May 26, 2023 Public Solicitation for FY2023 R&D Proposals for SCOPE (2nd Time)

The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) announces the second public solicitation for new research and development (R&D) projects to be conducted under the Strategic Information and Communications R&D Promotion Programme (SCOPE), a competitive research fund in the field of information and communications technology, starting in FY2023.

1. Period of submission

Thursday, June 1 to 5:00 pm on Friday, June 30, 2023

2. Programs open for public solicitation

The program of R&D proposals for public solicitation is shown in the table below. The outline of the program is shown in the attachment (PDF).

3. Application method

1. 1.
   Check the Proposal Guidelines and prepare your proposal in accordance with the Proposal Preparation Guidelines. Refer to the following URL for Proposal Guidelines and Proposal Preparation Guidelines.
   https://www.soumu.go.jp/main_sosiki/joho_tsusin/scope/data.html
2. 2.
   Proposals must be submitted electronically using the Cross-Ministerial Research and Development Management System (e-Rad). This system can be accessed at the following URL:
   https://www.e-rad.go.jp/

4. Holding public solicitation briefings

An online briefing session will be held on the following dates for public solicitation. If you wish to participate, register using the registration form at the following URL.
https://www.soumu.go.jp/main_sosiki/joho_tsusin/scope/index.html

[Schedule of briefing sessions] Each session will have the same content and last 30 to 40 minutes.
First session: From 2:30 pm on Monday, June 5, 2023
Second session: From 2:00 pm Thursday, June 8, 2023

5. Future plans

The rough schedule after the acceptance of proposals is specified below. However, the schedule may change depending on the status of the external evaluation of proposals.
Mid-August: Evaluation by external experts and adoption of R&D proposals to be implemented.
Late August: Notification of selection or rejection sent.
Late September or later: Conclusion of R&D contract and implementation of R&D.

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