☆Saga Data Concierge☆
Saga Prefecture has appointed special staff as “your data concierge” to whom students can consult while preparing for proposals for the first-round selection.
“Don’t you have data like this?”, “How is the emergency medical response in Saga going?”,
or “Which sites are convenient?” - all your questions will be answered with detailed information.
Please feel free to contact the following address by email.
Saga Prefecture Data Concierge, Saga Prefecture General Management Division, Information
and Operational Reform Department, Mr. Yusuke Enjoji
dig-office@sfc.keio.ac.jp

Please select one of the two themes for application.

1. Tourism Policy
   The Arita Pottery Market held in Arita Town during the “Golden Week” (holiday season between late April and early May) attracts more than one million tourists every year, making the town brimming with festive atmosphere. Except for this period, however, the number of tourists visiting the town remains low. What actions should Arita take to attract a large number of tourists throughout the year?
2. Healthcare Policy
   As the acceptance of emergency patients to hospitals becomes a nationwide problem, Saga Prefecture established “99 Saga Net” in 2011 in an effort to make the the situation of hospitals' emergency patients acceptance visible. At the same time, the prefecture equipped all of its 50 ambulances with iPads to enable the crew to access hospital information, successfully reducing the time required to bring patients to hospital. What measures can be taken to use the existing system even more effectively and further improve our emergency care system?

Please visit the following data and websites for more information.

• Saga Prefecture: Homepage for prefectural government
  http://www.pref.saga.lg.jp/web/ (In Japanese Only)

Please contact Saga Data Concierge for additional data available from the local government.

• Data of Arita Town
• Data of patient transportation by ambulance
  Actual data including information such as ‘length of time taken from receiving emergency call to arrival at patient location’, ‘time duration ambulance stayed at the location’, ‘number of emergency mobilization’,among others
• Hospitals/clinics data on patient acceptance
  Actual data of the accepting hospitals/clinics including information such as ‘number of patients accepted', ‘diagnosis at the time of acceptance' among others

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List of issues

Please select one of the three themes for application

1. Tourism Policy
   We aim at attracting tourists to Aizuwakamatsu. Please figure out “ｗhat issues/problems we should resolve to attract people to visit Aizu, and what measures we should take to address them”. The proposals of measures to accommodate more tourists are also welcome.
   Data expected to use: Information available on “Kanko Navi” and other Twitter-based information (#aizusakura、#会津さくら、#会津華たび)
2. Educational Policy
   It is said that there are large gaps in educational environment and access to information between urban area and countryside.
   The City of Aizuwakamatsu also considers that the city falls behind urban areas in terms of educational environment and information, due to geographical constraints. Please answer the question:
3. Policy for Declining birth rate/aging population
   Like many other areas in Japan, Aizuwakamatsu also faces the declining birthrate and aging population. It is urgent to increase the number of youth to revitalize Aizuwakamatsu. With the aim of increasing young population in the city, please figure out: “What issues/problems prevent youth from deciding to live (e.g. situation of job vacancies) in Aizuwakamatsu after graduation, and what can we do to address them?”
   Data expected to be used: Basic Registry of Residents (local government), census and resident population (national government)

Please visit the following data and websites for more information.

• Data for Citizen
  http://www.data4citizen.jp (In Japanese Only)
• Actions for Open Data
  http://www.city.aizuwakamatsu.fukushima.jp/docs/2009122400048/
• Aizu Data Kura (Statistical information)
  http://www.city.aizuwakamatsu.fukushima.jp/docs/2007080901447/
• Aizuwakamatsu Kanko Navi
  http://www.aizukanko.com/
• My route guide (list of tourist spots)
  http://routeguide.jp/fukushima/modules/spot/?page=category (In Japanese Only)

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List of issues

1. Policy for declining birth rate/aging population
   Sabae City has promoted various actions- the development of the city where the residents can take the initiative based on the Ordinance of putting citizens in leading roles, Sabae City revitalization plan contest, Kawada Art Camp, as well as the recent establishment of JK (female high school students) section with the aim of drawing participation of young people in the activities, and IT-powered city development by use of Open Data. Until recently, Sabae has been the only municipality in the prefecture with the rising population, but its population is expected to decline in the near future. Therefore, we invite ideas that will make Sabae a “city where young people settle” - a city loved by the youth where they will come back to settle even after living outside of the city.

Please visit the following data and websites for more information.

• Data City Sabae website
  http://data.city.sabae.lg.jp/ (In Japanese Only)
• Sabae City statistical information
  http://www.city.sabae.fukui.jp/pageview.html?id=10838 (In Japanese Only)

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List of issues

1. Other
   True to its catchphrases “City full of trees, nearest to central Tokyo” and “Nagareyama, the best place to become a mother”, Nagareyama aims to offer the green living environment and become a city friendly to child-rearing parents. The city has successfully attracted a large number of young people; as is the case with many other municipalities in Japan, however, turnout of younger voters is relatively low here in Nagareyama. In the run-up to the unified local elections scheduled for April 2015, what measures can we take to improve the young voters' turnout? We look forward to receiving unique ideas from you.

Please visit the following data and websites for more information.

• Nagareyama City List of Open Data
  http://www.city.nagareyama.chiba.jp/10763/019684.html

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List of issues