
- What will happen to my intellectual property rights associated with the proposal?
- All intellectual property rights stemming from this project shall belong exclusively to the applicant. As such, no restrictions shall be placed on the operation of any business based on any intellectual property developed for the purpose of this project.
- Will I be asked to provide a source code?
- No.
Miscellaneous
- Are there any restrictions on the use of prize money?
- No restrictions shall be placed whatsoever on the use of prize money after the project ends.
Inquiries relating to the organization as a whole
Space Industry Office, Manufacturing Industries Bureau, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
Contacts: Ina, Mizukami, Soma
Email: uchu-satellitedata@meti.go.jp
Tel.: 03-3501-1511 (ext. 3844)
03-3501-0973 (direct line)
03-3501-7062 (fax)Inquiries relating to the undertaking of this competition
National Research and Development Agency, New Energy and Industrial Technological Development Organization (NEDO)
Innovation Promotion Department
Contact: Sato(Masaaki), Sakai
Email: scs-r3@nedo.go.jp
044-520-5170 (direct line)
044-520-5178 (fax)Inquiries relating to entry content
NEDO Supply Chain Data Challenge Administration Secretariat
Email: info@nedo-supplychain-data-challenge.jp