NEC Ranks 5th in Keidanren's 4th "Startup Friendly Scoring," Making Top 10 for Second Consecutive Year
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NEC ranked 5th in the 4th "Startup Friendly Scoring" by Keidanren (Japan Business Federation), securing a top 10 spot for the second year in a row. The company was highly praised for its open innovation initiatives, especially for ranking 1st in "Discharging business and human resources."
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Q: What is the "Startup Friendly Scoring"?
- A: It is an initiative by Keidanren (Japan Business Federation) started in 2022 to visualize and evaluate large companies' collaboration with startups, aiming to promote the development of the startup ecosystem.
- Q: What was NEC's overall rank in the 4th scoring?
- A: NEC ranked 5th overall out of 112 participating companies.
- Q: Is this the first time NEC has been ranked highly?
- A: No, this is the second consecutive year that NEC has ranked in the top 10.
- Q: In which specific areas did NEC excel?
- A: NEC was ranked 1st in "Discharging business and human resources" and 7th in "Incorporating business and human resources," receiving high praise for its open innovation efforts.
- Q: What are some of NEC's open innovation initiatives?
- A: NEC promotes "NEC Open Innovation" through programs like its CVC fund "NEC Orchestrating Future Fund," startup studios "NEC X" and "NEC X - JAPAN Edition -", and the "NEC Innovation Challenge" business contest.