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New center will turn Yokohama into a testing ground for proofs of technology

New center will turn Yokohama into a testing ground for proofs of technology

by openyokohama | Feb 18, 2020 | News

A proposal by the local government of Yokohama City to establish a “one-stop center” to support the testing of new proofs of technology in the city was approved in December, 2019 by the Council of National Strategic Special Zones headed by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe....
How to use IT to facilitate public-private partnerships (Innovation Interviews, Ep. 7)

How to use IT to facilitate public-private partnerships (Innovation Interviews, Ep. 7)

by openyokohama | Feb 17, 2020 | Innovation Interview

Iwao Kobayashi, Code for YOKOHAMA, Joint Representative   Iwao Kobayashi works with Code for YOKOHAMA, a local volunteer organization that promotes public IT initiatives. Kobayashi also provides consulting services for IT companies on design and implementation of...
Galvanize visits Yokohama, introduces cutting edge data science programs

Galvanize visits Yokohama, introduces cutting edge data science programs

by openyokohama | Feb 12, 2020 | News

50 participants gathered at YOXO BOX on February 6th in order to experience Galvanize’s state-of-the-art method of educating tech talent. Galvanize, a US-based software engineering and data science educator., has eight campuses across the U.S. including San Francisco...
YOXO Accelerator Program and YOXO Innovation School kick off in Yokohama

YOXO Accelerator Program and YOXO Innovation School kick off in Yokohama

by openyokohama | Feb 4, 2020 | News

Two programs supporting startups and entrepreneurs in Japan have been successfully initiated in Yokohama by the new startup center YOXO BOX which was established by the City in October of 2019.   Applications for the YOXO Accelerator Program are available to...

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