Future Global Design Pte Ltd

20/04/2022

Started applying AI-OCR and RPA to partially automate operations for Fukuchiyama City

Announce date: Jun 2021
Industry: Local Government

SG System and we investigated the current status of operations related to the childcare support policy and the elderly welfare policy contact points that were the subject of the demonstration experiment, clarified issues and points for improvement, and then eliminated obsolete forms and integrated the certification and payment ledgers. We supported the optimization of business processes and data. In addition, by linking AI-OCR and RPA, we improved the efficiency of a series of tasks from automatic reading of text data from paper forms to data entry, tabulation/processing, and output. Through these operational improvements and the use of the latest technology, we have demonstrated labor savings of 18.6% for childcare support policies and 20.0% for senior citizen welfare policies related to the window.

For more information, please look at below article (Japanese).
https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000474.000004374.html

12/04/2022

Started verification of AI-based financial product recommendation with Joyo Bank

Announce date: Jun 2021
Industry: Bank

We have been providing "FutureBANK " a strategic business system for financial institutions developed by Future Architect, since 2014. In this demonstration experiment, quantitative data related to liaison and loan support and qualitative data such as sales history accumulated will be used as training data for AI to verify the recommendation of financial products by AI that match the needs of customers. The information recommended by natural language analysis and data analysis will be judged as a success or failure based on past sales history, and the results will be fed back to the AI to improve the accuracy of the AI model. Although this verification is for some financial products, we aim to expand the scope of coverage to more financial products in the future.

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https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000475.000004374.html

08/04/2022

Launched Nihon Keizai Shimbun's new core system, COMET

Announce date: Mar 2021
Industry: Media

Nikkei is promoting reforms in both operations and systems to realize a full-fledged "Digital First" strategy, aiming to become a leader in the industry as a "technology media" that develops and utilizes the world's most advanced digital technologies on its own. In order to meet the needs of readers and provide high-quality content in a timely manner by combining a wide range of digital expression techniques, it was inevitable to shift from a traditional paper-first editorial flow to a digital-first editorial flow, and a renewal to a new, highly flexible system was essential to achieve this.

We designed and developed COMET together with Nikkei. The simple, easy-to-understand screen allows easy and quick editing of content through intuitive operation, and features such as automatic setting of information and input assistance allow editors to spend more time on adding value to the content. In addition, with an emphasis on interactivity, the system also offers unique features such as simultaneous editing by multiple users during the content creation process and real-time sharing of editing history via chat.

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https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000449.000004374.html

07/04/2022

Launched AI-OCR service for payroll reports

Announce date: Mar 2021

For many years, the data entry workload of payroll reports had been extremely high in a short period of time due to the concentration of data entry work from January to March. OCR and AI-OCR had been the focus of attention in the past to save labor, but they had not been applied to actual operations because the myriad layouts of payroll reports make them difficult to define in advance, and they require extremely high reading accuracy.

We developed an AI-OCR service for payroll reports by combining its proprietary AI-OCR engine with the latest algorithms, based on its technological capabilities to implement AI models that can withstand actual operations and its expertise in business innovation. In this service, AI analyzes atypical formats and automatically inputs data, so there is no need for prior configuration. In addition, the service can read with high accuracy even when handwritten and typed documents are mixed in items that require accuracy, such as personal information numbers and monetary amounts.

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https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000443.000004374.html

06/04/2022

Launched Future OCR, an AI-based OCR platform service

Announce date: Jan 2021

We developed an AI system to automate delivery slip input operations for Sagawa Express in 2019, based on AI technologies such as character recognition using deep learning. The system not only automates everything from reading delivery slip information to linking to existing systems, but also achieves an AI recognition accuracy of over 99.995% for handwritten numbers (size and weight), achieving high quality data input.

Future OCR" is a service developed by us based on its expertise in business innovation cultivated through numerous projects, including Sagawa Express, and its technological strength in developing and implementing AI models that can withstand actual operation based on the characteristics of the business and data. AI analyzes and automatically inputs handwritten slips and atypical forms that are difficult to read with high accuracy using conventional OCR, thereby helping clients to save labor and maximize the effective use of their valuable labor resources.

For more information, please look at below article (Japanese).
https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000434.000004374.html

フューチャー株式会社のプレスリリース（2021年1月27日 11時00分）AIを活用したOCRプラットフォームサービス[Future OCR(R)]の提供を開始

05/04/2022

Launched an initiative to provide a next-generation banking system for regional financial institutions

Announce date: Jan 2021
Industry: Bank

At many regional financial institutions, the core systems have become increasingly complex and operating costs have remained high due to repeated functional modifications over the years. These complex and rigid legacy systems have become a stumbling block, hindering the realization of business strategies and business reforms that respond to the changing times and making it difficult to generate the necessary capacity for strategic investment.

We, who have provided the strategic solution "FutureBANK" to more than 30 regional financial institutions nationwide, redefined the services required by regional financial institutions in the new era to solve these issues, and provide a new concept of core banking system "Next Generation Banking System" that pursues optimization on a zero-based basis to support business transformation.

