How Can Fukuoka Become The Next Silicon Valley

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    1. How can Fukuoka become the next Silicon Valley
      Shunichi Arai
      CTO, Founder at Mogura Inc.
      Blogger, Founder at Asiajin.com
    2. Shunichi Arai
      Entrepreneur
      Developing a contact management software as a service.
      Blogger
      Asiajin.com – the best English blog on Japanese IT
    3. Kyushu Ruby Kaigi Conference
      (cc-by) ShintaroKakutani
    4. Tech Communities in Fukuoka
      Ruby Business Commons
      Fukuoka Ruby Forum
      Rubyist Kyushu
      PHP in Fukuoka
      Java Community Kyushu
      Fukuoka.pm
      Fukuoka Web Workers
      Codecheck.in
      Satoken (Website Management Study Group)
      Fukuoka Terako(Adobe Flash technology)
      Tenjin.web
      Etc…
    5. Number of Public Internet Companies
      出典:ネット株価情報 (netindex.jp)
    6. Number of Patents Registered
      出典:特許庁 特許行政年次報告書2009年版
    7. Per Capita Personal Income (2006)
      出典:内閣府 経済社会総合研究所 平成18年度県民経済計算
    8. Number of Welfare Recipients
    9. Creative Center and Innovation
      Innovation is the source of wealth.
      Florida says that innovation occurs at creative centers by creative people.
      The most important thing is to attract creative people to the city.
    10. 3Tare the key factors of creativity city
      Technology
      Talents
      Tolerance
      Gay index, Diversity index, and Bohemian index
      Life style matters
    11. Lifestyle factor of Fukuoka city
      Small Gay area in Sumiyoshi area
      Nightclubs in Oyafuko area
      Bicycle friendly city
      Cultural center like NPOTiempoIberoAmericano
      Fukuoka Now!
    12. I live in Fukuoka, because
      I love Daimyo
      Very good Salsa dancing scene
      Can take social leadership and opportunities
      However, more intellectual events needed
    13. Talents
      ConservativeInfrastructureCompanies
      Tokyo
    14. Paul Graham said
      “Great cities attract ambitious people. You can sense it when you walk around one. In a hundred subtle ways, the city sends you a message: you could do more; you should try harder.”
    15. Messages
      New York = you should make more money
      Boston = you should be smarter
      Silicon Valley = you should be more powerful.
      What matters in Silicon Valley is how much effect you have on the world.
      Fukuoka?
      You should be relaxed. Enjoy your life. Take it easy.
    16. Fukuoka People
      Less ambitious people
      Less fear for future
      Tokyo people want to have two skills
      Such as IT+English, Finance+English, Sales+IT
      Fukuoka people satisfy with only one
      No company to use many skills
    17. Diversity
      出典: 法務省入国管理局 平成19年末外国人登録者数
    18. Mixi
      BataraEto
    19. Conclusion
      We should attract more talents
      Diversity and job opportunities are key
      We should invest to education, R&D, cultures and entrepreneurs.
      Universities should be in city center
      We should change people’s mind

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