FORVAL has been awarded Satsuma Town, Kagoshima Prefecture’s FY2026 solution services contract. The company will manage a public-private-academic-financial collaboration organization working with the town, support DX talent development at small and medium-sized enterprises, and promote a regional revitalization model.
FORVAL announced on the 17th that it had been awarded the “FY2026 Satsuma Town Future-Building Solution Services” contract by Satsuma Town, Kagoshima Prefecture. The company will continue to manage and operate the Satsuma Town Regional Revitalization GDX Center, a general incorporated association established through collaboration among Satsuma Town, FORVAL, The International University of Kagoshima and The Kagoshima Bank, and will provide visualization support with hands-on assistance to small and medium-sized enterprises in the town.
Under the DX talent development support program, seminars for agricultural workers, care workers, homemakers and people who have relocated to the area are scheduled to be held in multiple cohorts, with separate beginner and intermediate courses offered 3 times each. イマクリエ, which entered into a business partnership with FORVAL in May 2025, will be involved in delivering the seminars.
In addition, FORVAL will expand office space at Kirara no Gakko, a former school repurposed for community use, as well as its call center and meeting rooms. FORVAL aims to promote a regional revitalization model that integrates support for DX and GX at small and medium-sized enterprises with the creation of employment opportunities for young people and women.