About CEATEC AWARD
Counting its 11th commencement, CEATEC AWARD 2021 will once again take place during the CEATEC 2021 ONLINE Exhibition. Among the technologies, products and services to be exhibited during the exhibition, the CEATEC AWARD 2021 Panel of Judges will be evaluating the exhibits and projects submitted in advance by exhibitors and select those assessed to be highly innovative and superior in terms of their academic and technological perspectives as well as their marketability and future potential.
Winners!
The Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Award,
and Grand Prix, Super City/Smart City Category Award
- The Smart Cities NEC Aims To Create: Super Cities
- NEC Corporation
- Exhibit Area:General Exhibit Area
The Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award,
and Grand Prix, Carbon Neutral Category Award
- Film-Based Perovskite Photovoltaic Module
- Toshiba Corporation
- Exhibit Area:General Exhibit Area
Category Award
1) A New Society in the Age of Society 5.0 Infrastructure Category
Carbon Neutral Category Award
Grand Prix
- Film-Based Perovskite Photovoltaic Module
- Toshiba Corporation
- Exhibit Area:General Exhibit Area
The outline and assessment are omitted because the project was also awarded the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award. For Ministerial awards, please refer to the previous pages.
Semi Grand Prix
- Visualization Of Various Sea Conditions with a Tidal Current Power Generation System Energy Harvesting Smart Buoy
- Kyocera Corporation
- Exhibit Area:General Exhibit Area
Super City/ Smart City Category Award
Grand Prix
- The Smart Cities NEC Aims To Create: Super Cities
- NEC Corporation
- Exhibit Area:General Exhibit Area
The outline and assessment are omitted because the project was also awarded the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Award. For Ministerial awards, please refer to the previous pages.
Semi Grand Prix
- SoftBank’s “Smart City Platform”
- SoftBank Corporation
- Exhibit Area:General Exhibit Area
Digital Transformation (DX) Category Award
Grand Prix
- Remote Cheering System Powered by SoundUD
- SoundUD Consortium
- Exhibit Area:Society 5.0 Area
Semi Grand Prix
- Smart Checkout System – Equipped with Kyocera’s AI Object Recognition Technology
- Kyocera Corporation
- Exhibit Area:General Exhibit Area
Category Award
2) Open Category
Solutions Category Award
Grand Prix
- Non-Terrestrial Network Solutions Providing Connectivity from Space and the Stratosphere
- SoftBank Corporation
- Exhibit Area:General Exhibit Area
Semi Grand Prix
- Toshiba's QKD Creates a Secure Online Society
- Toshiba Digital Solutions Corporation
- Exhibit Area:General Exhibit Area
Elemental Technologies/Devices Category Award
Grand Prix
- Medical Listening Plug Offering Healthy Hearing to Connect People
- Sharp Corporation
- Exhibit Area:General Exhibit Area
Semi Grand Prix
- VENUE: Geomagnetic Indoor Positioning Solution Will Change the Way We Work
- TDK Corporation
- Exhibit Area:General Exhibit Area
Startups & University Category
Grand Prix
- MST: Memory Saving and Low-power Edge AI Algorithm
- AISing Ltd.
- Exhibit Area:Co-Creation PARK
Semi Grand Prix
- Marine Drone (Water Drone All Made in Japan) – Automation and Digitization for Work on the Water
- Homura Heavy Industries Corporation
- Exhibit Area:Co-Creation PARK
CEATEC AWARD 2021 Panel of Judges
Composition of the review panel
- Academic experts (listed in random order; tentative):
• Information Processing Society of Japan
• The Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers
• The Institute of Image Information and Television Engineers
• The Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan - Mass media (listed in random order; tentative):
• MM Research Institute • Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun, Ltd.
• ICT Innovation Research Institute, a part of Institutes of Nikkei BP Intelligence Group
• ITmedia, Inc. • Verizon Media Japan - Observers:
• Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (MIC)
• Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Japan (METI);listed in order of establishment.
