On Thursday, November 26th and Friday, November 27th, the "Childcare Expo 2020: Childcare and Education Business & Service Fair" (Childcare Expo 2020) was held at the Shinjuku NS Building Event Hall, where the "BabyTech® Award Japan 2020 powered by DNP Dai Nippon Printing" (BTAJ BabyTech® Award Japan 2020 powered by DNP Dai Nippon Printing (BTAJ 2020) award ceremony, exhibition of award-winning products, and talk events were held. This is the second time the event has been held, and we report on it together with a report on the Childcare Expo (separate article).
PRODUCTS AND SERVICES THAT SUPPORT CHILD-REARING CONTINUE TO COME IN! BTAJ2020 AWARDS CEREMONY
ON THE FIRST DAY OF THE EVENT, THE GRAND PRIZE AWARD CEREMONY OF BTAJ2020, ONE OF THE MAIN CONTENTS OF CHILDCARE EXPO 2020, WAS HELD. MANAGEMENT", AND "CHILDCARE ICT". THE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES THAT PASSED THE FIRST AND SECOND ROUNDS OF JUDGING AND WERE SELECTED FOR THE GRAND PRIZES WERE ALL EXCELLENT PRODUCTS AND SERVICES THAT DIRECTLY ADDRESS THE HEALTHY GROWTH OF CHILDREN AND REDUCE THE BURDEN OF CHILD-REARING. IT WAS IMPRESSIVE TO SEE THE RADIANT EXPRESSIONS ON THE FACES OF THE GRAND PRIZE WINNERS AS THEY STOOD ON THE STAGE.
MeNew, an application that automatically creates a menu for up to one week, won the award in the Feeding and Eating category. Mr. Nobuyuki Miyake, President of MeNew Inc. says that he reflected the hardships of making meals while raising a child in the development of the application.
LOVOT BY GROOVE X CORPORATION WAS SELECTED AS THE GRAND PRIZE WINNER IN THE LEARNING AND FUN CATEGORY. REPRESENTATIVE DIRECTOR KANAME HAYASHI COMMENTED, "WE WANT TO CREATE AN ERA IN WHICH WE CAN CONTRIBUTE TO PEOPLE'S HAPPINESS THROUGH THE POWER OF TECHNOLOGY.
In the Safety Measures and Monitoring category, the hugsafety Noon Sleep Monitoring Service won the grand prize, as it did last year. Shigekazu Yuasa, President and CEO of hugmo, Inc. says, "We want to work together to provide peace of mind to childcare workers and everyone with small children.
THE GRAND PRIZE WINNER IN THE PREGNANCY ACTIVITY AND PREGNANCY CATEGORY WAS FAMI ONE, A PREGNANCY ACTIVITY CONCIERGE SERVICE THAT UTILIZES LINE. MR. YUSUKE ISHIKAWA, CEO OF FAMI-ONE INC. COMMENTED, "WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO HELP AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE WITH THEIR FERTILITY AND PREGNANCY, FOR WHICH THERE IS NO RIGHT ANSWER.
In the health management category, Piyolog won the award. Yohei Sakakibara, President and CEO of Piyolog, says, "We pay a lot of attention to how easy it is to keep track of troublesome childcare.
Mr. Masaki Sonoda of CI Inc. won the Grand Prize in the ICT for Childcare category. I want Azukaruko-chan to be a bridge between sick childcare facilities, which are a safety net for the childrearing generation, and the users.
The awards ceremony was followed by a presentation pitch by the grand prize winners.
All of the services spoke passionately about their thoughts on social issues ranging from children's growth, family life, pregnancy, childcare and working styles.
You can watch the live streaming archive of the presentation on YouTube below!
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Surprisingly, Baby Tech is full of technology that is friendly not only to children and mothers, but also to childcare workers! TV personality Misako Yasuda, who struggles to raise her children, takes the stage.
One of the organizer's seminars was a talk show on the theme of "BabyTech® realizing what I wish I had in childcare and childcare", which featured the TV personality Misako Yasuda, who took to the stage in a costume inspired by the BTAJ2020 image colors and immediately set the mood for the event. Ms. Yasuda, who also served as a guest judge for the BabyTech® Award Japan 2020 powered by DNP Dai Nippon Printing (BTAJ2020), said, "I learned a lot from learning that there are many services not only for children, expecting mothers, and pregnant mothers, but also for childcare professionals. She looked back on the screening process. There were also apps that she uses on a regular basis, so it was an opportunity for her to feel more familiar with BabyTech.
MISAKO YASUDA, A MOTHER OF TWO BOYS, ONE AGED THREE AND THE OTHER ALMOST ONE, IS VERY INTERESTED IN AZUKARUKO-CHAN, THE GRAND PRIZE WINNER IN THE ICT CATEGORY FOR CHILDCARE AT BTAJ2020. SHE SAYS, "MY PARENTS LIVE FAR AWAY AND I CAN'T RELY ON THEM, AND IT'S HARD TO ASK EVEN MY CLOSEST MOMMY FRIENDS TO TAKE CARE OF MY CHILDREN WHEN I'M SICK, SO AZUKARUKO-CHAN GIVES ME PEACE OF MIND.
She expressed her hopes for the development of baby tech that will take care of mothers' bodies after childbirth, based on her experience of getting sick after childbirth, and also expressed her unreserved gratitude to childcare workers who not only take care of children, but also serve as a sounding board. She is also practicing digital storage techniques on a daily basis, such as creating a dedicated Instagram account for her older children's ever-growing collection of crafts and keeping them as images. She says, "I want to enjoy myself and inspire my children every day. Raising children is tough, but I want to enjoy the small changes in my daily life," she said with a loving smile about her busy parenting days.
Next time I'll tell you all about the Childcare Expo!
