A forum was held on December 3, 2020. The theme of the event is “Current status of advanced medical (biomedical engineering, behavioral neuroeconomics, medical management) research and regional / medical innovation in Hokkaido through its utilization”. The population of Hokkaido is 5.23 million as of 2020, but 2040 the number of people is expected to decrease by 1 million a year. In addition, a polar society has been formed around Sapporo City, and the population density in Hokkaido is low and the aging rate is very high. In the future, the local capital there is a strong concern that it will be difficult to maintain medical infrastructure such as shortage of doctors and closure of clinical departments as well as public transportation and schools in the city. In view of this situation, in this forum, the current state of research in the field of advanced medical care (biomedical engineering, behavioral neuroeconomics, medical management) and the issues of Hokkaido medical care / regional innovation policy in the near future by utilizing it was examined.

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This study describes the feasibility of medical innovation using medical malls as an example, while focusing on the issues surrounding excess demand. The new medical mall model, which introduces integrated management and networked practice, can improve the quality and efficiency of medical clinics while improving access to healthcare for patients. It was concluded that the new medical mall model can improve patients' access to medical care while increasing the quality and efficiency of healthcare in clinics. Further, this may reduce the problem of excess demand, such as doctor shopping and patients' preference for large hospitals.

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This document introduces the earth observation and relations with SDGs. In the remote sensing field, there is GEOSS which unified the earth observation and ground observation ahead of SDGs. We explain the contribution to SDGs of GEOSS. We examined the target which remote sensing could contribute to 17 aims of adopted SDGs and 169 targets in 2030 agendas. Finally we introduce the possibility that the remote sensing society of Japan can contribute to SDGs.

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Although an academic discipline, service science, or “serviceology,“ has been proposed lately, this “science” is often “science for service business,” not science for the entity itself called “service,” in the actual discussions. Both “service” and “science” are conceptual and do not physically exist in the world of nature. Therefore, if taking an approach considered scientific in general, we will encounter difficulties while pursuing essence of service, or what service itself is. To address the above, we employ logics derived from phenomenology, or (1)structuralist philosophy of science and (2)structural-constructivism, to scientifically pursue what a certain concept is and attempt to identify service itself to be an object of science. Taking account of an image that manifests itself, i.e. a phenomenon as immanence, when getting service at service recipients' consciousness, we can identify what service is. The essence of service derived under these logics is joy emerged at service recipients' consciousness as immanence, not something transcendence outside the service recipients' body. In addition, we view what value, being created by service, is and what “value co-creation,” often seen in the service-dominant logic, is through the discussions on service.

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This article introduces the Japanese Society for Quality Control. After describing the mission and the vision of the society, we will explain the background to the establishment of the society. In addition, we will explain the activities of this society. Furthermore, we will outline the current social situation and the future of the societies.

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