[Pocket Sign Co., Ltd.] Miyagi Prefecture introduces “Pocket Sign Disaster Prevention” throughout the prefecture
Pocket Sign Co., Ltd. Press release: November 13, 2024 Miyagi Prefecture introduces “pocket sign disaster prevention” throughout the prefecture Supports automatic linkage of L alerts and regional points
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Pocket Sign Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Representative Director and CEO: Koji Umemoto, hereinafter referred to as the Company) announced that the evacuation support app “Pocket Sign Disaster Prevention” developed by the company will be available in all 35 municipalities in Miyagi Prefecture on November 18th of this year. We would like to inform you that it has been decided that it will be introduced from today. By registering Pocket Sign Disaster Prevention, the 35 municipalities will be able to accurately grasp the evacuation status of each resident, including their whereabouts and safety, no matter where in the prefecture they evacuate in the event of a disaster. In addition, when a local government sends out disaster information using L-Alert (disaster information sharing system), it is automatically linked to PocketSign Disaster Prevention and sends a push notification to residents’ smartphones. It also supports points (Miyapo). Accurately understand the situation no matter where you evacuate Pocket Sign Disaster Prevention is a mini app of our digital ID application “Pocket Sign”. Our company and Miyagi Prefecture are currently customizing Pocket Sign Disaster Prevention for seven municipalities near the Onagawa Nuclear Power Plant (Onagawa Town and Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture) and providing it as the “Miyagi Prefecture Nuclear Disaster Prevention App.” Reference: Miyagi Prefecture has taken the initiative and decided to introduce pocket sign disaster prevention in 35 municipalities within the prefecture in order to prepare for wide-area disasters and wide-area evacuations. Our company and the prefecture will release the mini app “Miyagi Disaster Prevention” on November 18, 2024. Using Pocket Sign Disaster Prevention has the following benefits: • Push notification: Local governments can send evacuation instructions to each resident’s smartphone based on their age, area of residence, etc. based on My Number Card information. Residents can quickly receive information tailored to them • L alert (disaster information sharing system) automatic linkage: When a local government registers disaster information such as evacuation orders in L Alert, push notifications are automatically sent to Pocket Sign Disaster Prevention. The workload of staff during disasters will be reduced (Overview of L alert:
https://www.soumu.go.jp/main_content/000650512.pdf ) • Rapid shelter reception: The advantage is that you can complete check-in (registration) at the evacuation center by simply reading the QR code posted at the evacuation center with your smartphone. • Survey function: You can respond to questionnaires such as needs surveys at evacuation centers using your smartphone. Local governments will be able to understand the needs of each evacuation center by age, gender, etc. in detail and in a timely manner Now that all municipalities in Miyagi Prefecture have introduced Pocket Sign Disaster Prevention, residents can register for the app and use Pocket Sign Disaster Prevention even if they evacuate to any area within the prefecture, including outside their local municipality. Local governments will also be able to accurately grasp the evacuation status of each resident, no matter where they evacuate. Earn “Miyagi Points” with Pocket Sign In addition, from November 18, 2024, a mini app for Miyagi Prefecture’s official regional points “Miyagi Points (Miyapo)” will be released on the digital ID application “Pocket Sign”. Miyapo can be used from January 6, 2025 to February 28, 2025 at approximately 1,000 stores in the prefecture, including supermarkets, drugstores, and department stores, where 1 point equals 1 yen. (Scheduled to be published on the website). You can use the app to read the QR code installed at the store and pay with points. Reference/Miyagi points comprehensive site:
https://www.pref.miyagi.jp/soshiki/fukensui/miyapo.html Miyagi Prefecture will award points worth 3,000 yen each to 80,000 people through a lottery from those who have registered for “Miyagi Disaster Prevention,” and 5 new people have registered using the friend introduction function of the “Miyapo” mini app. In this case, points worth 500 yen will be awarded to the referrer up to two times (see the figure below).
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/110743/53/110743-53-59750bb6ea6b47377f90773b88170b2b-2552×1092.png Miyagi Prefecture’s “Pocket Sign” app download information site:
https://digital-id-app-campaign-2024.pref.miyagi.jp/ About the digital ID app “Pocket Sign” The smartphone app “Pocket Sign” is a digital ID app that anyone can use for free. By registering your My Number card information on your smartphone and issuing a “digital ID,” you can use it as a tool to centrally manage and utilize your information in the digital space. The digital ID application “Pocket Sign” supports cooperation with third-party applications and various mini-apps. In order to protect your privacy at a high level, “PocketSign” allows you to manage the content and timing of linked information yourself. When you use PocketSign, you can use linked services to enrich your daily life based on individual information, such as online identity verification, bulk update of address information when moving, and check-in at accommodation facilities. Services are available. In addition, “PocketSign” is compatible with “Smartphone JPKI”, which allows you to use the Public Personal Identification Service (JPKI) with just your smartphone without using your My Number Card. • Service introduction site:
https://pocketsign.co.jp/service • Click here for an article explaining Public Personal Identification (JPKI):
https://pocketsign.co.jp/blog/3 Free trial currently available for local governments PocketSign Co., Ltd. is focusing on promoting the spread and expanding the use of My Number cards, and is actively collaborating with local governments and private companies and promoting support for DX. If you would like to do something with your My Number Card, please feel free to contact us. ▼Click here for inquiries
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