Public Appeal for Proposal for “Research and Development of Technology Project for Bridging the Digital Divide

1.Outline of project

  This project has been implemented from FY1997 for the purpose of enhancing communication and broadcasting services for the elderly and the challenged by partially subsidizing R&D funds of private enterprises, etc. which carry out R&D relating to upgrading of communication and broadcasting services for the elderly and the challenged or those which have not been implemented so in the past.
   (Note) From FY1997 to FY2011, it was carried out by the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology as a subsidized-project for R&D of enhancement of communication and broadcasting services for the elderly and the challenged
 

2.Period of public appeal

  From April 20 (Fri) to 17:00 on May 21 (Mon), 2012
 

3.Application Method

  Please register necessary matters on the Cross-ministerial R&D Management System (e-rad) and fill in necessary matters in a prescribed application document provided for in the outline for applications. You are able to deliver an application document to the following address by hand or send it by mail.
  (1) FY2012 outline for application
  (2) Application document format
  (3) Guidelines for granting subsidies for costs of support projects for the promotion of use of information and telecommunications
 

4.Address of submissions

〒100-8926
Central Government Building No.2, 2-1-2 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan ICT Accessibility and Human Resources Development Division, Information and Communications Bureau, MIC