We held "area Datacon Issue", a con testing for students working on e-Gov testing using national open data.
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We selected a area that we wanted to appeal to and held the "area Datacon Issue" to collect works that propose solutions based on cause analysis using open data on the e-Gov Data Portal for the testing that the has. e-Gov
Results
Recruitment and Screening of Works
We invited entries from Tuesday, September 26 to Monday, November 6, 2023, and received entries from 45 teams and 104 people.
The award-winning works were selected by the judging committee, and an award ceremony was held in Digital Agency on Sunday, December 10.
Examination Committee
*In order of the Japanese syllabary, honorific titles omitted
- Nanako Ishito (Keio University / Professor, B Lab / Director)
- OBAYASHI Hisashi (Nikkei Inc. / Editorial Board Member, Musashino University / Visiting Professor)
- Ryutaro Okada (Japan Deep Learning Association / Managing Director)
- Kazuo Hiegata (Professor, Department of Human and Environmental Studies, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo)
- Maruta Yukihito (Emergency Economic Measures Office, public office Economic Affairs Department, Muroran City / Director Digital Agency / Open Data Evangelist)
- Michiko Watanabe (Professor, Faculty of Data Science, Rissho University)
- Keisuke MURAKAMI (Digital Agency / Director-General (in charge of For the public Group))
For more information, please check the profile of the Examiner (PDF / 1,000 kb) .
Overview of Awarded Works
We introduce the award-winning works of Honkon testing.
Grand Prize
New Railway Concept in Hokkaido
Name and school of the winner (honorifics omitted)
Kazuteru Hamada Musashino University
Work Overview
The railway that runs through Furano City is in deficit. Due to the shortage of bus drivers, it is difficult to solve the problem by increasing the number of buses in the future, and there is a concern that the number of people who are vulnerable to travel will increase.
Since it is considered that there is a demand for railways by residents and tourists due to improved convenience, we propose a futuristic railway RACo (winner proposal) that is a passenger type of semi-demand transportation for a small number of people and can be mounted on a vehicle.
Comments from the Evaluation Committee
It is interesting as an idea to propose killing two birds with one stone by combining the needs of consumers who want to make the means of transportation themselves tourism with the measures to be taken to revitalize area.
The cost simulation and the value compared to existing similar cases were thoroughly analyzed, and the point to realize the idea concretely was accurately shown.
I was impressed that it was a new transportation system that made me imagine this animal named RACo, sea otters.
When we think about the transportation system in underpopulated areas, we tend to think about the conversion to buses, but it is very good that Furano has declared through data analysis that this conversion to buses will probably not last for 10 years.
In order to realize this business model, I would like you to refine this idea and work with the consciousness of a startup.
In data utilization in EBPM, evidence is emphasized, but as there is an expression of statistics for the weak, it is important to produce evidence that sympathizes with people who do not have voices, and the ability to sympathize with social Issue was also excellent.
I am glad that young people are using digital to build the future more and more, and feel the future.
Winner Comments
Thank you so much for this award.
During the two weeks of the production period, I was working on materials for Con testing, so I feel that my hard work has been rewarded.
I was very interested in the survival of the public transportation in Hokkaidō, and there was talk about the disuse of the line in Furano City, where I had been sightseeing. In order to prevent the line from being disused any longer, I thought I could create something in the form of a fusion of software, so I chose the theme.
Data Analysis Award
Improvement measures for the public transportation in Sayama that will lead to an increase in the resident population and the number of tourist visitors
Name and school of the winner (honorifics omitted)
Akiyoshi Iuchi Seibu Gakuen Bunri High School
Work Overview
In a questionnaire survey in Sayamashi, Saitama Prefecture, nearly 45% of the respondents answered that the reason for moving out from Sayamashi was poor transportation convenience, and improvement of transportation convenience has become an urgent Issue.
A unique evaluation method was constructed by comparing the routes of the Communibus between local government and Sayamashi, two cities in local government with similar environments to Sayamashi, where bus use is active. Using the evaluation method, an original route for Sayamashi was created and the optimum route was proposed.
Comments from the Evaluation Committee
It was so impressive that I had a hard time putting together a 20-page document that originally had several dozen pages, and I was impressed by the fact that he was pouring love into the data with great love. In addition, it was also good that it was made very carefully and the logic of the material was solid.
I can evaluate the ingenuity of quantifying bus routes, and it is a very excellent method to make my own rules while selecting what I had to give up and what I did not think about, and compare them with similar cases.
It is also a very good point that they are aware of how to get out into society by making proposals through data analysis as an entrance, premised on a cycle in which the population increases and tourists come and activate it.
It is also good that they are doing solution-oriented analysis such as analysis, scoring, and new route search. It is a wonderful proposal that can clearly read the intention to use the data for business.
Winner Comments
I applied to Con testing with the theme I have been studying, and I am glad that it was evaluated in the form of the Data Analysis Award.
I was faced with the reality of a car society while I usually commute to school by school bus, and I noticed that it is difficult for me to change the route bus and private railway, but if it is a community bus, I may be able to change it by proposing it to the city.
Based on the advice you gave me today, I would like to do my best so that it will be a better investigation.
