[JPI Seminar] "Datafication of the Field" and Strengthening Competitiveness Transformed by IoT and AI - Held on July 14th (Tue)

JPI (Japan Planning Institute) will hold a seminar featuring Mr. Kyohei Matsushita, Technology Evangelist and Business Development Manager at SORACOM, Inc., to provide detailed explanations on "Datafication of the Field" and strengthening competitiveness, transformed by IoT and AI.

[Details and Application Here] https://www.jpi.co.jp/seminar/17749

[Title]

"Datafication of the Field" and Strengthening Competitiveness Transformed by IoT and AI

-- Learning from Implementation Cases in Manufacturing, Logistics, and Infrastructure about the Present and Future of Digital Utilization --

[Date and Time]

July 14, 2026 (Tue) 13:30 - 15:30

*Applications for archived streaming will be accepted even after the seminar concludes.

[Speaker]

SORACOM, Inc.

Technology Evangelist and Business Development Manager

Kyohei Matsushita

▶ A leading figure with over 800 speaking engagements, who has led business development since the dawn of IoT and created numerous mega-cloud collaborations and advanced implementation cases.

[Practical Knowledge Gained from the Seminar]

・ Success patterns and key points for avoiding failure in IoT implementation common to manufacturing, logistics, and infrastructure.

・ Specific processes and design perspectives for "data infrastructure construction" assuming AI utilization.

・ Key insights for decision-making and organizational transformation to convert field data into revenue and competitiveness.

[Target Industries/Departments]

・ Production Engineering and DX Promotion Departments in Manufacturing

・ Planning Departments responsible for Logistics and Supply Chain Reform

・ Facility Maintenance and Operations Departments in Infrastructure and Energy Sectors

・ Corporate Planning Departments considering new businesses through IoT/AI utilization.

[Lecture Overview]

In fields facing challenges such as labor shortages and equipment maintenance, "visualization of data" through IoT serves as the starting point for enhancing business sustainability. Especially with recent AI utilization, high-quality data obtained from the field is indispensable, and establishing a data infrastructure through IoT can be considered a prerequisite for success or failure.

This lecture will explain the implementation process of "datafication of the field" with AI utilization in mind, going beyond mere labor saving. Based on diverse industrial cases in manufacturing, logistics, and infrastructure, it will present common hurdles encountered during implementation and ways to overcome them, as well as perspectives for elevating data into competitiveness.

[Lecture Topics]

1. Current Situation Surrounding "Datafication of the Field"

(1) Why is the digitalization of "the field" an urgent task in all industries now?

(2) From "Labor Saving" to "Value Creation": Changes in the Purpose of DX

2. The Forefront of IoT Implementation: Practical Cases by Industry and Purpose

(1) Cases of productivity improvement and quality control automation in manufacturing fields.

(2) Cases of remote monitoring and maintenance efficiency improvement in social infrastructure (energy/public).

(3) Success patterns of "small starts" common to each case.

3. The Direction and "Pattern" of IoT Utilization Becoming Apparent Across the Board

(1) Three Objectives and Two Approaches to Digitalization

(2) Key Considerations for Communication and Device Selection to Capture the "As-Is" State of the Field

(3) Practical Process of Approach: Learning "Retrofit IoT" from the Kureha Environment Case

(4) Practical Process of Approach: Learning "Embedded IoT" from the KITZ Corporation Case

4. The Path to AI Utilization and the First Step: To Turn Data into "Competitiveness"

(1) The Correct Relationship Between IoT and AI: Accumulation of High-Quality Data Determines the Success of AI

(2) Transformation into an AI-Ready Organization: Fostering a Data-Driven Decision-Making Culture

(3) Summary: The First Step to Start Today to Turn Your Field into an Asset

5. Related Q&A

6. Business Card Exchange and Networking Reception

This is a valuable opportunity unique to JPI seminars, offering not only direct interaction and Q&A with speakers who are usually difficult to meet, but also networking among participants across industry and sector boundaries, providing practical information and opportunities for new collaborations.

[Participation Format]

● On-site Participation (Archived streaming not included)

● Live Streaming Participation (Archived streaming not included)

● Archived Streaming Participation

*On-site and Live Streaming participants can add archived streaming for a special price of 18,500 yen (tax included).

[Participation Fee]

1 person: 37,560 yen (tax included)

2nd person onwards: 32,560 yen (tax included/same corporation, simultaneous application)

*For local government employees, up to 2 people: 11,000 yen (tax included/on-site and live streaming only/same participation format)

[Details and Application Here] https://www.jpi.co.jp/seminar/17749

◆ We also facilitate questions to the speaker and introductions after the seminar.

◆ It is highly beneficial for building personal networks among speakers and participants, and for creating new business opportunities.

◆ Applications for archived streaming are accepted even after the seminar concludes.

[Contact]

Japan Planning Institute Inc.

Kowa Hiroo Building, 5-2-32 Minami-Azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0047

TEL.03-5793-9761 FAX.03-5793-9767

URL https://www.jpi.co.jp

[About JPI (Japan Planning Institute)]

As a "bridge of knowledge between politics, government, and the private sector," we have supported the expansion of national policies and national projects for half a century, providing information beneficial for the business execution of executives and senior managers aiming to create national knowledge, in the form of exclusive, real-world seminars.