September 29, 2023 Determination of Candidates for the Second Round of Public Solicitation for Proposals for FY2023 Smart City Promotion Project for Solving Community Issues

The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) conducted the second round of public solicitation for the fiscal 2023 Smart City Promotion Project for Solving Community Issues from Monday, August 7 through Monday, August 28, 2023. As a result, three proposals were submitted.
Based on evaluations by external experts, MIC has decided on three candidates for adoption.

1. Overview

MIC subsidizes a portion of the costs for the development and improvement of urban OS and urban OS-connected services incurred by public entities, including local governments. By utilizing digital technology and data, these local efforts aim to solve various community issues (e.g., disaster prevention, security/monitoring, and shopping support), ultimately leading to local revitalization. Therefore, MIC conducted the second round of public solicitation from Monday, August 7 through Monday, August 28, 2023, for the fiscal 2023 Smart City Promotion Project for Solving Community Issues, with the aim of solving regional issues through the implementation of smart cities.

2. Details of decision

As a result of the public solicitation, the following three proposals were selected as candidates for adoption based on the results of evaluations by external experts. An outline of each proposal is provided in the attached PDF.

Area of implementation	Representative proposing organization	Project name
Sakai-machi, Sashima-gun, Ibaraki	Town of Sakai	Riverside Town Sakai Smart City Promotion Project―Service that realizes safe, secure, and smooth mobility so that no one is left behind
Chichibu, Saitama	City of Chichibu	Project to Measure and Analyze Congestion in the Mitsumine Parking Lot, Visualize It through a Portal Site, and Promote the Utilization of Urban OS
Susami-cho, Nishimuro-gun, Wakayama Prefecture	Town of Susami	Portal Site Project to Connect Residents and Visitors through Mutual Linkage of Disaster Prevention and Tourism Data

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