The Global Innovation Challenge Executive Committee, which is based in Tokyo, is “The “Global Innovation Challenge 2023 Life Support” (hereinafter referred to as the “DMI Competition”) will take place the following year at the “Tsukuba DMI Innovation Center” in Tsukuba City, Tsukuba Prefecture. ” Ibaraki, Japan.

The prize is worth $1 million US.

The competition, which will take place in May and June 2023, will support researchers and developers from all over the world in their quest to create cutting-edge tools that enable people who use wheelchairs and have disabilities like paralysis to “walk independently” (*) and make use of their remaining functions.

Independent walking is the capacity of a person with a condition, such as paralysis, to move about unaided or without the aid of a wheelchair (*) in the context of this competition.

The organiser is glad to receive many applications from interested parties and will accept entries through March 31, 2023. For more information, please check the application instructions on the official website at https://global-innovation-challenge.com/en/event and project/2023/GIC2023.html.

Source: Prnewswire