Businesses, mainly startups, and universities and other research institutions that aim to solve social issues through technology and services.

We are looking for new technologies and solutions to solve social issues. Any genre is welcome. The following is a list of topics in high demand within the Shibuya Ward Office. Please consider these as well. We look forward to hearing from you.

Traffic Policy Division

• Services that contribute to improved accessibility to the Shibuya Station area, etc.
  （ex. services that allow easier access from Shibuya to Sasazuka, Hatagaya, Hatsudai, Shibuya to Ebisu, Hiroo, Roppongi, etc.）
• Services to promote safe and comfortable bicycle use
  （ex. services to reduce the number of abandoned bicycles and promote the use of bicycle parking lots, etc.）
• Services that help promote the use of public transportation such as buses and cabs
  （ex. services to promote the use of buses and cabs by those who do not use them, provision of apps to track their use, etc.）
• Services that help promote the use of shared bicycles
  （ex.Services to promote the use of shared bicycles by people who have never heard of or used shared bicycles, etc.）

Elderly Welfare Division

• Reducing the workload in care facilities.
• Identification of areas to improve in care service infrastructure
• Creation of new monitoring services (ICT and IoT-based monitoring projects)

Long-Term Care Insurance Division

• Determining the health of elderly people online and automatically recommending services.
• Matching platform for nursing and preventative care.
• Promotion of the recruitment, development and retention of caregivers.

Environmental Policy Division

• Establishment and operation of a system whereby residents and businesses in a neighborhood can instantly and effectively utilize renewable energy stored in storage batteries, etc.
• Technologies and solutions for realizing a decarbonized society centered on renewable energy
• Wildlife habitat surveys and survey methods to conserve biodiversity
• Rooftop greening and renewable energy generation in Shibuya City.

Environmental Improvement Division

• Graffiti prevention.

City Planning Division

• Technologies and services that archive the history of Shibuya.
• Online mechanisms for citizen outreach and information sharing.

Housing Policy Division

• Services to simplify the management of self-managed apartments and old-age homes.

Disaster Prevention Division

• Information dissemination when internet and telephone lines are down during a disaster.
• Modeling human flow during emergencies.
• Disaster awareness for residents and visitors.

Safety Division
Special fraud countermeasures (*1)

• Various measures to prevent damage from special fraud
• Measures to promote the use of “automatic call recorder(*2),” which is proven to be highly effective in preventing victims of special frauds, among elderly persons aged 65 and over (living in wards).
• Effective damage prevention services against special fraud (refund fraud) in which criminals call ward residents on their landlines, tell them false information such as “I have a refund for medical expenses,” lure them to ATMs, and then make them perform fraudulent money transfer procedures.

• Coordination with Shibuya Ward departments in charge of service development and cooperation in implementation of demonstration experiments
• Support for collaboration with partners and early implementation of successful models through the Shibuya Ward network
• Mentoring by Venture Capital and other investors
• Mentoring by Venture Capital and other investors ・Resources and financial support from sponsors (planned)

Please use the entry form below to register as a user and submit your entry.

〈Required Fields〉

• Corporate Name
• Address
• name
• e-mail addresse
• telephone number
• Project name
• Project Summary
  What is the purpose of the proposed demonstration experiment (500 words or less)? Please list current issues and needs, and describe how this project will contribute to them. If you would like to provide an explanation in the attached materials instead of in writing, please indicate "see attached materials" and attach the attached materials in the section below (section on reference materials to supplement your proposal).
• Desired start date
• Stage of development
  At what stage of development is the service or product to be used in the demonstration experiment?
• Requests to the district
  What kind of cooperation do you expect from the district in conducting the demonstration experiment (350 words or less)?
• Uniqueness and superiority
  Please tell us about the uniqueness and superiority of this project (350 characters or less). If there are similar products (services), please describe the uniqueness and superiority of this project.
• Outcome Indicators
  Please describe the outcome indicators of the demonstration experiment (350 characters or less). Please describe what kind of results can be expected from the demonstration experiment, using outcome indicators, etc.

〈Optional items〉

• Home Page
• Department
• Position

Please attach any reference materials (up to 20 MB) to supplement your proposal, such as a description of your business or services.
Upload any reference videos to supplement the proposal, including business and service details (maximum 500MB).

• The screening will be based on the items listed in the “Application Details” section.
• After the application is selected, the demonstration experiment can be started at any time.

• Please make sure that the content is not offensive to public order and morals.
• All costs associated with the application process must be borne by the applicant.
• In principle, intellectual property rights such as patent rights belong to the applicant. Applicants are responsible for taking all necessary procedures to protect their rights upon entry, and Shibuya City will assume no responsibility whatsoever.
• The outline of the adopted plan may be made available to the general public.
• Please note that if an application is found to be in violation of the application conditions or precautions, the selection of the applicant may be revoked.