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Inauguration ceremony for the Digital Reform Co-Creation Platform Ambassadors in 2025 was held.

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The Digital Reform Co-Creation Platform was created to facilitate open and constructive exchange between local and national governments officials. As part of its initiatives, we have launched an Ambassador Program.

(A group photo of Minister for Digital Transformation Taira with the newly appointed Co-Creation Platform Ambassadors in 2025.)
A group photo of Minister Taira for Digital Transformation with the newly appointed Co-Creation Platform Ambassadors in 2025. Minister Taira stands on the right, while the ambassadors are on the screen.

Overview

The Co-Creation Platform is a direct and interactive communication platform utilizing the business communication tool Slack. This platform is accessible to all local and national government officials promoting active and daily exchanges of information. By fostering seamless collaboration between local and national governments, it plays a pivotal role in developing and implementing digital policies, including the digital transformation of administrative procedures.
Moreover, the platform serves as a valuable space for local governments to share expertise and practical solutions, helping to address the operational challenges they face.

To further strengthen communication between local and national governments officials, as well as among local governments themselves, a dedicated Ambassador Program has been established to promote the platform to local governments that are not yet participating. The program appoints local government officials who are proactively contributing to and leading the digital transformation in their regions as ambassadors. We do not set limitations on the number of ambassadors, and appointments are reviewed and renewed on a regular basis. Launched in 2024, the program welcomed 12 new ambassadors in 2025, with a formal inauguration ceremony held on July 7.

Together with our ambassadors, we will continue to promote the active use of theCo-Creation Platform by local governments nationwide, fostering enhanced information sharing and collaboration to accelerate digital transformation across all levels of local administration.

The list of Ambassadors of the Digital Reform Co-Creation Platform.

  • 12 ambassadors appointed in 2025

    • Ryoji Hirai (Ishikari City, Hokkaidō)
    • Takanori Takahashi (Iwate)
    • Naoki Yakuwa (Murayama City, Yamagata)
    • Sayori Ikezawa (Moka City, Tochigi)
    • Yukitoshi YAGI (Shiki City, Saitama)
    • Yohei Kakuhari (Chiba City, Chiba)
    • Yuu Oishi (Iwata City, Shizuoka)
    • Mino Okada (Osaka City, Osaka)
    • Takashi Kannonji (Hyogo)
    • Yasuhiko Ohkita (Zentsuji City, Kagawa)
    • Keiji Adachi (Ube City, Yamaguchi)
    • Yuki Kawasaki(Saga)

  • 11 ambassadors appointed in 2024

    • Kaoru Konno (Yurihonjo City, Akita)
    • Tsutomu Ishizaki (Moka City, Tochigi)
    • Asuka Nagao (Gero City, Gifu)
    • Yuto Katsumata (Susono City, Shizuoka)
    • Shiori Uchiyama (Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka)
    • Hirokazu Takahashi (Nagoya City, Aichi)
    • Misuzu Hayashi (Nagoya City, Aichi)
    • Tomoki Mori (Iga City, Mie)
    • Genki Hashimoto (Takatsuki City, Osaka)
    • Ryo Komatsu (Wakayama City, Wakayama)
    • Mitsuyoshi Kumagae (Fukuoka City, Fukuoka)

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