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| Address: |
4-1-7 Kagano, Ogaki City, Gifu 503-8569 |
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| Contact: |
Business Support Center
Softopia Japan Foundation |
| Telephone: |
+81-(0)584-77-1118 |
| Fax: |
+81-(0)584-77-1104 |
| E-mail: |
bsc@softopia.or.jp |
| Website: |
www.softopia.or.jp |
■Description
Softopia Japan is a high-tech science park funded and managed by the Gifu Prefecture
government established to promote the regional IT industry. We house a wide variety
of companies in the IT industry from large national companies to regional start-ups
and international enterprises. One of our main roles is the nurturing of up-and-coming
young IT businesses. We serve as an incubator by offering office space inside
our International Incubation Center, a facility opened in 2001 to cater to the
specific needs of startup companies, and the accessibility to state-of-the-art
R&D facilities at reasonable prices, as well as providing a comprehensive
line of management support through our Business Support Center. We are currently
accepting applications from motivated and outstanding applicants to participate
in our exciting incubation program.
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| Project Details |
| Date established: |
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1994 |
| Size of unit (no. of units) : |
239 ft2 [22m2 ] (maximum 100-unit capacity) |
| Monthly rent : |
1st Year: $89, 2nd & 3rd Year: US$178
(per unit, plus common area, maintenance fee US$ 126/month) |
| No. of staff: |
86 (Business Support Center: 15) |
| Location (type of area): |
Science Park / Suburban |
| Owners/Partners in project: |
Gifu Prefecture |
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| Key Features |
| Type of client companies: |
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IT-related industries and IT-industry support field |
| No. of client companies (employees): |
124 (1700); Incubation Center: 58 (170) as of March 2002 |
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| Selection Policy |
Entry selection process operated /criteria:
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Businesses working in IT and/or IT-related industriesBusinesses involved in
R&D activities |
| Recognised graduation policy: |
3 Years in Incubation Center with successful yearly reviews |
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| Business Services |
| Facilitation of the forming of joint ventures with local
companies, and introduction to private and public organizationsBusiness support
through outsourcing partner, NTT Communications, in sales channel introduction,
technology evaluation, management advice, human resource introduction and development,
and marketing, legal, accounting, and technical consultingAccess to cutting-edge
multimedia development and conference facilities at low costs |
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| Notes |
| Optical fiber network throughout the complex and low-cost
broadband Internet access up to 100Mbps Residential subsidy up to 27,000 yen per
month for resident companies from overseas |
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