2021 Theme
Solving crimes in a future society where technology has become too advanced
As we move into the future, the development of technology is essential for many aspects of our lives. But is it possible that technology will develop too much and have adverse effects on our lives? If you've ever watched movies about AI or robots, you know that's a possibility. While the number of criminal offenses in Japan are currently at the lowest level since the end of World War II, with public security improving, there has also been an increase in various types of fraud. With the ability for technology to be used for crimes, what can we do?We believe the power of design may be able to solve crimes in a future society where technology has become too advanced. Future Design Challenge calls upon young creative talent and innovators around the world to solve potential problems with i-PRO.
* The US dollar prize money is a reference amount that is presented from the exchange rate at the time of publication, and may differ from the actual amount.
* The prize money may vary when deposited to the local currency of the account held by the winner.
* The prize money will be paid after deducting taxes such as withholding tax according to the tax system of Japan or the remittance destination region.
Schedule
Sep 1st – Oct 31st
Judging period
Nov 18th
Announce Award Winners
Awards
Gold Award
¥300,000
JPY (Approx. $2,700 USD)
(1 person or 1 group)
- Future Design Challenge award
- Meeting with i-PRO engineers for potential prototype creation
- Mentoring sessions with one of the judges
- Featured in media
Silver Award
¥100,000
JPY (Approx. $910 USD)
(1 person or 1 group)
- Future Design Challenge award
- Meeting with i-PRO engineers for potential prototype creation
- Mentoring sessions with one of the judges
- Featured in media
Submissions
The challenge is open to the public and challenge designers, engineers, entrepreneurs, organizations to submit their innovative design concepts relevant to Future Design Challenge 2021 Theme.
What we're looking for:
- Concept name *
- Concept description *
- Sketches, photos, design files that showcases the concept *
- Presentation (could be a presentation report, pitch video, etc.) *
Please upload your files to a cloud folder (e.g. Google Drive, Dropbox, etc.) and share the link to us. *
* tangible or intangible, any designs are eligible
You may make edits after submission. Please submit your concept again and mention that it is an updated version.
There is no limit to the number of submissions. You can submit as many concepts you would like.
If you have any questions, feel free to reach out at
info@futuredesignchallenge.com
Protection of Privacy and Personal Information Policy
Personal information provided by an applicant in the Future Design Challenge will be used only for application reception, inquiries, examination, notification of examination results, and other matters deemed necessary for management/operations of the Future Design Challenge (the “Purposes”).
We will not use or provide personal information to any third party for any purpose other than the Purposes without the consent of the applicant.
Please refer to the "Protection of Privacy and Personal Information Policy" of btrax Inc., the operator of this Future Design Challenge. Based on this btrax Inc.’ Privacy Policy, Panasonic i-PRO Sensing Solutions Co., Ltd., the organizer, use personal information provided by applicants when necessary.
Precaution / Property Rights
(1) Any and all frauds are prohibited when submitting works.
(2) Entries must be original by the applicant and have not been published in Japan or overseas.
(3) The submitted work is limited to works that are planned to be proposed to other design competitions or companies at the time of submission, or have not already been proposed.
(4) The applicant expresses and warrants that the submitted work does not infringe any rights of third parties including intellectual property rights and that there is no risk of infringement.
(5) The applicant shall have the rights to inventions, patents, utility models, designs, trademarks, and copyrights of all submitted works. Therefore, the applicant shall be responsible for protecting this, so please take measures such as protection of rights when applying. If not, the award may be invalidated.
(6) If the submitted work is the same as or very similar to the previously announced design, or if it infringes the intellectual property rights of a third party, the award may be canceled even after the award is announced.
(7) Applicants must apply if the submitted work contains materials (including, but not limited to, art, photographs, fonts, etc.) created by a third party other than the applicant. At applicant’s expense and responsibility, the applicant will process the rights, such as obtaining the permission of the third party.
(8) The organizer and the operator may exclude the submitted work from the examination if it judges that it infringes the rights of a third party or may infringe the rights of a third party.
(9) The applicant shall respond at their own expense and responsibility when a third party makes a claim of infringement, etc. to the organizer and the operator regarding the submitted work. And the operator does not take any responsibility.
(10) The applicant shall fully compensate the organizer for damages, expenses, etc. based on claims of infringement of rights from a third party, regardless of the name.
(11) The organizer reserves the right to display and announce the submitted work.
(12) When commercialized, the applicant and the organizer will separately coordinate and discuss royalties, etc.
(13) If the organizer or the operator is not able to contact the applicant by the designated date after notification of the examination result, the award may be invalidated.
