[Registration Closed] BabyTech Award Japan 2019 Entry Application Page

Update May 15, 2019: Applications no longer being accepted.
Updated May 8, 2019: Revised PDF describing awards ceremony on Day 1 and stage events on Day 2 of awards; updated jury members.
April 24, 2019 update: Corrected incorrect day of the week for the awards ceremony.
Updated April 16, 2019: Some revisions have been made to the overview and entry requirements document PDF, and to the application requirements on this page.
Updated April 12, 2019: The outline of the event, entry requirements document PDF, and application form PDF are now available. Revised wording, etc.

The first awards to recognize baby tech products in Japan!

Baby tech is a term for products and services that use IoT and ICT technologies to make childcare safer, more secure, and more efficient, and has been expanding in Europe and the U.S. in recent years.
In Japan, the use of this technology has begun in childcare facilities, where its usefulness in managing children, employees, and health conditions has been recognized, and interest in this field is expected to increase in the future.

PapaSmile Inc., operator of BabyTech.jp, Japan's only media specializing in baby tech, will host BabyTech Award Japan 2019 (Baby Tech Award Japan 2019), the first event in Japan to honor domestically produced baby tech products and services. The event aims to raise awareness of this field, expand the market, and increase the number of new players entering the market.

This award is to introduce the market of BabyTech and to showcase outstanding products!

We will hold this event to promote BabyTech to all people involved in childcare, including organizations and companies that develop and provide ICT services and products for childcare, as well as to the parents, caregivers, and childcare providers who use such services and products.

We hope that the widespread use of BabyTech will reduce the mental and physical burden on those who watch over children, further ensure safety and security through the use of people and systems, and create an environment in which more hands-on care can be given where necessary, so that children can grow up in a better environment.

Target products and services include not only children and their parents (newborns, infants, and toddlers (preschoolers)), but also women and their partners and families from preconception through pregnancy and postpartum, as long as the products and services are intended for their users.freeYou can join us at

Entry Method

Fax/mail/email:Please download the following outline of the event, entry information and application form, and apply in the manner described in the documents.

Download the event outline and entry information (PDF:18MB)

Download Entry Application Form(PDF:61KB)

Web site:Please check the following requirements and apply from the application button at the bottom of the page.

Outline of the event

Entries accepted: March 15, 2019 - May 14, 2019, 24:00
Selection Committee and Award Recipients: late May 2019
Announcement of winners: Tuesday, May 28, 2019
Awards Ceremony and Winners' Presentations: Friday, June 7, 2019 at a special venue in the Childcare Expo 2019 http://www.hoikuhaku.com/

Judging Section

Six divisions and the main applicable products and services in each division

Breastfeeding and Eating."　... feeding and feeding records, smart baby bottles, etc.
Learning and Playing."　... learning toys, smart plush toys, smart building blocks, etc.
Safety measures."　... SIDS countermeasures, hazard monitoring systems, location verification, sitter dispatch, etc.
Pregnancy.　... smart basal thermometers, body rhythm records, smart mother-child notebooks, etc.
Health Care."　... health records, hydration, elimination management, pediatrician dispatch, sick child care, etc.
Management Systems for Facilities　... personnel management systems for childcare workers, communication systems between facilities and parents, etc.

Products and services to be reviewed

Prospective pregnancies, pregnancy and childbirth (mother and fetus), postpartum period (for mothers), newborns (0-28 days old), infants (less than 1 year old), toddlers (preschool age), parents and relatives of infants, caregivers in institutional groups, and facility operators were targeted,

a. Equipment and devices that operate stand-alone or are linked to smartphones, PCs, etc.
b. Various applications for smartphones and PCs
c. Services utilizing ICT technologies such as websites

Award Composition

One grand prize and two finalists will be selected in each category.

