FUJITSU DESIGN AWARD 2011

01 - the subject of the international competition is:
A LIFE with Future Computing

with the spread of ICT, the ability for people to make diverse connections via networks with
other people in all daily life situations have increased, through a variety of devices such as PCs
and smart phones. as a provider of ICT products and services, Fujitsu strives to create a
new society that contributes to people’s everyday lives. our aim is to make computing
technology a familiar part of people’s life so that it may be used conveniently
by as many people as possible. this competition is held to make the future lifestyle of people
richer and even more fun, and to give a concrete shape to the future as Fujitsu sees it by
promoting the use of the ever-changing technology and dramatically expanding the possibilities
of our services.

the award is composed of two categories:
- the LIFEBOOK category which studies what PCs will be like in 2013, the near future,
and
- the LIFE-DESIGN category which studies what ICT computing will be like
(including service concepts) ten years from now in 2020.

03 - the jury is composed of
nobuo otani, corporate senior vice resident Fujitsu, JAPAN,
kimitaka kato, Fujitsu design president, JAPAN,
ross lovegrove, designer, UK,
ma yansong, MAD architects, architect, CHINA,
gwenael nicolas, curiosity, architect, JAPAN,
toshiyuki inoko, IT Innovator, JAPAN,
birgit lohmann, chief editor of designboom.


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