Regional Revitalization and Local Challenge Resolution Through ICT
First written in FY2019-Q3. 4 of 5 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2019. Latest entry: FY2024-Q3.
4 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2024-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In October last year, we signed a "Comprehensive Partnership Agreement" with Sanjo City, Niigata Prefecture.」
Regional co-creation and local-government DX initiatives advanced through a comprehensive partnership agreement with Sanjo City, the digitization of administrative procedures through the dispatch of specialized personnel, and support for work-style reform among local-government and school employees. - FY2023-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「We are working with local partners by providing collaboration content that allows users to easily experience the world of films on their smartphones.」
Regional co-creation took concrete form in "Traveling Japan with Suzume," sponsored in collaboration with films directed by Makoto Shinkai. In addition, we signed a comprehensive partnership agreement with Osaka Prefecture covering 8 fields and are working to revitalize the region using Virtual Osaka and digital twins. - FY2020-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In May this year, we jointly established the "KDDI Regional Initiatives Fund 1" with Global Brain Corporation, a leading independent venture capital firm, to invest in local companies and ventures promoting regional development, with the aim of achieving regional revitalization together with local communities.」
In addition to collaborating with local governments and academic institutions and conducting demonstrations addressing regional challenges, we established a dedicated fund to invest in local companies and ventures, expanding our regional revitalization efforts into investment. - FY2019AdvancedAnnual report
「In May 2018, we launched the "Toyooka City Smart Agriculture Project," which uses ICT and other technologies to achieve labor-saving, high-quality production, and conducted a demonstration project aimed at reducing the labor required to manage rice paddies under the "Stork Nurture Farming Method (pesticide-free)."」
Efforts to solve regional challenges through agreements with local governments advanced to specific regional projects, including a demonstration to reduce the labor required for rice-paddy management using LTE-M water-level sensors. - FY2019-Q3First statedAnnual report
「To revitalize regions through the use of ICT, we are advancing collaboration with local governments to solve regional challenges. In November last year, we signed an agreement with Higashimatsushima City, Miyagi Prefecture, aimed at promoting initiatives such as improving the efficiency of fisheries and agriculture through communications technology in connection with the SDGs FutureCity program. In December last year, we also signed an industry-academia-government agreement with Obama City, Fukui Prefecture, and Fukui Prefectural University aimed at technological and research development for mackerel farming, sales of local specialties and promotion of tourism.」
We signed an agreement with Higashimatsushima City concerning the efficiency of fisheries and agriculture under the SDGs FutureCity program, and with Obama City and Fukui Prefectural University concerning mackerel farming, sales of local specialties and tourism promotion, expanding our efforts to solve regional challenges with local governments and universities.