July 19, 2022 Public Solicitation for Lecturers and Host Organizations under FY2022 Project on Digital Utilization Support for Users

The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) solicits lecturers to be dispatched and organizations to host the lecturers under the FY2022 Project on Digital Utilization Support for Users.

1. Purpose of the project

The project on digital utilization support for users aims to support digital utilization by citizens, close the "digital divide," and realize a society in which all members can enjoy the benefits of digitalization by taking measures including: holding seminars to provide elderly people who may have trouble related to digital utilization with advice and consultation services concerning how to use smartphones for conducting administrative procedures, etc. online; and subsidizing the dispatch of lecturers to these seminars.

2. Outline of solicitation

MIC will solicit lecturers to be dispatched and host organizations under the FY2022 Project on Digital Utilization Support for Users according to the following schedule. This solicitation is intended to select lecturers and host organizations to implement the project by the method of "dispatching lecturers." After lecturers and host organizations are selected, the lecturers and host organizations will be matched, following which the lecturers will be dispatched to the organizations. Please note that matching may not be possible in some cases and lecturers may not be dispatched depending on the needs of the host organizations or the uneven distribution of lecturers.

Period of acceptance of applications

3. Future schedule

Additional solicitation will be held if the number of applications received does not reach the prescribed quota.

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