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For the manufacturing industry, promoting the growth of personnel at the manufacturing site and the transferring and enhancement of their know-how, and bringing about innovation in manufacturing process technologies are both activities that are absolutely essential. In the face of rapid environmental change, as exemplified in decarbonization efforts being carried out in recent years, such activities are taking on an even greater importance. With the labor force expected to further decrease in the future due to the declining birth rate and aging population, there is a vital need to continuously and more actively engage in these activities. In order to solve such issues, we believe that it is absolutely imperative that we achieve a form of manufacturing that continues to evolve while enabling humans and digital technologies to coexist, and we must work towards the societal implementation of solutions that can bring about such manufacturing innovation.
By going beyond the limits of elemental research, Osaka University's SANKEN has continued to engage in efforts to actively utilize the fruits of its research to bring about innovation in the fields of industry and throughout society. In particular, the institution possesses world-class research capabilities in such fields related to digital technologies as AI, and through pilot projects, the institution continues to deepen the extent of its research. At the same time, the KOBELCO Group, under its DX strategic policy of "striving to serve as a products and solutions provider that solves social issues together with its customers," operates with the aim of utilizing its digital solutions that it has developed for a wide range of business fields not only for internal applications, but to also use such solutions to solve a broad range of social issues as well. This mutual understanding shared between both organizations, acted as the catalyst for the establishment of our Research Center.

At the KOBELCO Future Pioneering Co-Creation Research Center, we aim to develop and achieve societal implementation of "manufacturing innovation solutions" that combine the advanced technologies and the scientific prowess of Osaka University in order to create value across a wide range of industries. Furthermore, we intend on creating new businesses through co-creation, with the goal of enhancing the KOBELCO Group's corporate value and to contribute to the further evolution of academia and science at Osaka University.