The Japanese government determined Google Maps as "the best design is difficult", and although the number of votes is 1, the Good Design Grand Prize is "not applicable"

I got the number 1 voting number "Google map" as a candidate for the "Good Design Grand Prize" when I contacted the government, how "It is hard to acknowledge that it is the best design"The decision of 2013 for the Good Design Grand Prize has become" not applicable ".

Global Design 2013 Election Process | 2013 | Good Design Awards Overview | Activities | Good Design Award
http://www.g-mark.org/activity/2013/nominate.html

First of all, the voting result is as follows.

1st place: 2752 votes, Google Maps (Google Inc.)
Second place: 2232 votes, rocket [Epsilon] (National Aerospace Exploration Agency of Japan)
3rd place: 1277 votes, minicars [Daihatsutanto] (Daihatsu Industry Co., Ltd.)
4th: 1120 votes, junction [Ohashi Junction] (Capital Expressway Co., Ltd.)
5th: 1080 votes, lighting fixtures [Shadow IN-EI ISSEY MIYAKE] (Miyake Design Office Co., Ltd.)
6th: 1024 votes, Curved OLED TV [EA 9800] (LG Electronics Inc.)
7th: 905 votes, radio telescope [Alma telescope Morita array] (National Astronomical Observatory of Natural Sciences)
8th: 728 votes, car [Volkswagen Golf] (Volkswagen Group Japan Co., Ltd.)
9th: 617 votes, chair [HIROSHIMA folding chair] (Maruni woodworking Co., Ltd.)
10th: 460 votes, bicycle [Noise Cargo] (NOiS Co., Ltd.)

From a common sense point of view, the first place Google Maps will be a Good Design Award as it is, but due to the following circumstances we could not be a grand prize.

The result of the voting is as above, and when we contacted the government as "Good Design Grand Prize" candidate "Google map" which got the most votes, it was judged that "The best design is hard to recognize". As a result, the Good Design Awards for 2013 are no longer applicable.

However, it seems that it is decided to make the tea turbid by giving a "special prize" instead of the grand prize as follows, as it is said that this is too insane at all.

"Google map" was highly appreciated in the election process and gained much support from consumers, so we set up a special award called "Global Design 2013" and awarded it as the Chairman's Prize of the Japan Design Promotion Association did.

Despite the fact that Google Maps is de facto good design awards, the biggest reason the government has rejected is believed to be due to the following.

The government looks at the Google map "prohibited" territory notation - 47 NEWS (Yoana News)
http://www.47news.jp/CN/201309/CN2013092801001165.html


Actually, from the Geographical Survey Institute of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transportation, we are prohibiting embedding Google Maps on university pages, etc., and the following notice has been issued.

GoogleMap ban on university official page and Saiun: Tsubumaki of Building No. 5
http://shinka3.exblog.jp/20690859/


What does this mean? Even if it is written as "Japan Sea" on Google Maps for Japan, even if it is described as "Japan Sea", "Google map of the" standard version "which is a global specification" Tokai "is written together Because Takeshima is also written as "Riancoul reef".


In the page of "Good Madness" of the Good Design Grand Prize, it is written as the evaluation by the judging committee as follows.

Google Maps [Google Maps] | Award List List | Good Design Award
http://www.g-mark.org/award/describe/40459

Although it is a widely popular map application, the navigation and search user interfaces are steadily evolving, such as being greatly improved. Devices are devised to effectively use the limited area of ​​mobile phone screen, and convenience such as when viewing maps and information at the same time is improving. Different country-specific customization is done. It is an excellent interaction design which is carefully examined in detail and is user-oriented.

In the first place Good Design Award is also known as "Prime Minister's Award"Good Design Award" is aka "Economy and Industry Minister's Award", Good Design · Monodzukuri Design Award is aka "Small and Medium Enterprise Director Award", Good Design · Regional Design Award is aka "Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry Award "The Good Design · Future Making Design Award is like an alias" Commerce Information Bureau Director-General Award of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry ", so it seems that it is natural to say that it is natural to win the prize if the government's antipathy is gained .


The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry's Creative Industry Section Design Policy RoomDescriptionAccording to "Google Map does not have the difference in number of votes so much from other candidates, and because it does not fit the requirement of Prime Minister's award of" extremely remarkable achievement ", I have not received an award from consultation with the official residence."