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Enhancement of disaster response using digital technology in evacuation shelter, etc.

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What's New

  • February 27, 2026
    • Efforts in Fiscal 2025, "Fiscal 2025 Local Government Demonstration of evacuation shelter Reception Apps Using My Number Card" was published.

Overview

In order to take disaster-prevention actions and provide appropriate support to protect lives according to the situation of disasters, it is important to take responses according to the risks, damage status, and health status of individuals in their surroundings. Digital Agency has conducted demonstration projects on advanced disaster-response measures using digital technology, such as the use of My Number Card, and is promoting disaster-prevention digital transformation using these technologies.

Effort

We are conducting a demonstration project on the advancement of disaster response using digital technology by utilizing My Number Card and others.
For details, please refer to the following documents.

Efforts in Fiscal 2025

In fiscal 2025, we studied a evacuation shelter reception app that utilizes My Number Card and other areas specialized in reception function, such as evacuation shelter, which can respond quickly to the initial response immediately after the disaster and can be deployed immediately, even when local governments that have not introduced a evacuation shelter reception app were affected by the disaster, and demonstrated it with the cooperation of Nabari City, Mie.

Achievements in Fiscal 2024

In fiscal 2024, we examined operational improvements using digital technology to address issues in evacuation shelter management services for wide-area disasters and wide-area evacuations, and conducted verification test and technical verification with the cooperation of Ishikawa prefecture.

We have compiled and published the report of verification test and technical verification.

Achievements in Fiscal 2023

With the scope of supporting evacuees during disasters (evacuation shelter management work, etc.), we conducted research on work improvement using digital technology.
In fiscal 2023, with the cooperation of the Kanagawa Prefectural Government, TMG conducted two verification test inspections in order to improve evacuation shelter operation services using digital technology in response to issues related to wide-area disasters.
I would like to announce that I have compiled a report on verification test.

Achievements in Fiscal 2022

With the scope of supporting evacuees during disasters (evacuation shelter management work), we conducted research on work improvement using digital technology.
In this project, we examined business improvement using digital technology to address current issues in evacuation shelter management business, and conducted verification test in multiple municipalities. We summarized the improvement effects obtained in verification test.