Sponsor of CEATEC 2021:
• Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association (JEITA)
Co-Sponsors of CEATEC 2021:
• Communications and Information network Association of Japan (CIAJ)
• Software Association of Japan (SAJ)
CEATEC AWARD 2021 Ministerial Awards
The Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Award: One winner
The CEATEC AWARD 2021 Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Award will be presented to
entries that have submitted applications and were exhibited at CEATEC 2021 ONLINE.
This award will be selected
from entries that are expected to make the greatest contribution to the advancement of the CPS/IoT society and the
realization of Society 5.0, such as the advanced use of information communications, networks, data, AI technology, and
IoT technology in the age of IoT/Big Data, the provision of services based on the technologies, AI networking, and the
use of IoT in local communities.
Specifically, the CEATEC 2021 MIC Award will be presented to the projects,
technologies, products, and services, as well as the software, applications, components, and devices that support
them, that are judged to make the greatest contribution to the promotion of enriched lifestyles, society, and the
efficiency of economic activities and high added value through digital transformation in the new normal society.
(Under application to MIC)
The Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award: One winner
The CEATEC AWARD 2021 Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award will be presented to entries that have submitted applications and were exhibited at CEATEC 2021 ONLINE. This award will be selected from entries that are expected to make the greatest contribution to the advancement of the CPS/IoT society and the realization of Society 5.0 by creating new value through the use of AI, robotics, big data, and other technologies to solve problems and promote innovation in our lifestyles, society, businesses, and industries. Specifically, the CEATEC 2021 METI AWARD will be presented to the projects, technologies, products, services, or supporting software, applications, components and devices that are recognized for their outstanding creativity and marketability in promoting digital transformation in the new normal society and for making the greatest contribution to the advancement of lifestyles, society, business and industry in the next generation. (Under application to METI)
CEATEC AWARD 2021 Category Awards
One Grand Prix and One Runner up per category
CEATEC 2021 Category Award
1. A New Society in the Age of Society 5.0 Infrastructure Category
Carbon Neutral Category
The Grand Prix and Runner up will be selected from projects with innovative technologies, products, services, new solutions and business models, including elemental technologies and concepts, that contribute to the sustainable maintenance and development of industries, society and people's lives. The winners will be selected with the aim of realizing a "decarbonized society" and are recognized for their outstanding contribution to carbon neutrality.
Super City/Smart City Category
The awards will be given to projects that promote the proposal and co creation of technologies and services with local governments and other industries, such as innovative services, data coordination and utilization in all aspects of society and daily life. T he winners will be selected with the aim of realizing super cities and smart cities that will lead the new normal society.
Digital Transformation (DX) Category
Targeted for projects that promote digital transformation (DX) in various fields of industry, business activities, society, and daily life in response to the transformation to a new normal society. The award will be given to those evaluated to be superior in terms of innovativeness, concrete feasibility, and marketability.
CEATEC 2021 Category Award
2. Open Category
Solutions Category
The awards will be given to projects that promote the proposal and co creation of technologies and services with local governments and other industries, such as innovative services, data coordination and utilization in all aspects of society and daily life. T he winners will be selected with the aim of realizing super cities and smart cities that will lead the new normal society.
Elemental Technologies/Devices Category
Elemental technologies, including IoT technology, devices and technologies that are used in these technologies, or their development concepts, which are used to sustain and develop industries, businesses, society, and lifestyles are eligible for selection. The Grand Prix and Runner up will be given to those that are evaluated to be innovative, technologically advanced, and have excellent applicability to products and services.
Startups & University Category
Applications from start ups, universities, and research institutes that develop IoT and related technologies, products, services, software, applications, business models, etc., and introduce them to the market are in scope. The award will be given to those that are evaluated to be superior in terms of concrete feasibility, contribution to society, technological sophistication, and marketability.