Meta Akita

What we do

Meta Akita supports the full arc of regional revitalization, from research and strategy to frontier-technology implementation, in three service areas: regional strategy and policy, industry and innovation, and AI and technology adoption.

Regional Strategy & Policy

Turning a region’s future vision into executable strategy.

Regional economies, industrial structure, demographics. We research the questions that shape a region’s future through both statistics and fieldwork, and deliver strategy and policy recommendations designed for implementation. Recently we proposed to Akita Prefecture a regional-revitalization blueprint powered by AgeTech, set in Akita, where aging advances faster than anywhere in the world. Our role is to get government, finance, and business looking at the same map, so regional decisions move forward.

  • Regional vision and growth-strategy development
  • Research on regional economy, industry, and demographics
  • Policy proposals & joint research in aging-society and frontier tech
Explore the AgeTech feature

Industry & Innovation

Growing the seeds of the next industry in the region.

New-business development at regional companies, startup creation, and commercialization built on regional assets and IP. We walk alongside those taking on the challenge of turning dormant technology and resources into new value, from first sketch to business planning, validation, and launch. Working with universities and local governments, our goal is a lasting ecosystem where innovation keeps emerging.

  • Hands-on new-business development & startup creation
  • Commercialization built on regional assets and IP
  • Industry–academia–government collaboration & co-creation
See our regional brand & Akita-dog IP work

AI & Technology Adoption

Frontier technology, in forms that work on local ground.

We design AI, data, blockchain, and other frontier technologies to fit the realities of regional companies and governments, and stay until they take root. We have brought concepts into working reality, including the world’s first blockchain-based digital pedigree. We never stop at installing tools; we accompany the changes in work and organization they bring.

  • AI and data-utilization design and implementation
  • Real-world implementation of blockchain and frontier tech
  • Operational digitalization & digital talent development
See our technology-implementation work

Our Process

Think / Design / Implement

  1. Think

    Research & analysis

    We locate where the region and business stand, from data and fieldwork

  2. Design

    Strategy design

    We distill the path to the future into a prioritized, executable plan

  3. Implement

    Implement & accompany

    Using frontier technology where it helps, we validate small, implement with discipline, and stay until it sticks

Let’s build the region’s future together.