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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, the Headquarters for Creating New Local Economies and Living Environments was established as an extension of the Council for the Realization of Vision for a Digital Garden City Nation in order to implement large-scale regional revitalization measures as a trigger for the growth of the Japanese economy so that local regions can develop according to their own characteristics based on the idea that "local regions are the main players in growth."

Furthermore, in order to protect the lives and safety of the people of Japan by taking advantage of the growth potential of local regions, the "New Regional Economy and Living Environment Creation Division" was abolished and the "Regional Future Strategy Division" was established on November 11, 2025 in order to consider the creation of world-leading technologies and businesses through the formation of regional industrial clusters throughout Japan, as well as strong support for the enhancement of value added and the development of markets for local industries.

In the future, we will build on the achievements of Vision for a Digital Garden City Nation that we have made so far, in cooperation with the initiatives of regional revitalization at the Regional Future Strategy Headquarters.

(Overall Image of Vision for a Digital Garden City Nation's Initiatives)
A conceptual diagram showing the overall image of Vision for a Digital Garden City Nation's initiatives. The figure is divided into two layers, with the upper layer consisting of competition areas and the lower layer consisting of cooperation areas. In the upper competition area, the lives of local people and industries are depicted on a green oval platform. The words "Sustainability" are placed on the left side, "Well-being" on the right side, and the three words "Lifestyle Transformation," "Knowledge Transformation," and "Industry Transformation" are written in the center. Above the platform, the words "Super City," "MaaS," "Local Economic Circulation Type," "Disaster Resilience," "Smart Healthcare," and "Smart Home" are written in clouds, respectively, and the clouds are connected to the platform by a dotted line. The platform is also supported by three pillars, with the words "Shining Lifestyle," "Knowledge Exchange," and "Sustainable Local Industry" from the left. The lower cooperation area shows the digital infrastructure foundation. The vertical axis shows "APIGW," "IDs," and "Authentication and Settlement, etc.," and the two bases are arranged vertically. At the top, there are "API Gateway," "Data Coordination Platform (private)," "Interlinking Services with Integrated IDs," and "Authentication, Settlement, and Common function Module." At the bottom, there are "Data Coordination Platform (Public Service Mesh)," "National Land Space Data (including 3D)," "Government Cloud," "Data Center," "Security," "Sensor Network," and "Communication Infrastructure (5G, Beyond 5G / High-speed Network)."

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."

(Inclusive Square where domestic and foreign talent can gather)
This is a picture of an inclusive square where people from inside and outside Japan can gather. People and buildings are drawn in a square frame, and high-speed networks are used. It is a space where food, housing, education, and entertainment are close to each other, and digital infrastructure is in place. It shows a society where social activities are concentrated in an inclusive square. function
(Establishment of 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).

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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 .

About Area Data Coordination Platform

Area Data Coordination Platform promotes the provision of services optimized to the needs of individuals by actively promoting the coordination and sharing of necessary date (administrative procedures, health, transportation, disaster prevention, tourism date, etc.) among various services that support daily life.
For more information on area Data Coordination Platform, please check the Area Data Coordination Platform .

Behavior change measurement application (Application participating in community development)

In recent years, local governments have been implementing a variety of measures in various fields, such as health, disaster prevention, welfare, and social participation, and there have been an increasing number of cases where apps and point systems have been introduced to support these measures. While these measures are effective means of supporting the actions of citizens, it has also been pointed out that there are many cases where measures and apps are operated individually for each field, and that actions end up as one action and are difficult to lead to the next action.
Therefore, the Behavior Change Measurement App was created to play the role of "Check: Evaluation" in the PDCA cycle in the policy formulation process of local governments where residents live, in order to quantitatively measure whether policies affect residents' behaviors and lives.

(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

(FY 2025 Supplementary Budget) Local Future Grant (Digital Implementation Type V) Utilization Example

digitalization Horizontal Development Promotion Council

The "digitalization Horizontal Development Promotion Council" has been established with the aim of promoting horizontal development in digitalization, where the public and private sectors can effectively solve local problems. Digital Agency will cooperate and accompany the digitalization 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 digitalization Horizontal Development Promotion Council, please check the digitalization Horizontal Development Promotion Council .

"Digital Regional Revitalization Event - Future opened by digital public goods and Well-Being -"

On Thursday, March 27, 2025, the "Digital Regional Revitalization Event: The Future of Digital Public Goods and Well-Being" event was held in a hybrid format of on-site participation and online distribution to promote the spread of digital public goods.
For details, please check , which held "Digital Regional Revitalization Event - The Future Opened by Digital Public Goods and Well-Being -" in .

Activities of selected organizations

Digital Implementation Type Reference Case Studies

Related Documents

Meetings, etc.

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

Introduction article of data-based community development efforts "Draw out and connect local attractions. Keyword" Data "(Digital Agency News)" video in 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 of Well-Being Initiatives "Well-Being Indicators Become Guidelines for Community Development! (Digital Agency News)" The video of is shown below.