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https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000439.000004374.html

フューチャー株式会社のプレスリリース（2021年1月15日 10時00分）地域金融機関向け次世代バンキングシステムの提供に向けた取り組みを開始

01/04/2022

Provided deep learning, image recognition and sensing technologies for ORBIS "AI Future Skin Simulation"

Announce date: Dec 2020
Industry: Cosmetics

In the "AI Future Skin Simulation," AI analyzes the current skin condition and signs of aging using ORBIS's proprietary skin-checking equipment installed in stores and smartphones, and measures a 10-point skin score. The feature of this service is that it not only displays and simulates images predicting future skin (5, 10, and 20 years from now) based on current care conditions and lifestyle habits, but also provides advice on necessary care methods and lifestyle habits.

We developed an AI engine that can faithfully reproduce complex beauty theories on aging for the "AI Future Skin Simulation" by combining AI and IoT sensing technologies. It enables the system to predict the progression of future skin problems such as blotches, pores, wrinkles, and sagging skin by integrating the results of a medical interview. It also derives the progression pattern of skin problems for each individual from more than 20 trillion evaluation patterns that absorb complex beauty theories, and simulates them by generating facial images using deep learning.

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https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000430.000004374.html

31/03/2022

Watanabe Pipe's next-generation core system "Next Generation Monolith" to be released in August 2020

Announce date: Nov 2020
Industry: Trading

Watanabe Pipe is developing its business in two main areas: the "Water and Housing Business" as a general housing trading company that handles plumbing materials, housing equipment, construction materials, and electrical installation materials, and the "Green Business" as a general agricultural manufacturer that deals with green houses and cultivation systems. The company has been contributing to the development of the industry. In addition to providing reliable products that meet the diverse needs of customers, Watanabe Pipe is committed to creating the next generation of value in the areas of water, housing, and agriculture, and has begun reforming its operations and systems with a view to sustainable growth over the next 10 years.

We supported a transformation project of management strategy, operations, and systems by envisioning the future of Watanabe Pipe 10 years from now based on its business vision, the latest IT trends, and market and social trends. The newly developed core system, "Next Generation Monolith," will enable the company to manage earnings, strengthen collaboration through information sharing across business categories, improve the accuracy of measures, and quickly formulate business strategies based on a scientific approach by utilizing data analysis and AI, thereby significantly improving business productivity and strongly supporting reform.

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https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000428.000004374.html

30/03/2022

Fukuchiyama City and we begin joint experiment to automate operations for childcare support policies by linking AI-OCR and RPA

Announce date: Nov 2020
Industry: Local government

Fukuchiyama City is actively involved in welfare as a city that is easy to raise children, and many people in their late 20s and early 30s have moved into the city to raise their children. Its total fertility rate is 2.02. Focusing on the expansion of child-rearing support measures, Fukuchiyama City is promoting the streamlining of counter operations to provide higher quality services to its citizens by reducing the burden of waiting time and filling out forms at the city hall counter for "application for admission to kindergartens" and "application for notification of current conditions regarding child allowance".

Future Architect will link AI-OCR and RPA to automatically read text data and convert it into digital data. Characters on a paper form can be automated, making it more convenient for citizens by saving labor at the city hall counter.

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https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000427.000004374.html

29/03/2022

Provided machine learning and image recognition technology for ORBIS application "AI Eyebrow Simulator"

Announce date: Sep 2020
Industry: Cosmetics

With the AI Eyebrow Simulator, users simply take a picture of their face with their smartphone, and the AI will suggest a suitable eyebrow shape and care method for each male and female based on ORBIS's original 16-classification face proportion analysis based on facial parts and proportions. In addition to displaying a composite image of eyebrows that suit a person's face as a result of the analysis, the simulator also provides a variety of advice on eyebrow makeup, including makeup techniques based on the image the person wants to achieve and eyebrow techniques based on the person's concerns.

We has combined machine learning and image recognition technologies to develop an AI engine that can faithfully reproduce ORBIS' unique beauty theory for the AI eyebrow simulator. It determines the ideal eyebrows with high accuracy, and generates a simulation image depicting the most suitable ideal eyebrows and suggests suggestions at a level close to that of a professional makeup advisor. This visualizes the difference between your current and ideal eyebrows, allowing you to self-maintain your eyebrows at a professional level.

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https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000419.000004374.html

25/03/2022

Contracted by the Cabinet Office for research and development of "Strategic Innovation Creation Program Smart Logistics Service"

Announce date: Jun 2020
Industry: Logistics

The "Strategic Innovation Creation Program" is a cross-functional national project that transcends the boundaries of ministries, agencies, and traditional fields, and promotes initiatives from basic research to practical application and commercialization in order to realize scientific and technological innovation. The "Smart Logistics Service" aims to improve the efficiency and productivity of the entire supply chain by visualizing transportation conditions and distribution processes, and by sharing and utilizing commercial and logistics data among multiple businesses.

This research aims to establish and socially implement technology to automate unloading operations by automatically acquiring basic cargo information (size, weight, exterior packaging, cargo tag information, etc.), unloading location, unloading time, and other information. The information automatically collected in this research will serve as the basic information for the logistics database to be constructed in the "Smart Logistics Service. This research targets the unloading process of cargo loaded in truck containers, but the technology created in this research can also be applied to marine containers and the loading process. It is expected to make a significant contribution to the realization of improved productivity and efficiency.

The joint research institutes will bring together their knowledge of transportation operations, IT, robot technology, and public policy, and will work together to conduct everything from basic research to system development and social implementation.

For more information, please look at below article (Japanese).
https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000370.000004374.html