May 29, 2023 Results of Public Solicitation for Organizations to Implement the Nationwide Deployment Type of Project on Digital Utilization Support under the FY2022 Second Supplementary Budget

Regarding the public solicitation for implementing organizations for the Project on Digital Utilization Support under the FY2022 Second Supplementary Budget, executive organizations for the nationwide deployment type were selected through Deloitte Tohmatsu Financial Advisory LLC, the subsidized organization.

1. Project overview

The Project on Digital Utilization Support aims to provide advice and consultation regarding online administrative procedures over the smartphone and dispatch lecturers to workshops at familiar locations to alleviate the concerns of older people and others regarding digital technology.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) accepted applications from Saturday, May 6 through Friday, May 12, 2023, for executive organizations for the nationwide deployment type of the project through Deloitte Tohmatsu Financial Advisory LLC, the subsidized organization (hereafter referred to as the “executive organization”).

2. Adoption results

As a result of the public solicitation, four applications were received for the nationwide deployment type, and based on the results of the evaluation by an evaluation committee of outside experts established under the executive organization, the following applicants were adopted (details are shown in the attachment (PDF)).
Nationwide deployment type: Four organizations (in alphabetical order)

Applicant name
1 KDDI Corporation
2 NTT Docomo, Inc.
3 Rakuten Mobile, Inc.
4 SoftBank Corp.
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