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About Open Badges

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Overview

Open Badges are digital certificates and certifications issued in accordance with universal technical standards. They are awarded as data, not as objects, and are centrally managed in your own "Open Badge Wallet." The awarded Open Badges can be shared on SNS, and if they are open badges for qualifications described below, they are also used as proof of their content.
In addition, there are cases in which blockchain technologies are used as reliable certificates that are difficult to counterfeit or alter. For example, it is possible to visualization a person's skills by using them as proof of completion of a course, training, or certification examination.
For those who are appointed as a digital supporters, etc., we will issue and award an open badge using this block chain technology along with a letter of appointment.

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Open Badge Type

Depending on the details of the application, one of the following two types of open badges, such as digital supporters, will be awarded.

Digital supporters (example)

A sample of the digital supporters open badge, with text in a blue circle, with Digital Agency, Digital Agency, Digital, and Promotion Committee on four new lines from top to bottom. The font for Digital and Promotion Committee is larger than Digital Agency and Digital Agency. The text SAMPLE is displayed in multiple horizontal columns in light gray in the background.

Digital promotion promoter (example)

A sample of the open badge of the Digital Promotion staff. The text is placed in a blue circle, and from the top, Digital Agency, Digital Agency, Digital Promotion, and the staff are placed in four lines with new lines. The font of the Digital Promotion staff is larger than that of Digital Agency and Digital Agency. The text SAMPLE is displayed in multiple columns side by side in light gray on the background.

How to Receive an Open Badge

Open Badges are awarded through the following steps:

  1. Please apply to digital supporters, etc.
  2. The information entered at the time of application will be registered in the open badge issuance system.
  3. You will receive an email with an open badge wallet registration link to the email address you provided when you applied.
  4. Please complete the linked registration form to register your Open Badge Wallet.
  5. Upon completion of your open badge wallet registration, you will receive an email with a badge receipt link.
  6. You can check your badge by logging in to your open badge wallet.
    *At the time of receipt, the fact that you have an open badge is set to be disclosed on the open badge wallet. If you do not want to disclose the fact that you have an open badge, please make the badge disclosure setting private on the front page of the open badge wallet.

The procedure for obtaining an open badge. 1 Applicants apply to digital supporters from the application form in Digital Agency. 2 Digital Agency registers it in the issuance system. 3 The system sends an e-mail to the applicant to register the Open Japan Wallet. 4 Applicants register the Open Badge Wallet in the system. 5 The system sends an e-mail to the applicant to receive the badge.

How to Use the Open Badge

The obtained open badge can be used as electronic data, such as sharing it on SNS or attaching it to a signature line in an email, or can be used on paper, such as business cards, by printing a two dimensional code together with the badge image.

Precautions for Use of Open Badges

  • This open badge is awarded to persons appointed by digital supporters, etc. When using this badge, please read the "digital supporters, etc. Application Guidelines" carefully and try to behave appropriately as digital supporters, etc.
  • Badges may not be transferred to anyone else.
  • You may not modify the design of the Open Badge, such as changing its color or shape.
  • To use our Open Badge Wallet, please visit Terms of Use .
  • When using an open badge on paper, such as in printing, etc., it is not possible to confirm (validation) information related to the badge simply by posting the image of the badge. Therefore, please use it after securing a means to enable validation, such as posting the two dimensional code of the badge disclosure page as an example.
    An example of a horizontally long name card with Digital Agency on the upper right, name and department from the middle left, and a badge image of digital supporters and a two dimensional bar code printed horizontally on the lower right.

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