April 22, 2026 FY2025 Supplementary Budget "Regional Community DX Promotion Package Project" - Selection Results for the First Public Solicitation for "Demonstration Projects (Advanced Communication System Utilization Type)"

The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications has announced the First Public Solicitation for "demonstration projects" to support social demonstrations aimed at the practical application of advanced solutions and has selected 12 projects, as part of "Regional Community DX Promotion Package Project."

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 local communities and achieve a robust regional economy.

For this purpose, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications will implement the "Local Community DX Promotion Package Project" that aims to create good examples of digital implementation and to put them to practical use nationwide as soon as possible through comprehensive measures, such as assistance for securing digital talent/systems, demonstration of advanced solutions including AI and automated driving, demonstration of advanced wireless systems, and assistance for local telecommunications infrastructure development.

Regarding the proposals submitted in response to the first public solicitation for practical application support for advanced solutions (advanced wireless system utilization type), that will be implemented as part of this project, we have selected several proposals based on the evaluation of external experts.

2. Results of the first public solicitation

In the first public solicitation for proposals conducted from February 27th (Friday) to March 26th (Thursday), 2026, a total of 52 proposals were received. Based on the evaluation results by an evaluation committee composed of external experts, the following two symbol projects and ten standard projects were selected as adopted projects.

○ Symbol Projects

Project name	Representative body	Principal areas of implementation
Building social infrastructure through the deployment of drone ports utilizing direct satellite communication.	KDDI Corporation	Hokkaido, Minamiboso City, Chiba Prefecture, Ishikawa Prefecture, Shiga Prefecture, Tokushima Prefecture
Demonstration project aimed at co-creating, sustaining, and growing new regional economies through the social implementation of phase-free solutions based on the next-generation communication technology "HAPS".	NTT DOCOMO Business, Inc.	Around Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture, Noto region, Ishikawa Prefecture (including Suzu City)

○ Symbol Projects

Project name	Representative body	Principal areas of implementation
Demonstration of labor-saving methods for yam cultivation using robotic tractors with 850MHz band Wi-Fi HaLow and AI monitoring.	JA Obihirokawanishi	Obihiro City, Hokkaido
Demonstration project of telemedicine using next-generation high-speed communication infrastructure (IOWN/APN) in Tadami Town, Fukushima Prefecture	DeNA Co., Ltd.	Tadami Town, Fukushima Prefecture
Demonstration proposal aimed at the social implementation of remote O&M to realize sustainable operation of regional plants	NTT EAST, Inc.	Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Chofu City, Tokyo
Implementation and dissemination of an advanced vehicle exterior inspection solution at railway depots utilizing local 5G, Wi-Fi 7, StarLink , and AI.	Sumitomo Corporation	Chikuma City, Nagano Prefecture, Ito City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Echizen City, Fukui Prefecture, Takaoka City, Toyama Prefecture. Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture, Mukō City, Kyoto Prefecture, Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture, Neyagawa City, Osaka Prefecture, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Demonstration of Remote Bear Detection and In-Home Notification Using Wi-Fi HaLow (850 MHz) and a Thermal PTZ Camera	its communications Inc.	Nanto City, Toyama Prefecture
Demonstration and dissemination of DX for hiker evacuation support and trail crisis monitoring originating from the Mt. Fuji area.	NEC Networks & System Integration Corporation	Fujiyoshida City, Yamanashi Prefecture
Improving aquaculture profitability through productivity enhancement using AI and IoT.	Bit Communications Co., Ltd.	Takamatsu City, Kagawa Prefecture, Naoshima Town, Kagawa County
Applications of private 5G and Wi-Fi 7 in sparsely populated areas for autonomous driving, disaster prevention etc.	Canon BizAttenda, Inc	Uwajima City, Ehime Prefecture
Achieving safe and stable factory operations through autonomous driving and AI in a 5G-BWA and local 5G NR-DC environment	Heart Network	Niihama City, Ehime Prefecture
Demonstration project for advance regional surgical medical care using remote microsurgery robots utilizing IOWN/APN	Kyushu University	Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Beppu City, Oita Prefecture

*The summaries of the adopted projects will be posted on the MIC website as soon as they are ready.
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