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Vision for a Digital Garden City Nation

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Vision for a Digital Garden City Nation is a concept for realizing "Well-Being" and "Sustainable Environmental, Social and Economic Development."

On October 11, 2024 (2024), the Vision for a Digital Garden City Nation Metropolitan Government established the Metropolitan Government's Office for Creating New Local Economies and Living Environments in as an extension of the Conference for the Realization of Regional Revitalization. This was done in order to implement large-scale regional revitalization measures as a trigger for the growth of the Japanese economy, so that local communities can develop in accordance with their own characteristics, based on the idea that "local communities are the main players in growth."
At the first meeting of the New Regional Economy and Living Environment Creation Division in , , held on November 8, 2024, a plan was presented to advance discussions toward the formulation of a "Basic Concept" that would be addressed intensively over the next 10 years. 2024
In the future, discussions will be held to further develop the following initiatives that have been implemented in Vision for a Digital Garden City Nation.

  • Overall Image of Vision for a Digital Garden City Nation Initiatives
    Overall Image of Vision for a Digital Garden City Nation's Initiatives Details are as described above.

Overview

The goal of Vision for a Digital Garden City Nation is to create a new attractive area that has the same or different convenience and attractiveness as the city while maintaining the richness of the area. Specifically, we aim to deliver the benefits of digital technology to local residents while creating new services and mutual assistance business models with the power of digital technology in areas such as "living" and "industry."

  • An inclusive square where domestic and foreign talent can gather
    A drawing of an inclusive square where people from inside and outside Japan can gather. People and buildings are drawn in a square frame. It shows a society that concentrates the functions of social activities in an inclusive square, a space with digital infrastructure, and high-speed networks that bring together food, housing, education, and entertainment.
  • Establishment of a startup ecosystem
    A schematic diagram showing the elements for startups and businesses to shine. The following are mentioned: enhancement of entrepreneurial human resources, strengthening of universities as a base, expansion of the use of public procurement, expansion of venture investment, expansion and strengthening of social investment, and formation of mutual assistance (strengthening of community).

Notice

Activities and efforts

About the Digital Regional Creation 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 the Digital Regional Revitalization Model Specifications.

Community Well-Being

Various projects are being carried out for community development in each region, and the widespread use of the Community Well-Being Index as a common index makes it possible for citizens, businesses and other stakeholders to cooperate with each other toward the common goals of the community development objectives and efforts that each project aims for.
For more information on well-being initiatives, please visit Community Well-Being .

Area Data Coordination Platform

The regional data integration platform promotes the provision of services optimized for individual needs by actively promoting the integration and sharing of necessary data (such as administrative procedures, health, transportation, disaster prevention, and tourism data) between various services that support daily life.
For details of the area data linkage platform, please check the area data linkage platform .

(FY 2022 2nd supplementary budget) grants for the Vision for a Digital Garden City Nation (digital implementation type TYPE2/3 / My Number Card horizontal development example creation type) About the utilization example

(FY 2023 supplementary budget) grants for the Vision for a Digital Garden City Nation (Digital implementation type TYPE2/3) Application example

(FY 2024 supplementary budget) New Local Economy and Living Environment Creation Subsidy (Digital Implementation Type V) Utilization Case Study

digitalisation Horizontal Development Promotion Council

  • The "digitalisation Horizontal Development Promotion Council" has been established with the aim of promoting horizontal development in digitalisation, where the public and private sectors can effectively solve local problems. Digital Agency will cooperate and accompany the digitalisation Horizontal Development Promotion Council to provide excellent services and solve local problems.
    This association is always accepting applications for membership from private sector, organizations, and local governments. For details and application for membership of the digitalisation Horizontal Development Promotion Council, 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 the "Digital Regional Revitalization Event - The Future Opened by Digital Public Goods and Well-Being -" event in a hybrid of venue participation and online distribution.
    For details, please check "Digital Regional Revitalization Event - Digital Public Goods and the Future Opened by Well-Being -" .

Activities of selected organizations

Digital Implementation Type Reference Case Studies

Related Documents

Grants for the Vision for a Digital Garden City Nation (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 the Well-Being Index

A scene from a workshop held in Digital Agency in December 2024 was featured in 's "Attractions and Issues of Local Governments Analyzed by' Well-Being Indicators'. Data-driven' Future Vision of Towns' (Digital Agency News)" in .

Examples of Town Development Initiatives Utilizing Data

Article introducing data-based community development efforts "Draw out and connect local attractions. Keyword" Data "(Digital Agency News)" The video of is shown below.

For related examples of usage, please also see 's "Learning from Digital Agency Fan Club, How to Use' Data Linkage' to Draw Enthusiasm by Involving Local Businesses ( News)" in Izu.

Examples of Well-Being Initiatives

Introduction article of Well-Being Initiatives "Well-Being Indicators Become Guidelines for Community Development! (Digital Agency News)" The video of is shown below.