Greater Nagoya Initiative
Encyclopedia
[Greater Nagoya Initiative]http://www.greaternagoya.org/(GNI) is one of the Japan's local revitalization projects inaugurated by Chubu bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry. The purpose of GNI is to promote the industry
and the economy
in Greater Nagoya area so as to attract companies, technology
, people, and information
to foreign companies to invest in the area. The initiative is operated by Greater Nagoya Initiative Center(GNIC). The region's municipalities, business communities, academia, research institutes have joined in the GNI and about 400 campanies and organizations belong to the GNI Partners Club. Currently the GNI is supported and co-hosted by three prefectures(Aichi, Gifu, Mie), 24 municipalities, and 12 business organizations as well as the Japan External Trade Organization(JETRO), and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry(METI).
are where the Japanese motor, aerospace, electronics, and machine tool industry are highly concentrated.
Industry
Industry refers to the production of an economic good or service within an economy.-Industrial sectors:There are four key industrial economic sectors: the primary sector, largely raw material extraction industries such as mining and farming; the secondary sector, involving refining, construction,...
and the economy
Economy
An economy consists of the economic system of a country or other area; the labor, capital and land resources; and the manufacturing, trade, distribution, and consumption of goods and services of that area...
in Greater Nagoya area so as to attract companies, technology
Technology
Technology is the making, usage, and knowledge of tools, machines, techniques, crafts, systems or methods of organization in order to solve a problem or perform a specific function. It can also refer to the collection of such tools, machinery, and procedures. The word technology comes ;...
, people, and information
Information
Information in its most restricted technical sense is a message or collection of messages that consists of an ordered sequence of symbols, or it is the meaning that can be interpreted from such a message or collection of messages. Information can be recorded or transmitted. It can be recorded as...
to foreign companies to invest in the area. The initiative is operated by Greater Nagoya Initiative Center(GNIC). The region's municipalities, business communities, academia, research institutes have joined in the GNI and about 400 campanies and organizations belong to the GNI Partners Club. Currently the GNI is supported and co-hosted by three prefectures(Aichi, Gifu, Mie), 24 municipalities, and 12 business organizations as well as the Japan External Trade Organization(JETRO), and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry(METI).
Greater Nagoya Area
In this area within 80-100km radius of Nagoya, the clusters of the Chukyo Industrial AreaChukyo Industrial Area
The Chūkyō Industrial Area is another name for the Chūkyō Metropolitan Area and the surrounding prefectures, which have strong economic links to it. This industrial region includes the Aichi, Gifu, and Mie prefectures....
are where the Japanese motor, aerospace, electronics, and machine tool industry are highly concentrated.
Promotion
- The GNI was founded in July 2004 by the Chubu bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry METI.
- The main promoters are GNIC, established in February 2006, and GNI office of Chubu bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry METI.
- The GNI is co-hosted and operated by three prefectures (Aichi, Gifu, Mie), 24 municipalities, and 12 business organizations.
- 400 companies,universities, and research institutes have been registered in GNI Partners Club.