Rui Design Office Co., Ltd. Concludes Comprehensive Partnership Agreement with Uda City, Nara Prefecture ~Collaborating on Agriculture, Learning, Town Development, and Other Initiatives Centered on Our New Facility "Uda Innovation Center VUTAI"~
Rui Design Office Co., Ltd. has signed a comprehensive partnership agreement with Uda City, Nara Prefecture, aiming to enhance regional value. This signifies the full activation of their new facility, "Uda Innovation Center VUTAI," as a core hub for agriculture, learning, town development, demonstration projects, and local issue resolution.
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Rui Design Office Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Yodogawa-ku, Osaka City; President: Hiroshi Abe) concluded a comprehensive partnership agreement with Uda City, Nara Prefecture (Mayor: Kazutomo Kongo) on Monday, March 30, aiming to enhance regional value. Through this agreement, both parties will utilize their mutual resources and knowledge to collaborate on initiatives in agriculture, learning, town development, demonstration projects, and local issues.
Furthermore, our stay-type co-creation hub for agriculture and learning, "Uda Innovation Center VUTAI," will have its grand opening on Saturday, April 11.
Uda Innovation Center VUTAI will fulfill the roles of production and distribution functions for our agricultural division, Rui Farm, as well as education and training functions for planning and operating educational trips and corporate training, and accommodation functions. Through the comprehensive partnership agreement, Uda Innovation Center VUTAI will serve as a core, forming a co-creation platform where diverse entities intersect, thereby contributing to the enhancement of regional value. We believe this is a way to repay Uda, which has provided long-standing support and kindness since Rui Farm was founded in Uda in 1999.
## Background of the Comprehensive Partnership Agreement
Our company, which originated from the architectural design business, established Rui Farm, our agricultural division, in Uda in 1999, with the ambition of "regenerating Japanese agriculture from intermediate mountainous areas." Since the establishment of Rui Farm, we have collaborated with Uda City on many co-creation initiatives.
On the other hand, despite possessing abundant regional resources, local areas in Japan are facing significant challenges such as population decline and the accompanying shortage of local leaders. Uda City is no exception.
Amidst this situation, with the grand opening of the Uda Innovation Center VUTAI as an opportunity, we have decided to conclude a comprehensive partnership agreement with Uda City to promote initiatives such as agriculture, learning, town development, demonstration projects, business creation, and solving regional issues.
## Main Contents of the Comprehensive Partnership Agreement
● **Human Resource Development and Enhancement of Educational Environment**
・Planning inquiry-based social entrepreneurship education programs for children and adults
・Planning nature experience-based childcare programs in collaboration with nurseries/kindergartens
・Planning programs for schools/companies outside the city
● **Promotion of Agriculture**
・Acceptance of aspiring local farmers
● **Town Development and Base Formation**
・Utilization of satoyama and other city-owned land/facilities as "learning fields"
● **Promotion of Demonstration Projects and Business Creation**
・Joint planning of demonstration projects for autonomous delivery robots, etc.
・Introduction and demonstration of smart agriculture technologies, etc.
● **Information Dissemination and Regional Collaboration**
・Dissemination of business and regional information on our website, SNS, and directly managed stores
・Provision of VUTAI as an evacuation site during disasters
## Date and Time of Uda Innovation Center VUTAI Grand Opening Ceremony
**Date and time: Saturday, April 11, 13:00 (doors open)**
Furthermore, our stay-type co-creation hub for agriculture and learning, "Uda Innovation Center VUTAI," will have its grand opening on Saturday, April 11.
Uda Innovation Center VUTAI will fulfill the roles of production and distribution functions for our agricultural division, Rui Farm, as well as education and training functions for planning and operating educational trips and corporate training, and accommodation functions. Through the comprehensive partnership agreement, Uda Innovation Center VUTAI will serve as a core, forming a co-creation platform where diverse entities intersect, thereby contributing to the enhancement of regional value. We believe this is a way to repay Uda, which has provided long-standing support and kindness since Rui Farm was founded in Uda in 1999.
## Background of the Comprehensive Partnership Agreement
Our company, which originated from the architectural design business, established Rui Farm, our agricultural division, in Uda in 1999, with the ambition of "regenerating Japanese agriculture from intermediate mountainous areas." Since the establishment of Rui Farm, we have collaborated with Uda City on many co-creation initiatives.
On the other hand, despite possessing abundant regional resources, local areas in Japan are facing significant challenges such as population decline and the accompanying shortage of local leaders. Uda City is no exception.
Amidst this situation, with the grand opening of the Uda Innovation Center VUTAI as an opportunity, we have decided to conclude a comprehensive partnership agreement with Uda City to promote initiatives such as agriculture, learning, town development, demonstration projects, business creation, and solving regional issues.
## Main Contents of the Comprehensive Partnership Agreement
● **Human Resource Development and Enhancement of Educational Environment**
・Planning inquiry-based social entrepreneurship education programs for children and adults
・Planning nature experience-based childcare programs in collaboration with nurseries/kindergartens
・Planning programs for schools/companies outside the city
● **Promotion of Agriculture**
・Acceptance of aspiring local farmers
● **Town Development and Base Formation**
・Utilization of satoyama and other city-owned land/facilities as "learning fields"
● **Promotion of Demonstration Projects and Business Creation**
・Joint planning of demonstration projects for autonomous delivery robots, etc.
・Introduction and demonstration of smart agriculture technologies, etc.
● **Information Dissemination and Regional Collaboration**
・Dissemination of business and regional information on our website, SNS, and directly managed stores
・Provision of VUTAI as an evacuation site during disasters
## Date and Time of Uda Innovation Center VUTAI Grand Opening Ceremony
**Date and time: Saturday, April 11, 13:00 (doors open)**