• Development Bank of Japan published an industry report on regional “open factory” programs that open manufacturing sites to external partners.
• The analysis positions the model as a tool to address labor shortages, aging equipment, and weak succession in local industrial clusters.
• It highlights momentum tied to Osaka-Kansai Expo initiatives, framing them as a pathway from event legacy to a durable value-creation ecosystem.
• The report argues for quantifying and sharing non-financial value to support co-creation partnerships with outside stakeholders.

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