Post-award development

Use of the BabyTech Award Japan 2019 Award Mark
Presentation of certificates and trophies
Press release announcement and media introduction of award-winning products
Award Ceremony at the Childcare Expo 2019
Hosting the presentation of the award winners at the Childcare Expo 2019
Display and demonstration of award-winning products and services at the Childcare Expo 2019
Coverage of each award-winning product on Babytech.jp
Judges for BabyTech DIY Hackathon to be held later in the fall (to be coordinated)
Introduction of award-winning products at Babytech.jp's exhibit at CES2020 (to be coordinated)

member of a screening committee

member of a screening committee
　Mr. Masataka Kikuchi (Chairman of Kikuchi Gakuen School Corporation, Shizuoka Daiichi Television)
　Makoto Ukai (Producer, Marketing Division, The Asahi Shimbun)
　Ms. Maiko Hikosaka (Founder of Child Rearing Tech Committee, Karada Note Co.)
　(CTO and Editor-in-Chief of babytech.jp, Papasmile, Inc.)

chairman of the judging committee
　Tetsuya Nagata President, Papa Smile Inc.

Screening Criteria

1. issue statement and solution
2. novelty and originality
3. functionality and ease of use
4. future potential

examination fee

free

Judging and Presentation Schedule

(1) From March 20, 2012Acceptance email sent
1The TP3TAwardJapan2019 Secretariat will send you an email to accept your application.

(2) Until mid-AprilAdditional judges, etc. to be announced
The jury members, etc., currently being coordinated, will be announced on this page by mid-April.

(iii) May 28: BabyTech Award Japan 2019 Award-winning products officially announced
Official announcement of the winning products will be made through the Babytech.jp website, the Papa Smile website, news releases, SNS accounts, and media partners.

June 7Award ceremony on a special stage at the Childcare Expo 2019 and demonstration event of products and services by award-winning companies in a seminar room at the same venue.

Application Rules

For device equipment

Regardless of when the product is released, it must be in marketable condition as a product in Japan as of June 1, 2019, and the name and product can be announced in the award announcement on May 24, 2019. (Correction 4/16)
*If a product is not yet on the market at the time of application, it may still be applied for as long as it meets the above requirements.
*If a device is a test unit under development, it may not be considered for review unless its performance can be verified to be equivalent to that of the actual product.
Imported products must be localized for the Japanese market by the importer's Japanese subsidiary or by a company or organization that has concluded a sole agency, sole distributor, or license agreement. Imported products without a sole agency or exclusive distributor agreement are not eligible.

For application services

Regardless of the release date, as of June 1, 2019, the application or service must be released (web published, published in an application store, etc.) as an application or service available to customers in Japan, and the name and service can be announced in the award-winning service announcement on May 28, 2019 The name and service can be publicized in the announcement of the award-winning service on May 28, 2019. (Correction 4/16)
*Even beta versions are eligible as long as they are released in a condition that customers can use them.
*Applications or services that have not yet been released or announced at the time of application may be submitted as long as they meet the above requirements in a version that is still under development. (4/16 Correction)
*If the application is unreleased or unpublished at the time of application, it may not be considered for judging unless the performance and content can be confirmed to be equivalent to the application or service for which a version under development has been released. However, if the functionality has been removed for a reason, etc. (4/16 Correction)

Rules and Regulations Concerning Applicants

Applicants must be the business entity (developer/manufacturer, owner, or operator) or a company or organization that has been commissioned by the business entity. In the case of a commissioned company or organization, the consent of the business entity is required.
Applications from individuals, organizations, municipalities, schools, kindergartens, nursery schools, medical institutions, research institutes, etc. are also eligible.

entry

Fax/mail/email:Please download the following outline of the event, entry information and application form, and apply in the manner described in the documents.

Download BabyTech Award 2019 Overview and Entry Requirements Document (PDF:18MB)

Download BabyTech Award 2019 Entry Application Form (PDF:61KB)

Web site:Please apply by clicking the application button below.

Apply for the BabyTech Award 2019