NANКАI Co., Ltd. (President and CEO: Nobuyuki Okajima, hereinafter "NANКАI"), e-Stadium Co., Ltd. (Directors: Hiroshi Ikeda, Hiroyuki Kato, hereinafter "e-Stadium"), and Meta Osaka Co., Ltd. (President: Hideaki Mori, hereinafter "MetaOsaka") will establish the "Digital Creative Award 2026" in the third term of the "YOUNG IMPACT" entrepreneurship program for junior and senior high school students, hosted by Meta Osaka. This award will recognize young people who tackle social issues with digital technology. In addition, NANКАI and e-Stadium, who are promoting the "Digital Entertainment City Concept NAMBA" to evolve Namba into a center for next-generation entertainment, will participate as special partners of "YOUNG IMPACT." NANКАI will provide venue sponsorship for the "YOUNG IMPACT" final competition, as well as serve as a judge and presenter for the "Digital Creative Award 2026." e-Stadium will serve as a judge for the award. Background for the Establishment of the "Digital Creative Award" Under the Greater Namba Vision, which aims to create the Namba of the next generation, the NANКАI Group has been promoting the "Digital Entertainment City Concept NAMBA" with MetaOsaka and others since February 2025. This concept aims to evolve Namba into a world-class next-generation digital entertainment city by utilizing digital technologies such as XR and esports, while inheriting the history of Namba as a city that has flourished through entertainment. The "Digital Creative Award," to be newly established under this concept, will call for submissions of works using digital technology, including games, AI, XR, web applications, video, and music, on diverse themes such as education, disaster prevention, tourism, diversity, and regional revitalization. This award was established to discover the human resources who hold the key to realizing this concept, specifically next-generation digital talent who can solve social issues and captivate people in extended spaces, and to provide