Start of Receipt of Fourth Applications for “Project to Promote Computerization in Disaster Regions” in Great East Japan Earthquake Reconstruction Measures

1.Outline

  (1) Application procedures for this project
    As of February 10, 2012, the Reconstruction Agency was launched. The Reconstruction Agency and Reconstruction Bureaus play a leading role in reconstruction so that recovery and reconstruction in the disaster regions will be further accelerated. To be specific, they receive requests from the disaster regions in an integrated manner and all-inclusive reconstruction projects will be budgeted on the basis of these requests. In addition, the Reconstruction Agency and Reconstruction Bureaus allocate budgets to related ministries and agencies after assigning specific amount to each project based on requests from the disaster regions when budgets are implemented.
  For these reasons, the Reconstruction Agency and Reconstruction Bureaus will be responsible for a series of procedures related to the allocation of budgets based on surveys on requests concerning this project budgeted collectively to the Reconstruction Agency so that requests from the disaster regions are smoothly consolidated.

  (2) Targets in this project
  Special local public bodies (partial-affairs associations and wide area unions) or related bodies including them (hereinafter, “special local public bodies, etc.”) specified in Article 4, Paragraph 1 of the Law on Great East Japan Earthquake Special Reconstruction Areas (Act No. 122 of 2011)
  *Conditions may be imposed on individual subsidized project

  (3)Content of subsidized project This project subsidizes the following projects listed in Article 3, Paragraph 1(1), (2) (4) and (6)-a of the guidelines for grant of subsidies for project cost for use and utilization of ICT which promote reconstruction in the disaster regions by providing support to efforts for solving issues of special local public bodies through the use and utilization of information and communications technology (ICT) in an efficient and effective manner.

  A. Project for construction of medical information collaboration infrastructure in Tohoku
  B. Project to regenerate and reinforce regional ICT bonds
  C. Project for construction of disaster information collaboration infrastructure (Project for construction of disaster-resilient information collaboration system) Note: Of the cost of facilities in Appended Table of the guidelines for grant, (b) transmission line facilities, (d) wireless access equipment, (e) transmitting and receiving antenna, (f) transmitting and receiving equipment and (i) iron tower are excluded
  D. Project for development of broadband infrastructure in disaster regions
 

2.Submission of application documents

  Please prepare for necessary documents, etc. with a front page in accordance with the “guidelines for grant of subsidies for project cost for use and utilization of information and communications technology” and the “manual for implementation of subsidies for project cost for use and utilization of information and communications technology” and bring them or send them by mail to the Regional Bureau of Telecommunications described below.