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Our Vision
What will Fukushima be like in the future?
While the decommissioning of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant is making steady progress, cutting-edge technology and research facilities are brought together here and as new challenges arise, new industries are created in this area.
This will create a community with ever increasing opportunities in terms of education and employment for the children of the future.
The Fukushima Innovation Coast Framework is a national project that was founded to create such a future.
For the further development of Fukushima, we are taking on challenges in the fields of robotics, energy, decommissioning, agroforestry and fisheries, and all other fields that contribute to our livelihood and culture.
Our goal is to make Fukushima a place where people want to live and want to stay forever.
About the Framework
The Fukushima Innovation Coast Framework is a national project designed to build a new industrial infrastructure in the coastal region of Fukushima Prefecture in order to recover the industries that were lost due to the earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011 and the nuclear disaster.
Within the Framework, projects will be realized in the fields of robotics, energy, decommissioning, agroforestry and fisheries, and efforts are made to form industrial clusters, foster human resources, and to increase the number of visitors.
Key Fields of Activity
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Decommissioning
In order to expedite the decommissioning of nuclear reactors, which is essential for the reconstruction of the coastal region of Fukushima Prefecture, we combine intellectual resources of both Japanese and foreign experts and promote R&D as well as human resources development. At the same time, we let the results of our efforts carry over to industry and promote industrial clusters in the coastal region of Fukushima Prefecture.
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Robotics and Drones
The "Hamadori Robot Testing Area" is actively encouraging the research, development, and testing of robots and drones that are designed for future use in applications such as disaster response, logistics, and infrastructure inspection. With the Fukushima Robot Test Field at the core, we aim to develop industrial clusters of robotics in the coastal region of Fukushima Prefecture.
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Energy, Environment, and Recycling
We are committed to the recovery and revitalization of the local economy by fostering and aggregating industries with a strong focus on renewable energy.
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Agroforestry and Fisheries
While pushing measures for the development and testing of ICT, robotics, and other technologies, we are leading the nation in terms of advanced agroforestry and fishery industries that incorporate the cutting-edge technologies resulting from those measures. This in turn accelerates the recovery and revitalization of the agroforestry and fisheries industry in the coastal region of Fukushima Prefecture.
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Medical Care
In the coastal region of Fukushima Prefecture, where the population is aging and the shortage of medical and nursing personnel is increasing, we are promoting the aggregation of medical care-related industries and the establishment of new companies and organizations.
Aerospace
In an effort to build and aggregate enterprises of the aerospace industry, we are supporting companies seeking to enter the industry, and also the development of human resources who will drive the industry.
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Industrial Clusters
In order to create new industrial clusters in the coastal region of Fukushima Prefecture and to revitalize existing industries, we are striving to develop industrial parks and establish business locations. Additionally, we aim to stimulate exchanges and business matching between local companies and companies moving into the area.
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Education and Human Resource Development
We support efforts to promote the accumulation of expertise, such as the stimulation of educational and research initiatives by universities and other organizations in the coastal region of Fukushima Prefecture. In order to develop highly motivated professionals who can contribute to the realization of our Framework, we collaborate with companies and higher education institutions to conduct educational programs such as career development and to enhance the educational infrastructure.
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Increasing the Number of Visitors
We are committed to increasing the number of people interacting with the coastal region of Fukushima Prefecture, whose population has decreased due to the relocation following the disaster. Furthermore, we are collaborating with local communities to create places and organize events that will attract ever more visitors.
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Dissemination of Information
A wide range of information is published to raise the level of awareness of the Framework and to promote participation in it.