Proposal for data collection methods for frailty prevention
Name and school of the winner (honorifics omitted)
Wakana Imazu / Kaho Shirai / Miki Yamamoto / Ayaka Suzuki / Masami Takemoto Hibarigaoka Gakuen High School
Work Overview
In order to make Takarazuka City, Hyogo Prefecture, a city where people can live longer, we want to extend healthy life expectancy by understanding frailty, but we cannot fully understand it.
Focusing on one of the evaluation criteria for frailty, "it is difficult to open the cap of a plastic bottle," we held an event to distribute free plastic bottles at a supermarket where people gather, and proposed a simple and effective evaluation method of opening a plastic bottle in front of them.
Comments from the Evaluation Committee
Not only Takarazuka City but also local government nationwide had a good theme selection that could do the same thing, and it was also good that it focused on frailty as a sustainable community development.
The idea of using a plastic bottle to obtain objective data on whether or not the cap can be opened is also interesting, and since it does not require a machine, it is easy to do it elsewhere, and it is also a good idea to give it as a present and have it answer the questionnaire.
It is good that there is no data before insurance medical treatment and that it is targeted there.
It was good to replace the definition of frailty with plastic bottles. I think there is academic debate, but it is easy for the general public to understand. It is important to explain what you see in the data to the general public in an easy-to-understand manner, and I think it is a good theme selection.
If it is clear whether to use this measure to determine frailty or to expand the field of activities to prevent frailty, it will be better, and if it is considered what should be done next, it will lead to the next step.
Winner Comments
I am very happy. The survey was supported by many people, including teachers and people in the public office of the city, so I am very grateful to them.
When I was talking about the problems of area, my teacher told me that there is such a thing as frailty, so I chose to actually do a survey.
It was the first time for me to analyze the fact that I had been conducting a questionnaire to revitalize area, but I wanted to do more Issue for the elderly in the future.
Action Plan Idea Award
Plan to increase the number of children raised in Akita Prefecture
Name and school of the winner (honorifics omitted)
Risa Iguchi, Waseda University Vocational School High School
Work Overview
Akita is the only prefecture in Japan with a population of less than 15 years of age that accounts for less than 10% of the total population. To solve the nationwide problem of the declining birthrate, we hypothesized that by finding a way to increase the ratio of dependents in Akita, it could be deployed nationwide.
In order to attract families to "grow dependents here," we extracted dependents by focusing on "settlements," "money," and "places to help Issue grow," and examined solutions. We proposed a measure called PF-BuS, which connects schools and public facilities, and virtual counselors to provide school counseling.
Comments from the Evaluation Committee
It is wonderful that the current situation in Akita Prefecture is investigated carefully, the good and bad points are summarized, and the proposal starts from there.
It is important to come up with data-based solutions for the Issue identified from the analysis. It is good that a cost-based solution is also proposed for the bus proposal, and a dependents policy is also proposed for the efficiency counseling proposal.
The keyword dependents, who grew up in Akita Prefecture, is a catchy title that conveys the kindness of the feelings of the proponents.
I was impressed by the fact that the statistical analysis was firmly done to find the position of Akita Prefecture in comparison with other prefectures.
It is a very important tip to use a virtual character because adults can't notice that "I can't consult with you about my problems unless I'm a character." It is also wonderful that I showed the advantages of on-site classes on the business side.
Winner Comments
I am very happy to receive such an award among university students.
I wanted to somehow improve the problem of the declining birthrate, so I thought about how to increase the number of dependents in a place with the smallest ratio of dependents.
I enjoy analyzing data very much, and if there are other Business Con testing and e-Gov Data Con testing next year, I would like to go out.
MediGO Local Edition - Shimokita area, Aomori Prefecture Edition: Improving medical care Access through Medical Tourism -
Name and school of the winner (honorifics omitted)
SASAKI Shinichiro / Shitagura Yuta Hirosaki University
Work Overview
The Aomori Shimokita Peninsula and much of the Tsugaru area are included in the area whose population is predicted to be less than half by 2050, and there is a concern that the access to medical care by area residents will deteriorate and the financial burden will increase due to the reduction of the financial scale and transportation infrastructure of the in the future.
It is a plan to visit a distant hospital and enjoy sightseeing. It proposes medical care tourism that provides medical care reservations and transportation at the same time.
Comments from the Evaluation Committee
It is wonderful that I can propose new perspectives by deepening my field of expertise and combining the social Issue that emerges from it with other fields.
It is a proposal that is conscious of making a detailed design of what kind of service should be provided and conveying it to people in an easy-to-understand manner, while setting personas and imagining specific users.
I think they are aware of exciting ways to communicate, such as "I want to ride it" and "I feel the future." The more you dive into the data, the more difficult it becomes, and the more difficult it becomes to communicate, but it is wonderful that it is colorful with a rich amount of information.
When I saw this suggestion, I felt that a realistic Issue was clearly presented in the Issue setting, and the situation was really that serious. It is vivid that Issue was incorporated into daily tourism.
Winner Comments
I am very glad that we were able to work on this kind of con testing by ourselves.
I set the Issue by multiplying the time I thought about the future career of our team by what I felt when I actually went to the site.
Originally, this tool itself was a tool that I often used, so I wanted to work on it if there was anything I could do in testing.
I would like to do my best again with this as my pride.
Points to Note Regarding Works
- Neither Digital Agency nor the Judging Committee makes any guarantees regarding the capabilities, qualities, etc. of the ideas that have won the prize.
- The services completed through this project will not be authorized, disclosed, or distributed by Digital Agency as an official service.