Japanese technology contributes to improving road infrastructure in West Africa and promoting further economic development<\/p>\n
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STANDAGE Co., Ltd. (Minato-ku, Tokyo, CEO: Akinori Adachi, hereinafter referred to as Standage), which develops and provides digital trade platforms, has been selected for the Global South Future-oriented Co-creation Project Subsidy (Survey to Promote Overseas Infrastructure Expansion by Japanese Companies) for the "West Africa (Nigeria and Ghana) Road Maintenance and Repair Integrated System Demonstration Project" together with IKEE, whose main business is road paving and which also handles asphalt mixture manufacturing, building material sales, and technical testing. STANDAGE has been working on this project for some time as a contractor for the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry's FY2022 supplementary budget for local social issues-oriented FS subsidy, and conducted a demonstration experiment in Nigeria in February 2024.<\/p>\n
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Background<\/strong><\/p>\n While approximately 80% of roads in Japan are paved, in Africa the figure is only about 20%.<\/p>\n Even when roads are paved with asphalt, holes called "potholes" can be found in many places due to temperature, climate, and insufficient maintenance, making road maintenance and repair a challenge in Africa.<\/p>\n To solve these problems, in February 2024, we held a joint seminar with local road maintenance authorities in the Nigerian cities of Lagos and Abuja, and conducted a demonstration of road repair using IKEE's products. We were successful in identifying needs and raising the expectations of the local government.<\/p>\n Building on these efforts made up until last year, this year's project aims to establish a de facto standard for road maintenance and repair methods in West Africa, which will involve a seamless process from road surface surveys and inspections to proposing and implementing repair methods.<\/p>\n IKEA and Standage will continue their efforts to penetrate Ghana and Nigeria, which are actively working on regional infrastructure development, such as developing ports and expanding trunk roads with the goal of becoming a transportation hub in the West African region.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u25a0\u3010Reference\u3011About the collaboration and efforts between IKEA and Standage<\/strong><\/p>\n Standage, together with IKEE Co., Ltd., is selected for the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry's FS subsidy for local social issues to carry out a West African road maintenance and repair survey project (published on August 8, 2023)<\/p>\n https:\/\/prtimes.jp\/main\/html\/rd\/p\/000000071.000033629.html<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Japanese technology saves roads in West Africa! On-site demonstration of road maintenance and repair conducted together with IKEA (Published March 7, 2024)<\/p>\n https:\/\/prtimes.jp\/main\/html\/rd\/p\/000000094.000033629.html<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u25a0About Aikame<\/strong><\/p>\n Established in April 1957, the company is active in the construction industry, especially the paving industry, in Ehime Prefecture. Since then, it has established and handed over various companies, and currently owns 12 group companies. It has actively promoted overseas business from the beginning, and has a long track record of overseas work, including runway skid resistance surveys for NASA and others. Starting with 2015, it established a local subsidiary in Cambodia as part of its overseas expansion. It is targeting West Africa as its next expansion destination after Central Asia. With the management philosophy of "Never give up, never be arrogant," and as a "local doctor for infrastructure," it aims for the continuous development of the local area and its company.<\/p>\n Established April 1957<\/p>\n Representative Representative Director Shu Nishiyama<\/p>\n Capital: 45 million yen<\/p>\n URLhttps:\/\/ikee.jp\/<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u25a0About Standage<\/strong><\/p>\n Established in March 2017. Opened an office in Nigeria in December of the same year, and established local subsidiaries in Kenya, South Africa, and Egypt in 2021. Provides "Digitrad," a comprehensive digital trade service that can complete all trade operations, from matching trade sellers and buyers to payment, financing, and cargo delivery. For payments with emerging countries, it has developed a safe, inexpensive, and fast payment system using blockchain and crypto assets. By combining trading company functions with tech, it aims to create a society in which domestic small and medium-sized enterprises are seamlessly connected to the rest of the world.<\/p>\n \u25c7"DigiTrad" service official website:https:\/\/standage.co.jp\/digitrad<\/a><\/p>\n Established: March 2017<\/p>\n Representative: President and CEO Akinori Adachi<\/p>\n Capital: 608,568,500 yen (including capital reserve of 302,782,500 yen)<\/p>\n URLhttps:\/\/standage.co.jp\/<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Japanese technology contributes to improving road infrastructure in West Africa and promoting further economic development STANDAGE Inc. (Minato-ku, Tokyo, CEO: Akinori Adachi, hereinafter referred to as Standage), a developer and provider of digital trade platforms, has... Continue reading Standage and IKEE Selected for Global South Future-Oriented Co-Creation Project Subsidy (Survey to Promote Overseas Infrastructure Expansion by Japanese Companies)<\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5436,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[46],"tags":[],"acf":{"en_news":{"custom_css":"","en_title":"Standage and Ikee selected for the Global South Future-Oriented Co-Creation Project Subsidy ","content":"Contributing to the Improvement of Road Infrastructure in West Africa with Japanese Technology to Promote Further Economic Development\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nSTANDAGE Corporation, a developer and provider of digital trade platforms, has been selected for a subsidy, along with Ikee, a company mainly engaged in road pavement, including asphalt composite manufacturing, construction material sales, and technical testing services. The subsidy is for the \u201cWest Africa (Nigeria and Ghana): Road Maintenance and Repair Integration System Demonstration Project\u201d under the Global South Future-oriented Co-creation Project (a survey to promote overseas development of infrastructure by Japanese companies). This project has long been a recipient of the FY2022 FS subsidy from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), and a demonstration experiment was conducted in Nigeria in February 2024.