Promoting DX in Local Governments and Companies through the “Digital PFI Initiative”

「By providing DX-Pand, an app serving as a comprehensive digital contact point for resident services, and Smart Public Lab, which uses LINE, the company supports the digitization of government services and has a track record of providing services to more than 180 municipalities.」

「The company began sales and marketing activities for DX-Pand for Disaster Prevention, equipped with disaster prevention functions such as disaster maps and evacuation shelter reception, for which demand from municipalities had been increasing due to the rise in natural disasters and other factors.」

「Toward the end of the fiscal year, the number of municipalities to which the Smart Public Lab for GovTech Program and DX-Pand were provided increased, reaching 146.」

「In municipal DX, the company is steadily building a track record for DX-Pand, including the launch of “Kamaishi Life,” and is also working to expand sales through distributors alongside the launch of the “Smart Public Lab for GovTech Program,” which uses the new OSS.」

「In particular, the municipal DX business centered on introducing the resident services portal “Super App,” which began with a pilot project in Shiwa, Iwate Prefecture, has entered the phase of full-scale implementation by municipalities nationwide, having signed comprehensive partnership agreements with 6 municipalities by March 2023: Shiwa, Yahaba and Kamaishi in Iwate Prefecture, Tawaramoto in Nara Prefecture, Nagasu in Kumamoto Prefecture, and Atami in Shizuoka Prefecture.」

「Service provision for the portal app of Nobeoka, Miyazaki Prefecture, began in December 2022, and in January 2023 the company signed a comprehensive partnership agreement with Nagasu, Kumamoto Prefecture, steadily advancing its business.」

「In supporting the digitization of local government resident services, the company focused on providing a resident services portal app, a health promotion app and other services. In September, it was selected as the website renewal contractor for Shiwa, Iwate Prefecture, and in November it signed a comprehensive partnership agreement with Tawaramoto, Nara Prefecture, steadily advancing its business.」

「In July, a comprehensive partnership agreement was also signed with Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture, and in August the company was selected as the portal app provider for Nobeoka, Miyazaki Prefecture. With the goal of creating “a society where everyone can live conveniently and comfortably anywhere in Japan,” as stated in the Digital Garden City Nation Vision, the company is working to accumulate and further develop know-how in addressing the digital divide to promote usage, in addition to supporting app development.」

「We continued our initiatives with Shiwa Town, Iwate Prefecture, with which we had concluded a comprehensive partnership agreement, promoting a resident portal app, a health promotion app and digital support delivered by mobile vehicles. Following Shiwa Town, we also concluded a comprehensive partnership agreement with Yahaba Town, Iwate Prefecture. Going forward, to realize the goal stated in the Digital Garden City Nation Vision of creating “a society where everyone can live conveniently and comfortably anywhere in the country,” we will work not only to support app development but also to eliminate the digital divide to promote usage, accumulate expertise and further enhance the value we provide.」

「In the DX Promotion Business, we focused on establishing a foundation for future nationwide expansion and advanced initiatives in Shiwa Town, a model case, including digital support delivered by mobile vehicles in cooperation with 株式会社ピーシーデポコーポレーション and digital integration with a community-based points card.」

「We continued developing a resident portal and health promotion app with Shiwa Town, Iwate Prefecture, with which we had concluded a comprehensive partnership agreement, and continued supporting local governments applying for the Cabinet Office-led Super City initiative. We focused on establishing a foundation for a full-scale entry into the digital government sector.」

「Under the “Digital PFI Initiative,” we promote the DX transformation of local governments and companies, while advancing broad initiatives in the digital government sector, including developing DX talent and matching local governments with companies.」