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Vision for a Digital Garden City Nation

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Vision for a Digital Garden City Nation is an initiative to realize "Well-Being" and "Sustainability" (Environmental, Social and Economic).

Based on the idea that "local regions are the main drivers of growth," on October 11, 2024 (2024), the "Vision for a Digital Garden City Nation Realization Conference" was expanded and the "New Regional Economy and Living Environment Creation Division" was established in order to implement large-scale regional revitalization measures as a catalyst for Japanese economic growth so that regional regions can achieve development in accordance with their respective characteristics.
On November 8, 2024 (2024), the first meeting of the Regional Economic and Living Environmental Innovation Headquarters in was held. At the meeting, it was announced that discussions would be held with a view to formulating the "Basic Plan," which would be tackled intensively over the next 10 years.
In the future, discussions will be held to further develop the following initiatives of Vision for a Digital Garden City Nation that have been promoted.

  • Overall Image of Vision for a Digital Garden City Nation's Efforts
    Overall Image of Vision for a Digital Garden City Nation's Efforts Details are as explained in the Upper Plan

Overview

Vision for a Digital Garden City Nation aims to create attractive new regions with the same or different convenience and attractiveness as cities, while maintaining the richness of the regions. Specifically, we aim to deliver the benefits of digital to local residents while creating new services and business models for mutual assistance with the power of digital in the areas of "life" and "industry."

  • Inclusive Square where people from inside and outside can gather
    A picture of an inclusive square where people from inside and outside the country can gather. People and buildings are drawn in a square frame. Using high-speed networks, food, housing, learning, and play are close to each other. A space with digital infrastructure. A society where social activities are concentrated in an inclusive square.
  • Establishing a startup ecosystem
    A diagram showing the factors that make start-up companies and businesses shine. The following are listed: enhancement of entrepreneurial human resources, strengthening as a base of universities, expansion of utilization of public procurement, expansion of venture investment, expansion and strengthening of social investment, and formation of mutual assistance (strengthening of community).

Announcements

Activities and Initiatives

Digital Regional Revitalization Service Catalog

In order for local governments to further promote digital regional revitalization, we have published a catalog of services that support excellent examples of digital utilization so that they can be used. We have also published model specifications for digital regional revitalization.

Regional Well-Being Initiatives

For information on Well-Being Initiatives, please refer to Well-Being .

Data Linkage Infrastructure

Provision of Data Mediation Function

Data-based urban development initiatives are being promoted in various areas across the country, including local governments working on Vision for a Digital Garden City Nation. In order to support these initiatives, we have started to provide a data intermediary function, which is the core of the data integration infrastructure, responsible for data integration between various services such as disaster prevention and transportation.

Guidebook for Joint Use of Data Linkage Platform

We have published a guidebook that summarizes the issues and guidance necessary for promoting the shared use of data linkage platforms and realizing services that are more optimized for individuals.

List of Vision for Collaborative Use of Data Linkage Platform (Results of Data Collection by Prefecture)

The content of the Vision for Shared Use formulated by each prefecture is classified and a summary is published (June 13, 2025).
Each prefecture name is a link, so please check the details from each website.

(Second Supplementary Budget for Fiscal Year 2022) Vision for a Digital Garden City Nation issue Gold (Digital Implementation TYPE2/3 / My Number Card Horizontal Development Example Creation Type) Utilization Example

(FY 2023 Supplementary Budget) Vision for a Digital Garden City Nation issue Gold (Digital Implementation TYPE2/3) Utilization Example

(Supplementary Budget for FY 2024) New Rural Economy and Living Conditions Creation issue Gold (Digital Implementation Type V) Utilization Example

digitalisation Horizontal Development Promotion Council

  • The "digitalisation Horizontal Development Promotion Council" was established with the aim of promoting horizontal development of digitalisation that effectively solves regional issues by the public and private sectors. Digital Agency will work with and accompany the digitalisation Horizontal Development Promotion Council to promote horizontal development of excellent services and solve regional issues.
    The Council is always looking for members from private sector, groups, and local governments. For more information about the digitalisation Horizontal Development Promotion Council and membership applications, please check the digitalisation Horizontal Development Promotion Council .
  • "Digital Regional Revitalization Event - Digital Public Goods and the Future Opened by Well-Being -"
    On Thursday, March 27, 2025, to promote the spread of digital public goods, we will hold an event titled "Digital Regional Revitalization Event - Digital Public Goods and the Future of Well-Being -" with a hybrid of participation in the venue and online distribution.
    For details, please refer to "Digital Regional Revitalization Event - Digital Public Goods and the Future Opened by Well-Being -" .

Activities of Selected Organizations

Examples of Digital Packaging Types

Related Resources

Vision for a Digital Garden City Nation issue Gold (Digital Mounting Type)

Meetings, etc.

Vision for a Digital Garden City Nation Realization Conference (Cabinet Secretariat website)

Articles on examples of efforts

Workshop initiatives using well-being indicators

A scene from a workshop held in Digital Agency in December 2024 was published in 's "Well-Being Indicators: Analysis of Attractiveness and Challenges of Local Governments: A Data-Based Vision of the Future of Cities" (Digital Agency News) .

Examples of initiatives for urban development using data

Introduction of data-based urban development initiatives Article "Bringing out and connecting the attractiveness of the area. Keywords are" data "(Digital Agency News)" Videos of .

In addition, for related examples of utilization, please also see "' Learning from Digital Agency Fan Club,' How to Utilize' Data Linkage' to Draw Out Positivity by Involving Local Businesses (Izu News)" .

Examples of Regional Well-Being Initiatives

Introduction of Regional Well-Being Initiatives "' Well-Being Indicators' Serve as Guidelines for Town Development! (Digital Agency News)" The following is a video of .