March 26, 2021 Public Appeal for Proposals concerning FY2021 Information and Communications Technology R&D
The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) will make a public appeal for proposals from Friday, March 26 through Tuesday, April 27, 2021, on the following research and development (R & D) themes to be newly implemented:
1. Period of public appeal
From Friday, March 26 and no later than 1 pm on Tuesday, April 27, 2021
2. R & D themes and planned budget
As specified below, MIC has decided to make a public appeal for the R & D themes with the budget for fiscal 2021.
| R & D theme | Fiscal 2021 Scheduled amount (max.) (tax included) |
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|---|---|---|
| 1. | Development and demonstration project of next-generation energy-saving device-related technology | 250 million yen |
| 2. | Development and demonstration project of energy-saving artificial intelligence-related technology that imitates the mechanism of the brain | 200 million yen |
| 3. | Research and development of satellite quantum cryptography technology for building a global quantum cryptography communications network | 1.5 billion yen |
3. Application method
The published material is in Japanese only.
4. Selection of contractor candidates and future schedule
MIC will select candidate contractors based on the results of external evaluation. The schedule may change depending on the status of the external evaluation.
MIC will make a re-appeal for proposals if no proposals that meet the conditions are submitted.
| Around early June | External evaluation and selection of contractor candidates |
|---|---|
| During June | Sending acceptance/rejection notices and publishing the results of the public appeal* |
| After notification of adoption | As soon as the coordination with the R & D organization is completed, a contract will be concluded promptly, and R & D will be implemented |
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The name of the adopted research and development institution for each research theme and the principal investigator will be published.
Contact
For further information about this press release, please fill in the inquiry form and submit it to MIC on the website
https://www.soumu.go.jp/common/english_opinions.html
International Policy Division, Global Strategy Bureau, MIC
TEL: +81 3 5253 5920
FAX: +81 3 5253 5924