June 8, 2026 Results of the Public Solicitation for Demonstration Project Operators for the "Development and Demonstration Project Using Trustworthy AI in the Public Sector"

 The results of the public solicitation for demonstration project operators for the "Development and Demonstration Project Using Trustworthy AI in the Public Sector" are hereby announced. Four operators have been selected.

 A public solicitation for demonstration project operators for the "Development and Demonstration Project Using Trustworthy AI in the Public Sector" was conducted from Monday, April 27, 2026 to Monday, May 18, 2026, and 16 applications were received.

 Following the screening process conducted by the Selection Committee established within the Secretariat, four operators were selected as follows.

〇Results of the Public Solicitation for Demonstration Project Operators for the "Development and Demonstration Project Using Trustworthy AI in the Public Sector"

Project name Representative body Principal areas of implementation
Demonstration Project for Evaluating the Japanese LLM "PLaMo" in Real-World Environments across Five Municipalities Polimill Co.,Ltd. Himeji City, Amagasaki City, Kasai City, Kato City, and Taka Town in Hyogo Prefecture
Demonstration Project of an AI Guide for the Tourism and Cultural Sectors Using Japanese Generative AI Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. Nagasaki Prefecture
Development and Demonstration Project of Trustworthy AI for Municipal Service Counters SoftBank Corp. Fujieda City, Shizuoka Prefecture
Development and Demonstration of a Citizen Affairs Support Service Using the Japanese LLM "tsuzumi 2" NTT DOCOMO BUSINESS, Inc. Hyogo Prefecture and Nishinomiya City

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