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n\u25a0 Background<\/strong>\r\n\r\nWhile the road pavement rate in Japan is about 80%, the rate in Africa is only about 20%.\r\n\r\nEven if roads are paved with asphalt, there are potholes in the marrow due to temperature and climate and insufficient maintenance, making road maintenance and repair a challenge in Africa.\r\n\r\nIn order to solve these issues, in February 2024, we conducted a joint seminar with the local road maintenance agencies in the Nigerian cities of Lagos and Abuja, and conducted a demonstration of road repair using Aikame products. We succeeded in confirming the needs and raising the expectations of the local government.\r\n\r\nBased on these efforts up to last year, the project for this fiscal year aims to establish a de facto standard for road maintenance and repair methods in West Africa, from road surface surveys and inspections to the proposal of repair methods and their implementation.\r\n\r\nWith the goal of becoming the transportation hub of the West African region, Ikee and Standage will continue our efforts in Ghana and Nigeria, which are actively engaged in wide-area infrastructure development, etc., through the development of ports and the expansion of trunk roads.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n\u25a0Our Collaboration and Efforts<\/strong>\r\n\r\nStandage, together with Ikee, Selected by Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry for FS Grant to Address Local Social Issues West Africa Road Maintenance and Repair Survey Project (Published on August 8, 2023)\r\n\r\nhttps:\/\/prtimes.jp\/main\/html\/rd\/p\/000000071.000033629.html\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nJapanese technology to save roads in West Africa! Conducting a field demonstration of road maintenance and repair with Aikame Corporation (Published on March 7, 2024)\r\n\r\nhttps:\/\/prtimes.jp\/main\/html\/rd\/p\/000000094.000033629.html\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n\u25a0About Ikee<\/strong>\r\n\r\nEstablished in April 1957. The company has been active in the construction industry in Ehime Prefecture, especially in the paving industry, as its main business field. While diverse companies have been established since then, the company now owns 12 group companies. The overseas business has been actively promoted from the beginning, and the company owns a number of overseas operations such as runway slip resistance surveys for NASA and other organizations. Starting in 2015, the company established a local subsidiary in Cambodia as part of its overseas expansion. After Central Asia, the company is now targeting West Africa as its next expansion destination. With the motto of \u201cNever give up and never be complacent\u201d as its management philosophy, the company aims for the continuous development of the local community and the company as a \u201ctown doctor for infrastructure.\r\n\r\nEstablished in April 1957\r\n\r\nRepresentative: Shu Nishiyama, President\r\n\r\nCapital: 45 million yen\r\n\r\nURL https:\/\/ikee.jp\/\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n\u25a0<\/strong>About Standage<\/b>\r\nEstablished in March 2017, with a Nigeria office in December of the same year and local offices in Kenya, South Africa, and Egypt in 2021. Offers Digitrad, a comprehensive digital trade service that completes all trade operations, from matching trade sellers and buyers to settlement, financing, and cargo delivery. Developed a secure, inexpensive, and speedy payment system utilizing blockchain and crypto assets for settlements in emerging countries. By leveraging the functions of a trading company and technology, we aim to develop a society that seamlessly connects small- and medium-sized Japanese companies with the entire world.\r\n\r\n\u25c7Official website of \"Digitrad\" service: https:\/\/standage.co.jp\/digitrad<\/a>\r\n\r\nEstablished March 2017\r\n\r\nRepresentative Akinori Adachi, President and Representative Director\r\n\r\nCapital: 68,568,500 yen (including 327,850,250 yen in capital reserve)\r\n\r\nURL https:\/\/standage.co.jp\/<\/a>"},"author":{"author_image":"","author_name":"","author_image_link":"","introduction":""},"production_published":true},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.standage.co.jp\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5435"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.standage.co.jp\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.standage.co.jp\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.standage.co.jp\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.standage.co.jp\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5435"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/wp.standage.co.jp\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5435\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5443,"href":"https:\/\/wp.standage.co.jp\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5435\/revisions\/5443"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.standage.co.jp\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5436"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.standage.co.jp\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5435"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.standage.co.jp\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5435"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.standage.co.jp\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5435"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}