June 27, 2022 Adoption of Indirectly Subsidized Entities by Fund Establishment Corporation Relating to Project on Strengthening Digital Infrastructure by Decentralizing Data Centers, Submarine Cables, and Other Facilities under FY2021 Supplementary Budget

With regard to the Project on Strengthening Digital Infrastructure by Decentralizing Data Centers, Submarine Cables, and Other Facilities implemented by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC), the fund establishment corporation adopted indirectly subsidized entities for the establishment of data centers, etc.

1. Overview

The Project on Strengthening Digital Infrastructure by Decentralizing Data Centers, Submarine Cables, and Other Facilities implemented by MIC supports the location of digital infrastructure, including data centers, submarine cables, and Internet Exchanges (IX), in local areas.
This project establishes a Digital Infrastructure Development Fund (a fund for promoting the development of specified telecommunications facilities), and uses this fund as a financial resource to provide subsidies to organizations, such as private operators that develop digital infrastructure.

2. Adoption of indirectly subsidized entities

The fund establishment corporation made a public solicitation for indirectly subsidized entities from May 13 through June 10, 2022, and adopted indirectly subsidized entities after examining the application details.
This public solicitation targeted private operators that would engage in establishment of data centers, etc. Indirectly subsidized entities for establishing submarine cables, cable landing stations, and IX will be solicited in fall this year.

Indirectly subsidized entity	Place for conducting the indirectly subsidized project
Limited Liability Company Ishikari Renewable Energy-Run Data Center No. 1	Ishikari City, Hokkaido
Yahoo Japan Corporation	Shirakawa City, Fukushima Prefecture
NTT Global Data Centers Corporation	Soraku County, Kyoto Prefecture
OPTAGE Inc. and Limited Liability Company KS Higashi-Umeda	Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
SoftBank Corp. and BBIX, Inc.	Ikoma City, Nara Prefecture
Internet Initiative Japan Inc.	Matsue City, Shimane Prefecture
QTnet, Inc.	Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture

3. Future schedule

The indirectly subsidized entities will start their indirectly subsidized projects after following the required procedure with the fund establishment corporation.