The "Public-Private Young Innovation Theory ELPIS" created by young public and private employees who are related to innovation, led by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, is a young person in their 30s or younger at Grand Front Osaka (Kita-ku, Osaka City) with the cooperation of Osaka University. Opened an ideathon for science and technology innovation by.
According to Osaka University, 44 people from Kansai entrepreneurs, students, researchers, and business people participated. Opinions were actively exchanged from a young standpoint under the theme of "policy and business issues and solutions for 2050."From Osaka University, the "Innovators Club," which is active as a place for entrepreneurship education, cooperated with the operation.
Ideathon is a coined word that combines "idea" and "marathon" that have been used in the United States since the 1990s, and aims to generate ideas and build business models through group discussions.
ELPIS was established by young people from the public and private sectors related to innovation in an attempt to make use of the voices of young people, which are usually difficult to reflect in policy formation, and has been holding discussion forums in various places since October 2019.The ideas presented at this ideathon will be reflected in the policy proposals of ELPIS, and will be examined so that they can be proceeded as actual projects.
