ABOUT

We provide optimal solutions for the development of social systems by addressing social issues through PPP (Public-Private Partnership) both in social & civil Infrastructure with the contribution to global prosperity.

CEO MESSAGE

Social System Design. The company name was given by Professor Emeritus Hideaki Miyata (former president), who played a central role in the founding of the University of Tokyo's Department of Systems Innovation in the Faculty of Engineering and was awarded the Japan Academy Prize and Imperial Prize in 2011. Through our projects, we will solve social issues and provide value creation in this new era. Our mission is to put this into practice as project managers. As we enter a society with a declining population, we need to redesign the social systems that were built in the past during the era of rapid economic growth to fit the current era. I felt that this was the role of the project manager, and when we ventured into the area of infrastructure development through public-private partnerships and reconstruction following the Great East Japan Earthquake, I asked Professor Miyata to join the Index Group, and he became our first president. Today, we are developing support for public and social infrastructure development, regional development, and optimization of regional power systems based on public-private partnerships (PPP). In Japan, not only public infrastructure such as roads, water, and sewage systems, but also social infrastructure such as museums and arenas have been maintained and operated by the public. However, the infrastructure that was developed with Japan's rapid postwar growth is aging and in need of renewal to meet the needs of the DX era, but local governments are finding it increasingly difficult to raise funds or allocate personnel for infrastructure renewal and maintenance due to a decline in the number of users and deteriorating financial conditions caused by an aging and shrinking population. In addition, in 2008, Prof. Miyata announced that he had started a project to develop an infrastructure for the future. In 2008, Professor Miyata also launched the Rechargeable Battery Social System Study Group to deepen his research on the optimization of electricity management in local communities using renewable energy and storage batteries. Algorithms control the demand and supply of electric power, and the power generated in the region is used in the region without loss. Amidst the paradigm shift that batteries can be stored, the company sought to bring about a kind of industrial revolution in the local production and local consumption of electricity. In order to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, it will be necessary to introduce such new power management. PPP is the most effective means of realizing social system design in the DX era. It is no exaggeration to say that PPP is the most effective means of realizing system design. Unfortunately, Professor Miyata, who served as our former president, passed away in December 2024, but I would like to carry on his legacy and realize the happiness of the people and international contributions through helping to change the social system of this country into one that fits the current era.

CEO

PHILOSOPHY

  • Always with the SHIKKAI spirit,
    making SHIKKAI effort

    In the Edo era, SHIKKAI-YA was a project manager who organized various craftsmen to deliver kimonos in response to the clients' requests. We serve our clients with the spirit of a SHIKKAI-YA who responds to all requests in every way.

  • Assuring mutual and
    social benefit

    In Japan, there is a belief that good business should contribute to the three sides: the seller, the buyer, and society. We aim to create a society where all parties involved, including the client, the recipient, local residents, and users, share the benefits and risks.

  • Making the future bright
    for the next generation

    Looking back on human history, we have all made efforts to leave a better society for ourselves and the following generations. Through construction and social infrastructure, we, too, will leave behind a society in which the next generation can thrive.

Shikkai is a term originating from the traditional Japanese kimono-making process. In the 40 steps of the kimono-making process, from the untouched fabric to the finished product, the Shikkai-ya, who coordinated the various craftsmen and their skills in thread-making, weaving, dyeing, etc. to create a single piece of clothing, had the roles of a programmer, producer, creative director, sales, and production manager.
The Japanese culture has nurtured a spirit of harmony and respect for coexistence with nature and society. As a modern Shikkai-ya (Japanese-style project manager), Index Group respects the differences in gender, age, race, culture, occupation, and position of the various stakeholders, which is a key concept in our corporate culture.

Shikkai [noun]
Synonyms: Japanese-style project management.
Refers to optimal resource allocation and management, and total coordination with thoughtfulness, care, and integrity.

MISSION

Proposals for solving various issues in construction, social and public infrastructure, and facilities. Utilizing AI and IOT for carbon neutrality and SDGs realization, promoting solutions to issues through domestic PPP/PFI, and facilitating the design and transformation of social systems through social system transformation and solving global social issues.

STRENGTHS

  • PROJECT MANAGEMENT
  • PROJECT FORMATION
  • CSSD APPLICATION RESULTS
  • PROJECT
    MANAGEMENT
  • PROJECT
    FORMATION
  • CSSD
    APPLICATION
    RESULTS

VALUE

  • Don’t be afraid to say NO
    when we need to.
  • Challenge things
    we've never done.
  • Demonstrate commitment
    to diversity and inclusion.
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