HGPI Board Member and CEO Mr. Ryoji Noritake became a committee member of the Dementia Innovation Alliance Public and Private Sector Working Group and participated in the working group’s first meeting. There, he explained HGPI’s activities in the field of dementia and the importance of cooperation between the government and members of the public.

The working group will analyze roads to new innovation to achieve through cooperative efforts between a wide range of businesses that support everyday living (for example, finance, IT, housing, food, monitoring, etc.) and public institutions, the healthcare and welfare fields, and representatives of people with dementia. The group plans to meet several times with the goal of gathering its findings in a report to be presented before the end of FY2019.

■ Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry website: Dementia Innovation Alliance Public and Private Sector Working Group’s first meeting
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