November 7, 2025 Results of the Third Public Solicitation for Local Governments and Other Entities Receiving Accompanying Support, Including Local DX Plan Formulation

　As part of the "Regional Community DX Promotion Package Project," which aims to comprehensively support efforts to address regional issues through digital technology, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) conducted a third public solicitation for "planning support." Under this initiative, experts will assist in organizing regional issues and formulating an introduction and operation plan to address them using digital technology. The MIC has selected 20 applications.

1. Overview

　As overall population decline, a falling birth rate, an aging population, and changes in economic structures continue, it is important to address regional challenges through labor saving methods and regional revitalization by implementing digital technology (regional community DX). These efforts help create sustainable communities and realize the Regional Revitalization 2.0 initiative.
　To this end, the MIC implements the "Community DX Promotion Package Project." This project aims to accelerate nationwide digital implementation by creating successful case examples through comprehensive measures. These measures include supporting the securing of digital talent and the establishment of organizational structures, demonstrating advanced solutions (such as AI and autonomous driving) and advanced wireless systems, and subsidizing the development of local telecommunications infrastructure.

　As part of this project, digital technology experts will be dispatched to local governments to help address regional challenges through digital solutions. They will provide support, including identifying and organizing regional issues as a first step toward digital adoption, and developing implementation plans to tackle these challenges using digital technology.

2. Results of the third public solicitation

　The following 20 applications have been selected through the third public solicitation conducted from Wednesday, October 1, 2025, to Friday, October 24, 2025.

Applied course	Organization to be supported
Course A (Support for organizing regional issues and considering solutions)	Iwamizawa City, Hokkaido, Otsuchi Town, Iwate Prefecture, Shimotsuke City, Tochigi Prefecture, Higashi-chichibu Village, Saitama Prefecture, Hakui City, Ishikawa Prefecture, Chuo City, Yamanashi Prefecture, Ito City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Kawachinagano City, Osaka Prefecture, Nishiwaki City, Hyogo Prefecture, Arita City, Wakayama Prefecture, Gotsu City, Shimane Prefecture, Tonosho Town, Kagawa Prefecture, Tatsugo Town, Kagoshima Prefecture, Kikai Town, Kagoshima Prefecture, Higashi Village, Okinawa Prefecture, and Kita-nakagusuku Village, Okinawa Prefecture
Course B (Support for developing a solution implementation plan)	Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture, Yamagata Prefecture, Yuzawa Town, Niigata Prefecture, and Kasagi Town, Kyoto Prefecture