April 15, 2025 Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications

Selection Results of Demonstration Organizations for Verifying AI-based Communication Load Reduction and Securing Communication Capacity

　Seven consortiums have been selected as demonstration organizations for the “Regional Community DX Promotion Package Project (AI Verification)” to conduct verification of AI-based communication load reduction and securing communication capacity.

1. Overview

　As population decline, aging, and economic structural changes progress, it is important to solve regional issues through labor saving measures and regional revitalization via the implementation of digital technology (regional community DX) in order to create sustainable communities and realize the Regional Revitalization 2.0 initiative.
　Therefore, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) is implementing the “Regional Community DX Promotion Package Project” with the aim of creating good examples for digital implementation through comprehensive measures and promoting early practical application nationwide.
　As part of this project, demonstration organizations have been selected to verify AI-based communication load reduction and securing communication capacity, and the results have been announced as follows.
　Moving forward, verification by the demonstration organizations will begin in stages, with an interim report scheduled for October 2025 and a final summary scheduled for February 2026. Details regarding the project's progress will be posted on a website to be launched by Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as “MRI”), the administrator of the “Regional Community DX Promotion Package Project (AI Verification),” as they become available.

2. Selection results of demonstration organizations

　* "〇" in the table indicates that it is a representative organization.