Japan IT Week Osaka is the largest* IT show in the Kansai area (Western Japan), consisting of 8 specialized shows including ‘AI & Business Automation Expo Osaka’, ‘Digital Marketing Expo Osaka’, ‘IoT Solutions Expo Osaka’, and etc.. Visitors from the information system, management planning, design and development departments, and marketers of companies and government agencies from Western Japan will gather at the show. (*”Largest” in reference to the exhibitor number and the net exhibit space of trade shows with the same concept.)

In addition to Tokyo Big Sight and Makuhari Messe shows, the show has been held at INTEX Osaka since 2017. As a specialized show that promotes internal DX and business reform, not only HR tech, accounting DX products, workflows, electronic applications, contracts, business chats, groupware, and work style reforms but the services to promote hybrid work come together in one place.

Personal information leakages and targeted attacks occur on a daily basis, and security preparations are now the responsibility of all companies. In response to such growing needs, we decided to hold this exhibition in Osaka, which had been held only in Tokyo (Kanto Area) until then. People from the information system department, corporate planning department, and security department will visit the show.

We received a lot of comments from many exhibitors and visitors, saying, “We want to acquire new users from Western Japan, so please hold a trade fair in Osaka.” In response to the request, the show has been held in INTEX Osaka since 2017. At the venue, all marketing-related products and services such as marketing automation, CX improvement/personalization, and SNS utilization will be gathered together.

Various things around us, such as automobiles, home appliances, houses, and factory equipment, are connected to the network, and new services that make our lives more convenient are being created one after another. At this show, in addition to IoT technology, the latest solutions that utilize 5G, the next-generation communication network will exhibit.

The show is held since 2017 in response to requests from the research and development departments of set manufacturers in Western Japan. People with issues such as “I want to develop equipment equipped with AI” and “I want to reduce production and development costs” come to the venue, and business negotiations are actively held.

We received many voices from people in the retail, mail order, restaurant, and service industries in Western Japan who wanted to promote the mail order business and realize unmanned stores and cashless payment in stores. By holding the show in Osaka, we contribute to the promotion of IT in the mail order, retail, and service industries, mainly in Western Japan.

The first event was held at INTEX Osaka in 2018, in response to the need to hold a trade fair for AI and business automation systems in Kansai area. As a specialized exhibition where business automation solutions such as AI (artificial intelligence), RPA, and chatbots are exhibited under one roof, the scale is expanding every year.

The first event was held in 2020 as one of the trade fairs that make up “Japan IT Week [Osaka]”. We decided to hold it in Osaka in order to meet the needs of software and application development that are increasing year by year in all industries. Not only companies that handle no-code/low-code development, which is a recent trend, but also digital staffing and training companies will exhibit.