In fiscal 2025, we began soliciting applications for private sector services in gBizID and for the implementation of demonstration connection experiments.

Published:: Jun 27, 2025

We have started soliciting applications from business operators for examples of utilization in private services in gBizID and for the implementation of demonstration connection experiments.

Overview

1. Background and Objectives

GBizID is a certification infrastructure that enables businesses (corporations and sole proprietors) to log in to various administrative procedure systems for businesses with a single account. Since its launch in 2020, the number of users and the number of connected services have been steadily expanding. As of the end of March 2025, the cumulative number of accounts issued reached 1.25 million and the number of connected services reached 210. For example, they are used as a common login method for online administrative procedure services related to subsidy applications, social insurance procedures, and various approvals and licenses. In this way, gBizID serves as a foundation that contributes to the promotion of online administrative procedures for businesses and the promotion of digitalisation for businesses. "Priority Plan for the Realization of a Digital Society" (Cabinet decision on June 13, 2025. Hereinafter referred to as "Priority Plan" The gBizID will also be developed as one of the Digital Public Infrastructure and its use will be expanded.

While the use of the gBizID is steadily expanding for administrative services, it is not connected to private services. At present, the gBizID is operated with the connection destinations limited to administrative agencies, etc.

On the other hand, there is a demand for the use of gBizID as a means of certification for business operators in the context of transactions and contracts in the private sector. In addition, in the previous Priority Plan, regarding gBizID, it is clearly stated that "the use of certification functions in the private sector will be expanded based on the consideration of the trust of the Uranus ecosystem." In light of this, it is necessary to organize the future direction of cooperation with private services in gBizID, including the feasibility of such cooperation.

As part of the above-mentioned study, this public offering will identify systemic and institutional issues related to cooperation with private services in gBizID, and with the aim of contributing to the study of future institutional design, etc., ideas and proposals will be widely invited on examples of private services that can be considered for cooperation with gBizID and how to utilize gBizID in private sector. In addition, some of the proposed services will be experimentally connected to the gBizID system.

2. Details of Public Offering

Contents of public offering

In this Open Call for Proposals, a wide range of proposals will be invited for concrete examples and initiatives related to the utilization of gBizID in private services. Proposals may include not only those related to collaboration with existing services but also those related to collaboration with services that are assumed to be newly constructed. In addition, unimplemented ideas at the concept stage will also be subject to proposals. After submitting proposals, hearings will be held with Digital Agency as necessary to confirm the contents of the proposals.
The proposal envisions a service with the following characteristics:

The property is highly public and needs a public identity verification and means of certification.
Widely used by general businesses
A large number of transactions are generated, and the effect of improving the efficiency of procedures is expected through cooperation with gBizID.

Specific examples include identity verification services for business operators' opening of bank accounts and corporate contract procedures for telecommunications equipment, etc., authentication for data-linked infrastructure, etc. in international business-to-business transactions, and authentication when accessing academic research databases.

In addition, with respect to the proposed services, in cases where the Service Provider wishes to implement a demonstrative connection with a gBizID, the Service Provider shall clearly indicate whether or not the Service Provider wishes to do so at the time of submission of the written proposal, and the Service Provider shall determine whether or not to implement the service in the Digital Agency after comprehensively considering the characteristics of the service, the possibility of technical connection, the implementation system, etc. With respect to proposals that are deemed appropriate, the Service Provider shall implement a demonstrative connection on an individual basis.
All expenses required for the application shall be borne by the business operator.

Target company

Businesses that provide services in Japan-including Japanese corporations and branches of Japanese and foreign companies-that do not fall under Article 2, Paragraph 1 (2) of the gBizID Service Collaboration Terms of Use

3. Experimental connection with gBizID

Among the proposed services, services for which empirical connection experiments with gBizID systems are desired will be properly examined in Digital Agency, and empirical connection efforts will be implemented for services that are deemed appropriate.

Public offering period

Friday, June 27, 2025 to Monday, July 28, 2025 at noon