This is Japan's first corporate passenger and resident participation type public road driving demonstration test platform for new technologies such as autonomous driving and the establishment of next-generation intelligent transport systems.
We are contributing to the creation of new technologies and industries through the following core activities.
● Provision of facility equipment such as KICK.
● Provision of Keihanna public road driving demonstration test facilities.
● Application on behalf of government and police agencies.
● Acceleration of demonstration tests using "Club Keihanna".

This is a resident-participation organization established in November 2016 aiming to reflect residents' opinions and ideas in the development of new services and products, urban development, etc., and currently has about 3,000 members from all over Japan. Based on requests from companies, universities, and other organizations in industry, government, and academia, we analyze the market through questionnaires and surveys of residents, consider ideas through resident-participation workshops, and promote demonstration experiments in collaboration with residents, contributing to the creation of new businesses and industries, urban development, and other activities.

We collaborate with science cities, research institutes, universities, and companies in ASEAN and IORA (Indian-Ocean Rim Association) countries to provide mechanisms for innovation and the creation of new businesses and industries (international human resource exchange programs, reciprocal use of research institutes, prototyping, and marketing facilities in each country).
Additionally, in cooperation with JETRO and other partner organizations, we provide support for local collaboration projects of companies seeking to develop joint technologies and products with ASEAN and IORA countries.

In July 2020, the "Osaka-Kyoto-Hyogo/Kobe Consortium" including Keihanna was selected as a startup ecosystem global hub city related to the Japanese government's "World-Class Startup Ecosystem Base Formation Strategy".
Keihanna Science City have formed the "Keihanna Startup Ecosystem" with the aim of discovering and nurturing Keihanna startups and producing excellent companies (unicorns).
By collaborating with universities, companies, local governments, local financial institutions, support organizations, etc., and by increasing cooperation with ecosystem bases in each city, we will foster entrepreneurship, foster entrepreneurs, and promote commercialization. We aim to provide consistent support.
The fusion of science/technology and art/culture, which is the strength of Keihanna Science City, will lead to the creation of innovation. Competitiveness will be achieved through collaboration between startups and research institutes, universities and companies with advanced technology located in Keihanna Science City. More than 150 facilities are located in Keihanna Science City. We aim to develop a startup ecosystem where powerful startups are created one after another.

KGAP+ is a global startup support program that has been implemented since 2019, in which startups selected from partner organizations in Japan and around the world participate, and for three months, ATR and the Research Complex Promotion Council work with mentors to conduct pitch events and mentoring. We also support collaboration with Japanese companies through the use of experimental city functions.

From the 1st period in summer 2019 to the 10th period in winter 2023, 155 startups in 16 fields from 17 countries and regions in the world participated, and by the 9th period, 68% of the startups was able to find Japanese companies that were willing to collaborate. In 2023, we held special programs to create a foothold for expansion into Catalonia, Spain, Austria and Taiwan, as well as pitch sessions at CEATEC 2023 and IVS KYOTO 2023.