DOCOMO to Expand Educational ICT Services through Investment in eTextbook Developer forEst
2018年3月5日 - 01:28PM
JCN Newswire (英)
NTT DOCOMO, INC. announced today that it would expand its
educational ICT services for students and teachers by investing in
forEst, Inc., a Tokyo-based developer of e-textbook content. DOCOMO
will make its investment through NTT DOCOMO Ventures, a wholly
owned subsidiary, on January 31, 2018. DOCOMO first became
acquainted with forEst when it was a participant in DOCOMO
Innovation Village, an open innovation program offered by DOCOMO
and NTT group companies.
forEst developed its "ATLS" tablet-based e-textbook platform to
provide students with personalized questions based on each user's
level of skill. The company has been providing the service in
collaboration with textbook makers since April 2017. The cloud
platform also enables teachers to manage student progress highly
efficiently.
DOCOMO is expecting the educational field increasingly to adopt ICT
as schools and municipal governments prepare for Japan's full
introduction of a new school curriculum from 2020.
Going forward, DOCOMO plans to support students and teachers with
expanded ICT services for education, including through
collaborative initiatives with education-venture companies under
the company's "Declaration beyond" medium-term plan to 2020.
About NTT DOCOMO Ventures
NTT DOCOMO Ventures, the NTT Group's corporate venture capital
firm, aims to accelerate innovation for creation of new services,
disruptive technologies and innovative processes serving as a
primary channel for startup companies and venture communities on
behalf of the NTT Group, Japan's leading ICT service provider. We
proactively enhance cooperation with exceptional entrepreneurs on a
worldwide scale by providing capital from our corporate venture
funds and vast business development opportunities with the NTT
Group companies. https://www.nttdocomo-v.com/en/
About forEst
forEst develops a digital textbook platform "ATLS" for K12. ATLS
helps student study more efficiently by adaptive learning.
About NTT DOCOMO
NTT DOCOMO provides innovative, convenient and secure mobile
services that enable smarter living for each customer. The company
serves over 65 million mobile customers in Japan via advanced
wireless networks, including a nationwide 3G network and one of the
world's first commercial LTE networks. Leveraging its unique
capabilities as a mobile operator, DOCOMO is a leading developer of
cutting-edge technologies for NFC mobile payments, mobile GPS,
mobile TV, intuitive mobile assistance, environmental monitoring,
smart grids and much more. Overseas, the company provides technical
and operational expertise to eight mobile operators and other
partner companies. NTT DOCOMO is listed on the Tokyo (9437) and New
York (DCM) stock exchanges. Please visit
https://www.nttdocomo.co.jp/english/ for more information.
Source: NTT DOCOMO
Contact:
NTT DOCOMO
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URL: www.nttdocomo.com
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