Hosting corporate briefings for local major corporations and participating in Japan's largest IT exhibition.

The Ministry of Science and ICT and the Korea Internet & Security Agency will host the '2018 IoT Overseas Roadshow' in Tokyo to help promising domestic IoT small and medium-sized enterprises enter the Japanese market.
The Japanese market has high demand for commercialized IoT products and services, providing a favorable environment for domestic companies with commercial products and services to enter.

Therefore, this IoT roadshow provides an opportunity for domestic IoT SMEs to build business networks with local large Japanese companies and distribution/manufacturing companies, enabling them to enter the Japanese market.

This roadshow will feature the participation of 10 excellent small and medium-sized enterprises* that have developed creative and new IoT products and services across various industries. They will hold corporate briefings to attract investment and an exhibition to identify potential demand sources in Japan.

On May 8th, the "IoT Partners Day" will be held at Shibuya Hikarie in Tokyo, inviting leading Japanese companies hoping to introduce excellent IoT technologies to introduce domestic companies' products and conduct business consultations.

Based on our commercialization experience in the domestic market, we plan to engage in business consultations with leading local IT companies, distributors, and other IoT technology demanders in various fields, and also secure opportunities to discover local partners.

In addition, 'K' will be held at '2018 Japan IT week Spring', the largest IT exhibition in Japan, for a total of 3 days from May 9th to 11th.Under the theme of 'orea IoT Highlights', a joint exhibition hall will be established in Korea to showcase products to potential buyers, including information and communications technology (ICT) companies, manufacturers, and distributors in Japan.

Choi Young-hae, Director General of Internet Convergence Policy at the Ministry of Science and ICT, said, “This roadshow will provide an opportunity for domestic IoT SMEs to secure global competitiveness by pioneering sales channels in the Japanese market, which is growing into a global IoT market, and promoting joint projects with local partners with excellent technological capabilities.”