Former Kyoto Prefectural Assembly Hall × Miyako de IT

Testing government-facility and technology-community collaboration through an AI-agent lightning-talk event in an Important Cultural Property

Overview

Category: Regional pilot
Period: 2026–present
Venue: Former Assembly Hall, Former Main Building of the Kyoto Prefectural Office (Important Cultural Property)
Audience: Kyoto IT engineers, AI practitioners, and government and industry-support professionals
Format: Lightning talks and themed study sessions

Challenge before the collaboration

Historic buildings and government facilities had mainly been used for tourism or ceremonies, leaving little connection with the everyday activities of modern technology communities. Kyoto’s IT community also had limited experience repeatedly programming events in government spaces. Connecting the two through a real event was itself a pilot for government–industry–academia collaboration.

What we did

1Planned and delivered an AI-agent lightning-talk event in the former assembly hall
2Designed and operated the event around the characteristics of an Important Cultural Property
3Organized a community-oriented operating flow that complied with government-facility application and use rules
4Coordinated participants, speakers, and government staff

Miyako de IT’s role

Concept development and coordination with the government side

Speaker and participant recruitment

Operational measures required for an Important Cultural Property

Post-event communication and connection to future programs

Outcomes

Quantitative outcomes

AI-agent lightning talks and more

Formats delivered

Former assembly hall, an Important Cultural Property

Venue

3 parties connected: government, community, and speakers

Government–industry–academia connection

Qualitative outcomes

• The event demonstrated the potential to open government facilities to contemporary technology communities
• The Important Cultural Property setting itself became a strong motivation for participants
• An ongoing connection between practitioners and government emerged, consistent with participation in the Kyoto Prefecture IT Industry Promotion Working Group

What comes next

• Consider continued use of government facilities for events with different themes
• Explore collaboration with other prefecture-owned facilities and public spaces

Organizations this model suits

Government and municipal bodies that want to open facilities to technology communities

Organizations seeking to design events in historic buildings and public spaces

Partners that want to grow government–industry–academia relationships through continued activity rather than one-off ceremonies

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