The "Childcare Expo 2020: Childcare and Education Business & Service Fair" (Childcare Expo 2020) was held at the Shinjuku NS Building Event Hall on November 26 (Thu.) and 27 (Fri.), and the "BabyTech® Award Japan 2020 powered by DNP Dai Nippon Printing" (BTAJ2020) award ceremony, award-winning products exhibition, and talk event were held. The award ceremony, product exhibition, and talk event were held at the fair. This is the second time the event has been held, and we will send you a report on the event as well as a report on the Childcare Expo (separate article).
BTAJ2020 Awards Ceremony: Products and Services Supporting Child-Raising!
On the first day, 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 and were selected for the Grand Prize were all excellent products and services that directly addressed the healthy growth of children and the reduction of the burden of child-rearing. The cheerful expressions on the faces of the grand prize winners as they stood on stage were impressive.
The Nursing and Meals category was awarded to MeNew, an app that automatically creates menus for up to one week. Mr. Nobuyuki Miyake, President of MeNew, Inc. says that the development of the app reflects the difficulties he faced in preparing meals while raising his children.
The grand prize in the Learn and Play category went to LOVOT by GROOVE X Co. CEO 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 Morning Sleep Monitoring Service won the grand prize, as it did last year. Shigesato Yuasa, president of hugmo, Inc., said, "The entire company will work together to provide peace of mind to nursery school teachers and everyone who has small children.
Fami-One," a pregnancy concierge service utilizing LINE, won the Grand Prize in the Pregnancy and Pregnancy category. Mr. Yusuke Ishikawa, Representative Director of Fami-One, Inc. commented, "We would like to continue to support as many people as possible in their pregnancy and fertility planning, for which there is no right answer.
The health management category was awarded to PiyoLog. Yohei Sakakibara, President of PiyoLog, Inc. says, "We pay attention to how easy it is to keep track of childcare, which can be tedious.
Mr. Masaki Sonoda of CI Inc. won the Grand Prize in the Childcare ICT category. I want Azukaruko-chan to serve as a bridge between users and sick child care facilities, which are a safety net for the child-rearing generation.
The award ceremony was followed by presentation pitches by the grand prize winners.
All of the services spoke passionately about their thoughts on social issues ranging from the growth of children, family life, pregnancy, childcare, and work styles.
Please see the live streaming archive of the presentation on YouTube below!
We will be covering the products and services entered in BTAJ2020 in due course and will provide more details in this website. Please stay tuned!
Amazing BabyTech, full of child- and mom-friendly technology, as well as childcare professionals!" TV personality Misako Yasuda Misako, who is struggling to raise her children, took the stage
The organizer's seminar was a talk show on the theme of "BabyTech: Realizing the Ideas You Wish You Had in Childcare and Childcare", and the atmosphere at the event was immediately festive when Yasuda Misako, a TV personality, appeared on stage dressed in the BTAJ2020 image colors. TP3T® Yasuda, who also served as a guest judge for the Award Japan 2020 powered by DNP (BTAJ2020), reflected on the judging process, "It was very informative to learn that there are many services not only for children, pregnant women, and pregnant mothers, but also for childcare professionals. I learned a lot. There were also apps that she uses on a regular basis, and it was an opportunity for her to become more familiar with BabyTech.
Misako Yasuda, a mother of two boys, one 3 years old and the other about to turn 1, is very interested in "Azukaruko-chan," the grand prize winner in the childcare ICT category at BTAJ2020. My parents live far away and I can't rely on them, and even if they are good friends of mine, it's hard to ask them to take care of my children when they are sick, so 'Azukaruko-chan' gives me peace of mind.
While expressing hope for the development of baby tech that will take care of mothers' bodies after childbirth based on her experience of falling ill after giving birth, she also expressed her unreserved gratitude to childcare workers who not only take care of her children but also serve as a sounding board. She is also practicing digital storage techniques daily, such as creating a dedicated Instagram account to keep images of her older children's ever-growing collection of crafts. I want to enjoy myself and inspire my children every day," she said. Raising children is hard work, but I want to enjoy the small changes in daily life," she says lovingly of her busy child-rearing days.
We will report on the Childcare Expo in the next issue!
