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CEATEC AWARD recognizes excellent technologies, products, and services from among a large number of exhibits at CEATEC JAPAN 2016. Based on academic, technological, promising, and marketable criteria, the CEATEC AWARD 2016 Review Panel will review entry exhibits and confer the award on innovative and sophisticated ones.

CEATEC AWARD 2016 a panel of judges will select innovative technologies, products and/or services exhibited at CEATEC JAPAN 2016 based on academic, technological, and future-oriented impact as well as the likelihood of becoming an industry trend. In addition to awards in specific categories, selected winners will receive ministerial awards from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications and Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.

Category

Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) Award: 1 item

Among exhibits that are shown at CEATEC JAPAN 2016 and submitted for the CEATEC JAPAN AWARD 2016, the CEATEC AWARD MIC Award will be presented to a networking product, technology, system, service, or a supporting element technology, part, or device. The winner is expected to contribute to fundamental information and communication network technologies for various IoT services or advanced systems.

Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) Award: 1 item

Among exhibits that are shown at CEATEC JAPAN 2016 and submitted for the CEATEC JAPAN AWARD 2016, the CEATEC AWARD METI Award will be presented to an innovative and marketable IT and electronics product, system, service, or a supporting element technology, part, or device. The winner is expected to help create new values, innovate lifestyles, manufacturing, and businesses, and to help solve problems in life and society.

Category Awards

Among exhibits that are shown at CEATEC JAPAN 2016 and submitted for the CEATEC JAPAN AWARD 2016, Grand Prix (1 item) and Semi-Grand Prix (1 to 2 items) will be selected and awarded in the following categories.

• Life and Home Innovation Category

  Applicable exhibits: Innovative products, services, contents, or their technology and concept that connect things and information and contribute to the creation of a rich and comfortable life and home, in terms of individual lifestyles such as entertainment, health care, energy management, and home

• Town Life and Society Innovation Category

  Applicable exhibits: Innovative products, services, systems, or their technology and concept that use networks for managing mobility, logistics, commerce, public systems, energy, and town environment, or creating new business styles, solving problems, and creating a safe, comfortable, optimized, advanced town and society

• Technology and Software Innovation Category

  Applicable exhibits: Advanced element technologies, parts, device products, materials, software, and technology development concept that achieve CPS/IoT and help the development of new products and technologies and the innovation of various industries

• Green Innovation Category

  Applicable exhibits: IT and electronics devices, software programs, solutions, and concepts that help to achieve CPS/IoT, reduce environmental burden and conserve energy through reducing CO2 emissions and power consumption

Review Panel’s Special Award

The Review Panel’s Special Award will be presented upon the recommendations of the Panel.

Announcement and Award Ceremony

MIC Award and METI Award Announcement and Award Ceremony

Date: (Tue.) 4th October, 10:10-
Venue: Open stage in the exhibition site of CEATEC JAPAN 2016 (planned)

Winners

Category Awards

Announcement of category award exhibits that passed the primary review

Date: (Mon.) 3rd October
Venue: CEATEC JAPAN 2016 press conference (Makuhari Messe)
Method: Outline of the category award exhibits that passed the primary review is announced and a list of the applicants is distributed to the press.

Announcement of the Grand Prix and Semi-Grand Prix for each category and the Review Panel's Special Award

Date: (Wed.) 5th October
Method: Press release, CEATEC JAPAN official website, posted at the entrance to the venue

Award ceremony for the Grand Prix and Semi-Grand Prix for each category and the Review Panel's Special Award

Date: (Thu.) 6th October
Venue: In the exhibition site of CEATEC JAPAN 2016

Winners

Last year’s award results

AWARD

CEATEC AWARD 2016

• Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications Award / Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award
  Winners
• Category Awards
  Winners

The CEATEC INNOVATION AWARDS, "As Selected by U.S. Journalists"

• Winners