The web service RuleWatcher*1 provided by OSINTech Inc. (Head office: Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture; President: Masato Oda) was the only digital solution from Japan to be awarded as an outstanding digital solution at The World Summit Award Global Congress 2024*2 held in Chile (Los Lagos region) on 17 April 2024.
The World Summit Award has been held annually since 2003 by the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), which was resolved by the United Nations General Assembly in 2001, to establish a joint understanding of the information society and to support initiatives in various regions to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs).
The awards are organized in the following 8 categories, and we are the first Japanese recipient in the Environment and Green Energy category, and the first Japanese recipient overall in 5 years since the 2018 awards.
Government and Public Involvement
Health and Well-being
Learning and Education
Environment and Green Energy
Inclusion and Empowerment
Culture and Tourism
Business & Commerce
Smart Payments and Urbanization
Young Innovators (for young social entrepreneurs under 26 years old)
This year's event was held in the Los Lagos region of Chile, also known as Patagonia, where participants from around the world shared useful information and workshops in front of a precious and rich natural environment threatened by climate change.
Among the presentations, the "RuleWatcher" presented by OSINTech, which collects official announcements from governments and international organizations and organizes and visualizes them in 15 themes related to sustainability, attracted a lot of attention. “It is amazing that such a solution has emerged from Japan.” “I think RuleWatcher should be introduced to the field of school education.”
In the "Global Action Talks" program, in which participants presented enlightening ideas that would have an impact on the world, our CEO, Masato Oda, was selected to give a speech on "TANKYU" in the Japanese language. He spoke about the importance for everyone of "TANKYU," an attitude of pursuing curiosity and truth with deep joy at the same time, as one solution to the problems of today, where multiple issues are intertwined. This idea was widely introduced to the world in multiple languages via a live broadcast.
OSINTech will continue to contribute to a sustainable society through its "RuleWatcher" solution, "TANKYU" concept, and intelligence management/education, without being bound by existing frameworks.
*1 About RuleWatcher
RuleWatcher is a SaaS-type web service that automatically collects policy-related information released daily from over 1,400 government and international organizations, and organizes and visualizes it into 15 sustainability-related themes. It is widely used by corporate planning departments, sustainability promotion departments, research institutions, and government agencies.
*2 About The World Summit Award
The World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) is an award given to IT projects that have a positive impact on modern society, and is organized within the framework of the United Nations World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), which was founded on the basis of resolution 56/183 of the United Nations General Assembly in 2001.
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Chie Takahashi
OSINTech Inc.