The Greater Tokyo Innovation Ecosystem (GTIE) project, with Tokyo Institute of Technology as the main institution and aiming for the sustainable development of the metropolitan area, is the 2021 university-initiated new industry creation program "Startup Eco" of the Japan Science and Technology Agency. It was adopted for "system formation support".
According to the Tokyo Institute of Technology, support for the formation of a startup ecosystem is a "startup ecosystem base city" certified by the Cabinet Office in 2020, and training and startup of human resources with an entrepreneurial spirit for core universities and institutions. Support businesses that integrate creation.
Tokyo Institute of Technology, together with the University of Tokyo and Waseda University, participated in the Startup Ecosystem Tokyo Consortium, and applied for a GTIE project to create and grow startups, implement innovation in society, and strengthen international competitiveness.
The Startup Ecosystem Tokyo Consortium is the secretariat of Tokyo, Ibaraki Prefecture, Shibuya Ward, Tokyo, Yokohama City, Kawasaki City, Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture, and 13 universities such as Tokyo Metropolitan University and private startup support organizations participate in joint organizations. A total of 85 institutions in the Tokyo metropolitan area are gathering together, aiming for the sustainable development of the metropolitan area through innovation.
As a specific project, we will establish a gap fund in which universities provide funds for prototype development to researchers after 2022, and establish a system to attend programs offered by the University of Tokyo and Waseda University at consortium member universities. , Opening a GTIE base on the Tokyo Institute of Technology Tamachi Campus.
