Special Subject
Co-Creating New Society with Advanced Technologies
Program Objectives
This grant program supports projects tackling social issues arising from rapid development of advanced technologies such as AI and IoT. For details, please visit our Japanese site at https://www.toyotafound.or.jp/special/2019/advanced.html
*"Co-Creating New Society with Advanced Technologies" application forms are only available in Japanese.
Comments by Selection Committee Chair
Comments by the Selection Committee Chair on Co-Creating New Society with Advanced Technologies 2019
Previous comments are available in the Annual Report.
| Grant Number | Project Title | Project Representative | Organization/Position | Grant Amount(yen) |
| D19-ST-0006 | Advanced Technology and International Relations: Exploring Challenges Related to International Relations over Security, Economy, and Information and Communication Technologies, and Platform Formation | Yoshiaki Takayama | Center for Disarmament, Science and Technology, Japan Institute of International Affairs/Research Fellow | 6,500,000 |
| D19-ST-0012 | Effects of implementing mental health support app for athletes: Benefits and challenges of introducing high technology to interpersonal services | Yasutaka Ojio | National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health , Department of Community Mental Health & Law/Researcher |
6,000,000 |
| D19-ST-0014 | Promoting a children-centered society where disabled and healthy children can coexist by using digital art and sensors | Yuki Oka | Non-profit Organization Ubdobe/Representative Director | 5,800,000 |
| D19-ST-0015 | Interactive Arts and Disability: Creative Rehabilitation and Activity for Individuals with a Disability | Shigenori Mochizuki | College of Image Arts and Sciences, Ritsumeikan University/Associate Professor | 3,900,000 |
| D19-ST-0019 | Requirements for Social Decision-Making by/with AI: Research on "Good" Datasets and "Desirable" Outputs | Hirotsugu Ohba | Department of Ethics, Graduate School of Letters, Kyoto University/Research Fellow | 6,100,000 |
| D19-ST-0020 | A Study on the Impact of the Spread of Digital Health on Patient Dynamics and Medical Systems | Kuichiro Taguchi | General Incorporated Associations,The Future Lab./Representative Director | 4,700,000 |
| D19-ST-0025 | Research and Trial for Molbot Roadmap Based on Cross-Disciplinary and International Perspectives | Ryuma Shineha | Research Center on Ethical, Legal, and Social Issues (ELSI), Osaka University/Associate Professor | 7,000,000 |
Grant Framework
| Call for Proposals | October 7 to December 6, 2019 |
| Total Amount of Grants | 40 million yen |
| Grant Amount per Project | Up to 10 million yen |
| Length of Grant | One to three years, beginning April 1st, 2020 |
| Grant Selection | Formal decisions on the awarding of grants will be made at the Toyota Foundation Board of Directors Meeting scheduled to be held in March 2020, based on the deliberations of a selection committee composed of outside experts. |
Program Guidelines and Application Form
Japanese document only.
・2019年度の募集要項（PDF)
(400KB)
・2019年度企画書サンプル（PDF)(307KB)