News Release Dated June 4, 2024
Company: Japan System Techniques Co., Ltd.
Representative: Takeaki Hirabayashi, President and CEO
Stock code: 4323, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Prime Market
Contact: Taku Hirabayashi, Director and Senior Officer
Tel: +81-6-4560-1000

Japan System Techniques and Osaka University OTRI Sign Agreement for
Co-Creation Activities Using Medical Big Data
Japan System Techniques Co., Ltd. (JAST) and the Institute for Open and Transdisciplinary Research
Initiatives (OTRI) of Osaka University have entered into an agreement on May 27, 2024, to establish analliance involving co-creation activities using medical big data. These activities will focus on Futuristic andIntelligent Infrastructure Co-Creation Centers established with the support of local residents. The details areas per attached.
This matter will have only a negligible effect on JAST’s results of operations. An announcement will be madepromptly if there is any additional information that should be disclosed.

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June 4, 2024
Japan System Techniques Co., Ltd.
Osaka University

Japan System Techniques and Osaka University OTRI Sign Agreement forCo-Creation Activities Using Medical Big Data
Japan System Techniques Co., Ltd. (Head office: Osaka, Representative: Takeaki Hirabayashi, President and CEO; JAST)
and the Institute for Open and Transdisciplinary Research Initiatives (OTRI) of Osaka University (Location: Suita-shi, Osaka;President: Shojiro Nishio) have entered into an agreement on May 27, 2024, to establish an alliance involving co-creation
activities using medical big data. These activities will focus on Futuristic and Intelligent Infrastructure Co-Creation Centersestablished with the support of local residents.

Tsuyoshi Sekitani, professor at the Osaka University Institute for Open and Transdisciplinary Research Initiatives (ORTI),
left, and Takeaki Hirabayashi, JAST President and CEO, right■ Purpose
The purpose of this agreement is the use of JAST’s REZULT medical big data platform for increasing research activities byyoung scientists and for expanding co-creation activities using industrial, academic, public-sector and private-sector
collaborations concerning Futuristic and Intelligent Infrastructure Co-Creation Centers.

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This agreement is expected to give young scientists in the Futuristic and Intellectual Co-Creation Town Division a broader
range of options for research sources. Another expected benefit is support for strengthening activities for the establishment ofurban infrastructures and the development of plans for creating these infrastructures. In addition, research projects
encompassing related academic partners, local governments, companies and other participants will be used to contribute tosociety by using advanced technologies to make local infrastructure projects an integral element of communities and regions.

■ The Osaka University Futuristic and Intellectual Co-Creation Center Concept
The Futuristic and Intellectual Co-Creation Center concept of Osaka University was selected by the Japan Science andTechnology Agency following an application process as part of its Program on Open Innovation Platforms for IndustryAcademia Co-creation (COI-NEXT). Activities involving this concept began in Fiscal 2023 as a full-scale type following
inclusion in Fiscal 2021 as one of the fostering type projects in the regional co-creation field.
There are currently nine universities, eight local governments and 28 companies, including JAST, participating in theFuturistic and Intellectual Co-Creation Center field. These centers target real social issues primarily concerning Osakaprefecture, and has a goal of using model cases of solutions for these problems in other areas of Japan and other countries. To
accomplish this goal, teams consisting mainly of young scientists build frameworks for co-creation using dialogues with local
residents and relationships with stakeholders. Activities use technologies, including leading-edge breakthroughs, to whichpeople can trust their lives even in an extremely difficult environment. The ultimate objective is a society that is capable ofcreating futuristic infrastructures with residents of the areas where the infrastructures are located.

■ The Future Co-Creation Laboratory of JASTThe Future Co-Creation Laboratory of JAST is engaged in the co-creation digital transformation (DX) by using partnerships
with companies, academic institutions and local governments. Activities involve the development of new products and services
by using JAST’s REZULT medical big data platform and working closely with partners and customers. Main objectives are
the growth of data held by JAST and its corporate value and the creation of more methods for solving the problems of customers.
Operations of The Future Co-Creation Laboratory also contribute to accomplishing Sustainable Development Goals number
three, good health and well-being, and nine, industry, innovation and infrastructure. These activities include the use of medical
big data to enable people to stay healthy and the use of alliances with the academic sector for joint research and the developmentof products.

■ REZULT Medical Big Data Platform
Use this URL for more information.
https://www.jastlab.jast.jp/rezult_data/2

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Japan System Techniques Co., Ltd.
The Future Co-Creation Laboratory
Contact: https://www.jastlab.jast.jp/contact/
Website of The Future Co-Creation Laboratory: https://www.jastlab.jast.jp/
Institute for Open and Transdisciplinary Research Initiatives (OTRI), Osaka University
Regional co-creation field regarding Futuristic and Intellectual Co-Creation Center
E-mail: ficct@ml.office.osaka-u.ac.jp

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