TECH PLAY-X Adds Co-Creation Program to Sendai IT Human Resource Initiative
The addition of a practical demonstration stage to the UIJ turn program moves the initiative from awareness and ideation to hands-on problem-solving, potentially increasing the likelihood that IT talent will relocate to and remain in Sendai.
Reporting from 1 source: ASCII.jp.
TECH PLAY-X will continue its IT human resource development and regional problem-solving business creation in Sendai City for fiscal year 2026, adding a new regional co-creation demonstration program to the existing UIJ turn promotion program. The initiative, run in collaboration with Persol Innovation's Buildspi, aims to give IT professionals from Tokyo practical engagement with Sendai's regional issues, such as population outflow and aging. The reskilling component is conducted with Buildspi's training service.
Sendai City has been described as a 'city advanced in challenges,' facing population outflow, lack of successors, and aging. TECH PLAY-X's expanded program for fiscal year 2026 directly addresses these issues by adding a regional co-creation demonstration component to the existing three-stage UIJ turn promotion program. Previously, the program moved participants from online events to idea-thons in Tokyo to onsite tours in Sendai. The new fourth stage allows IT human resources from the Tokyo metropolitan area to practically engage with regional issues, creating a hands-on problem-solving opportunity. The reskilling program is run in collaboration with Persol Innovation's Buildspi service, which provides customized DX training.
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