March 24, 2020 Government's Smart City Related Projects in Fiscal 2020

The Cabinet Office, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC), the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT), in consideration for the Integrated Innovation Strategy 2019 which was decided by the cabinet in June 2019, has decided to make an appeal for applications for smart city related projects in order to promote smart city related projects around the country in fiscal 2020.

Smart City related projects in fiscal 2020 are the result of the Strategic Innovation Promotion Program (SIP) 2nd period/Cyber space Base Technology Utilizing Big Data and AI technologies / Architecture Construction and Empirical Research project determined by the Cabinet Office in fiscal 2019. Relevant ministries and agencies are working as one in reference to the Common Reference Architecture (Note 1) for smart city standard design concepts, and in line with Common Objectives for Government Smart City-Related Projects in 2020 agreed by the Smart City Task Force (Note 2).
In the future, smart city initiatives by both the public and private sectors will be accelerated in collaboration with the Smart City Public-Private Partnership Platform, which consists of a total of 482 organizations, including companies, universities and research institutions, local governments, and related ministries.

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  For Common Reference Architecture, please refer to the following website:

  • https://www8.cao.go.jp/cstp/stmain/20200318siparchitecture.html
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  Established under the Innovation Policy Enhancement Promotion Team in February 2019, based on the Establishment of the Innovation Policy Enhancement Promotion Team (determined by the Integrated Innovation Strategy Promotion Council on July 27, 2018). It is composed of officials from related ministries and agencies, as well as Senior Planning Officers.

1. Inquiries regarding smart cities related projects of related ministries and agencies

The following 5 projects are accepting applications from the respective ministries and agencies from the beginning of April to the middle of the month, 2020.

1. Future technology societal implementation project

Director for the Implementation of Future Technology, Headquarters for the Regional Revitalization, Cabinet Office
Telephone: 03-6206-6175 (Direct). Fax: 03-3502-6395

2. Project to Promote Smart Cities of Data Utilization and Application

Regional Communications Development Division, Information Distribution Administration, MIC
Telephone: 03-5253-5111. Direct: 03-5253-5756. Fax: 03-5253-5759
E-mail address: ict-town_atmark_ml.soumi.go.jp

3. Local demonstration project for new mobility services utilizing self-driving vehicles

Automobile Division, Manufacturing Industries Bureau, METI
Mobility and Regional/City Future Project Team
Telephone: 03-3501-1511. Direct: 03-3501-1618. Fax: 03-3501-6691
Email address: ontact_mobility_pt_atmark_meti.go.jp

4. Japan MaaS promotion and support project

New Mobility Service Division, General Policy Bureau, MLIT
Telephone: 03-5253-8111. Direct: 03-5253-8980. Fax: 03-5253-1513

5. Smart city model project

City Planning Division, City Bureau, MLIT
Telephone: 03-5253-8111. Direct: 03-5253-8411. Fax: 03-5253-1590

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2. How to obtain further reference information

Attachments 1 and 2 will be posted online on the Press Releases section of the MIC homepage (https://www.soumu.go.jp ) today (Tuesday, March 24) in the order that they are prepared. They can also be viewed, and copies handed out, at the Regional Communications Development Division, Information and Communications Bureau, MIC (11th floor of the MIC building).