Application period (expired)

September 16 to December 28, 2016

Application details

We are inviting citizens and students to select and address regional issues and propose ideas for solutions based on the effective use of open data and materials. (Ideas in which the public can also be engaged actively are desirable. Improved or renewed versions of existing measures are also acceptable.)

• ・We are looking for ideas regarding social public services to solve regional issues.
  Specify the issue to deal with and develop a story (description, grounds, and implementation timetable) by effectively using data and materials to support your idea.
  Certain data-based apps may be used as secondary enablers.
  Any missing data and materials can be supplemented freely as appropriate. You are encouraged to ask the municipality for additional data. In the absence of necessary data, work with published information.
• ・Public service in this context does not simply refer to accepting complaints or leaving them to relevant departments; it also refers to the active involvement of citizens.
• ・However, some services require collaboration with governments or the full provision by governments. First, consider what you can do personally to improve ideas. It is important to keep the following priorities in mind: self-support, mutual help, and public assistance.
• ・Once your idea is fully refined, work out the details of citizen-government collaboration to implement it.

Application requirements

Citizen/student teams must meet the following requirements:

• (1) A team of citizens/students (*3) living in or commuting to an applying municipality (*1) or with a certain connection to the municipality, including a strong desire to tackle a problem and contribute to its resolution from the viewpoint of residents (*2).
  However, a team leader must live in or commute to an applying community.
  1. *1 Applying municipalities refer to those that have registered for the Challenge. For COG2016, any administrative district that applied as a government-designated city is also deemed as an applying municipality.
  2. *2 Viewpoints from residents who use public services and who are also taxpayers are considered.
  3. *3 Students include high school students, vocational school students, and university undergraduate and graduate students.
     (No team consisting only of junior high school students can apply, but junior high school students can join a citizen/student team, for example, when their viewpoints are required for idea generation.)
• (2) A team can consist of citizens only, students only, or both.
• (3) Team members must be individuals (citizens/students) who meet the requirements in (1) above, regardless of their occupation (see the attachment to the application form). Citizens or students who meet the requirements in (1) above and who are willing to contribute to problem resolution for a particular area can join a team even if they live in other areas.

Application form

• ・Complete the prescribed application form and submit via e-mail. An application form includes the following: name of the team, specific issue to address, details of a proposed idea, justification with supporting data, and self-evaluation in line with the prescribed criteria. See the application form for instructions and precautions. Download, read through, and apply for the Challenge.

Download from “1. Download application form” and complete the form. Send your application as an attached file to the Secretariat from “2. Apply.”

• * If a mailer is not activated with a click, insert the source code: admin_padit_cog2016@pp.u-tokyo.ac.jp and send.