TOKYO-Tuesday, March 27th 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]
(BUSINESS WIRE) --
NTT DATA, a global IT services provider, announced today that it has
selected Barcelona-based startup Gestoos as the Champion of the Open
Innovation Contest 7.0 based on its AI solution that enables content and
services to be operated simply with hand gestures. The winning proposal
was chosen during the contest’s Grand Finale at NTT DATA headquarters
in Toyosu, Tokyo on March 22. NTT DATA will collaborate with Gestoos to
develop a concrete business plan based on the winning proposal.
The
global competition, which is organized annually by NTT DATA, invites
high-tech companies worldwide to submit proposals for IT services that
offer potential to create new value in global society. The judging panel
includes both NTT DATA personnel and outside experts.
The
Gestoos AI solution recognizes and interprets subtle physical movements
to enable people to operate content and services with just hand
gestures. Gestoos’ patented proprietary algorithm uses live data to
learn about interactions involving people, objects, spaces and vehicles.
The entry was selected as the best idea for a previously unimagined IT
service with high value-creation potential for public bodies, private
companies and individuals, all customers of NTT DATA.
NTT
DATA received 269 applications from around the world starting last
December. Between December 6, 2017 and March 2, 2018, regional contests
were held across four continents in 15 cities of 14 countries, up from
10 cities of 9 countries last year.
Each
of the 15 regional contests selected a winner to present a proposal
during the Grand Finale in Tokyo. The proposals covered fields such as
fintech, medtech, insurtech, security, artificial intelligence (AI),
augmented reality, authentication, AI-supported optical character
recognition and navigation.
In
addition to the winning prize, an Audience Award was presented to
ftcash (Mumbai) and Judges Awards were presented to FOMO Pay (Singapore)
and SightCall (San Francisco) by NTT DATA representatives on the
judging panel.
German
Leon, founder of Gestoos, said: “We are very excited to win this
contest because collaboration with NTT DATA will be a huge step for our
business. Our AI solution not only sees hands and objects, it sees
people in action and understands space and context. It uses live data to
learn how to make interactions more human. Ultimately, Gestoos
redefines interactions for machines, people and spaces. In collaboration
with NTT DATA, we hope to create new and exciting experiences for
consumers and industries.”
Kotaro
Zamma, Head of NTT DATA’s Open Innovation and Business Incubation,
said: “This year’s contest received very strong local support from NTT
DATA’s group companies and partners overseas. By promoting open
innovation, the hope is that our contest will continue to stimulate new
business creation around the world. Going forward, we would like to be a
catalyst for open innovation that leads to meaningful changes in global
society.”
NTT
DATA’s open innovation initiatives have led to the creation of numerous
new businesses already. Together with Social Coin, last year’s winner,
NTT DATA recently established the “Regional Issue Discovery Lab” to
apply AI technology toward innovative solutions that address regional
issues.
Each
regional contest this year was organized in collaboration with NTT DATA
group companies and regional partners: NTT DATA UK and Innovate Finance
(UK), everis (Spain, Brazil, Portugal and Chile), MaRS Discovery
District (Canada), Institute of Software, Chinese Academy of Sciences
(China), NTT DATA Inc. and Runway (U.S.), Deloitte Israel (Israel),
Startupbootcamp and Rainmaking Innovation (Singapore, Australia and
India) and Asian Payment Network (Singapore).
NTT
DATA will hold the Open Innovation Contest in worldwide venues again
next year. NTT DATA is confident that the contests are winning
propositions for the participating startup companies as well as NTT
DATA, client companies of NTT DATA, and global society.
For more about the contestants: http://oi.nttdata.com/en/contest/result.
About NTT DATA
NTT
DATA is a leading IT services provider and global innovation partner
headquartered in Tokyo, with business operations in over 50 countries.
Its emphasis is on long-term commitments, combining global reach with
local intimacy to provide premier professional services varying from
consulting and systems development to outsourcing. For more information,
visit www.nttdata.com
All products, corporations and organization names are registered trademarks or corporate trademarks.
List of Contestants
The following contestants presented at the Grand finale. An asterisk (*) indicates inaugural participation in the contest.
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Location
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Company
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Barcelona
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Gestoos |
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Guiyang
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Institute of Software CAS
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Lisbon*
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loqr |
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London
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Callsign |
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Madrid
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Electronic IDentification |
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Melbourne*
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Emvisage |
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Milan*
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GiPS tech |
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Mumbai*
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ftcash |
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San Francisco
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SightCall |
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Santiago*
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Coeus |
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Sao Paulo
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DATAHOLICS |
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Singapore
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FOMO Pay |
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Tel Aviv
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PayBox
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Tokyo
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Cinnamon |
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Toronto
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Zoom.ai |
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Contacts
Media inquiries
Weber Shandwick (for NTT DATA Corporation)
(Ms.) Ayumi Matsubara, +81-90-9006-5841
nttdata@webershandwick.com
