TOY8 Holdings Inc. (hereinafter "TOY8"; Headquarters: Tokyo; CEO: Masaki Ishibashi) announced on February 17th that it was selected for the official publication "Casebook on Real-World Impact of AI in Education" at the India AI Impact Summit 2026, one of the world's largest AI conferences currently being held in New Delhi, India.
This casebook features 36 strictly selected leading examples from around the world where AI is contributing to solving social issues in the field of education. Alongside global EdTech giants such as Duolingo, Khan Academy, and Lenovo, TOY8 was the only company representing Japan to be selected.
The TOY8 case study, titled "TOY8: AI-Based Developmental Screening Expands Inclusive Early Education in ASEAN Countries," highlights the company's AI-driven developmental screening technology for children aged 3 to 5 and its contribution to fostering inclusive education.
The company has evolved Japan's infant health checkup system using AI technology and deployed it to low-resource regions in Southeast Asia where specialists are scarce. More than 15,000 children have already been screened across Malaysia, Indonesia, and Singapore, with government-commissioned analyses demonstrating high cost-effectiveness.
The "India AI Impact Summit 2026" marks the fourth global AI summit following editions in the UK, South Korea, and France, and is the first to be held in the Global South. It is a large-scale event gathering leaders from approximately 20 countries and global tech figures, including the CEOs of NVIDIA, Google, and OpenAI.
With this international recognition as momentum, TOY8 plans to further accelerate its expansion across the Asian region. Under its mission to "create a world where everyone can unleash their talents," the company aims to achieve early detection and intervention for developmental delays through the power of technology.
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TOY8 Holdings Inc. (Official Site)
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India AI Impact Summit 2026
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