In fiscal 2026, we launched the second public call of the Study and Verification Project for Optimizing the Operation and Utilization of Local Government Information Systems after the Transition to the Government Cloud [for business operators]
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The second public call of the Study and Verification Project on optimizing operation and utilization after the transition to the Government Cloud and standardization of local government information systems for business operators has started.
The changes from the first public call are as follows.
- On March 27, 2026, Sakura's cloud was selected as a target cloud service for the Government Cloud , making it possible to select Sakurano Cloud for this project. Note that vendors selected for the first public call can also use Sakura's cloud for verification by submitting an application to change the business plan.
The following changes have been made to the public call document.
[Sample] Business Plan
- I have added "Sakura no Cloud" to the desired CSP field in IV (7) Government Cloud Configuration and Usage Fees (page 6).
- Other minor wording revisions were made.
Public call Guidelines
- In fiscal 2025, we deleted descriptions of vendors that will continue to participate in the promotion of shared use methods and the verification of multi-vendor system integration.
Rules for Granting the Right to Use Government Cloud in the Examination and Verification Business
- There is no change from the first public call.
Business Overview
1. Covered Vendors
Vendors who wish to start using the Government Cloud for the first time between May and September 2026 and who can shut down and delete data from used environments and systems by March 31, 2027, when the verification period ends.
- *In this project, joint applications by multiple vendors are allowed in order to efficiently verify the linkage between systems.
- *It is assumed that dummy information that is not classified as sensitive information will be used for this project. For this reason, internet virtual private network connections to the government cloud are permitted.
2. Target Business Systems
Public information systems including standard compliance system
- *The data used in this project shall be dummy data.
3. Overview of Examination and Verification
- Consider and verify an environment in which multiple organizations use the Government Cloud (a shared usage method).
- Consider and verify data linkage between systems assuming a multi-vendor government cloud usage environment.
- As part of verification contributing to cloud optimization, we will examine and verify the efficiency of infrastructure construction by examining the standard configuration when migrating to the Government Cloud.
- As a countermeasure against structural factors related to the increase in operation expenses, we will conduct research on system optimization and operation automation.
4. Items to be considered and verified
The selected vendor shall select one or more of the following items (a) through (d) and examine and verify them.
A. Issues related to data linkage, etc. (examples below)
- Discussion items and setting items for data linkage with other companies' systems, examination and verification of file linkage and API linkage
- Examination and verification of linkage between standard compliance system built on on-premise environments or government clouds and specific migration support systems or proprietary policy systems
- Examination and verification of linkage between standard compliance system built on the Government Cloud and various services (front office, internal information, general-purpose cloud type, etc.)
- Examination and Verification of Linkage between standard compliance system and Front Office Services Built on the Government Cloud
- Examination and Verification of Linkage between standard compliance system Built on Government Cloud and Internal Information Services
- Examination and Verification of Linkage between standard compliance system Built on the Government Cloud and General Cloud-based Services
- Examination of configuration using authentication and authorization infrastructure and examination and verification of linkage
- Sorting out issues in the standard specifications for data requirements and linkage requirements and research and study for the next release
B. Promotion of efficient service delivery (examples below)
- Public Software-as-a-Service Organizes Necessary Measures and Issues for DXSaaS for the Municipal Services Counter Response
- Concept of the overall scheme
- Sorting out issues concerning contract conditions and administrative procedures
- Organize scheme by sales model (direct sales / resale)
- Account Migration
- Efforts to Reduce Costs
C. Promotion of platform optimization (examples below)
- Examination and verification of application processing methods
- Microservices
- Batch process
- Event-driven processing
- API integration and external services
- Review and verification of application operation monitoring
- Log Management
- Monitoring Administration
- Study and verification of application deployment and code quality control
- Deployment Administration
- Code quality control
- Examination and verification of application security management
- Security Management
- Study and verify database operation monitoring and data management
- Log Management
- Monitoring Administration
- Data Management
- Review and verification of infrastructure operation monitoring
- Log Management
- Monitoring Administration
- Study and verification of infrastructure coding, scalability, availability, etc.
- Configuration Management
- Scalability
- Availability and redundancy
- Backup Recovery
- Examination and verification of cost control
- Cost control
- Study and verification of network operation monitoring
- Log Management
- Monitoring Administration
- Security Management
- Connectivity Management
- Performance Management
- Examination and verification of Government Cloud Utilization Services (GCAS) provided by Digital Agency
D. Other considerations and verifications deemed beneficial in consultation with Digital Agency
- Example: Examination and verification of the creation of resource status trails (usage details) using generative AI
Public call period
- Second public call Period: From Monday, April 6, 2026 to 17:00 on Friday, April 17, 2026