An event was held on the 25th where female junior and senior high school students competed for business ideas using smartphone apps with the aim of solving the shortage of female IT human resources, and support apps for foreigners who wish to move to Japan were introduced. ..
According to a national survey in Japan, there is a risk of a maximum shortage of 790,000 IT human resources in 2030, and the development of female IT human resources is an issue.
Under these circumstances, organizations and companies aiming to close the gender gap in the IT field yesterday held an online contest to compete for ideas for business models using apps to solve familiar social problems.
Twenty-three teams of female junior and senior high school students who received guidance from active engineers competed for ideas, and the team that announced a support app for foreigners who wish to move to Japan was selected for the Excellence Award.
With this app, you can easily check the visa application process and take practical Japanese lessons after immigration.
In addition, an app that allows you to enjoy household chores as if you were playing a game was introduced in an attempt to change the current situation where the division of household chores is not progressing in double-income households.
Sayaka Tanaka, CEO of Waffle, a general incorporated association, said, "The ratio of women in the IT industry is only about 20%, and in order to correct the bias, we must increase the number of students who want to work in the IT industry." ..
The high school girls who participated will participate in the world competition to be held in the United States in August.