[PlayNext Lab Co., Ltd.] Developed a disaster prevention service for local governments that utilizes facial recognition to support evacuation as soon as possible in the event of a disaster.
Total support for evacuation shelter operations by notifying each resident of the evacuation center and entering/exiting the facility using facial recognition.
*Play Next Lab Co., Ltd.*
Press release: September 13, 2024
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Developed a disaster prevention service for local governments that utilizes facial recognition to support evacuation as quickly as possible in the event of a disaster Total support for evacuation shelter operations by notifying each resident of the evacuation center and entering and exiting the shelter using facial recognition *～Liquid, an online identity verification company, and PlayNext Lab, an administrative DX “smart public lab,” collaborate to support smart cities～*
Image of facial recognition reception
PlayNext Lab Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo,
Representative Director: Kashiwa)
Takumi (hereinafter referred to as “Play Next Lab”) has recently announced that Liquid Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Representative Director: Hasegawa), a member of the ELEMENTS Group, We will collaborate with Keiki (hereinafter referred to as “Liquid”) in the field of super apps for local governments in order to help them improve the convenience of resident services and streamline
administrative services by realizing smart cities. The first step is to provide a disaster prevention service for local governments that can manage who is evacuating where and when by evacuation center smartphone push notifications to each resident in the event of a disaster, and entry/exit information using facial recognition. Masu.
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* ■Background*
Liquid provides an online identity verification (eKYC) service that utilizes unique biometric authentication technology, and has a cumulative track record of over 50 million uses. Applying this technology, we also offer the digital ID wallet app “PASS” that allows you to centrally manage all information about yourself on your smartphone. “PASS” is highly compatible with the efforts of the Digital Garden City Nation Initiative*1, and is easy to use for everyone from children to the elderly, and by allowing everyone to benefit from digital technology, “no one will be left behind.” It is possible to realize DX.
As a precedent example of smart city support using PASS, we are building a system that uses public personal authentication using My Number cards and facial recognition to enable people to register for and use evacuation shelters and facilities operated by local governments using facial recognition. Against this background, the ELEMENTS Group received the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Award at the Japan Startup Awards 2024*2.
PlayNext Lab has introduced “Smart Public Lab,” an administrative DX solution that enables all kinds of counter operations and inquiries at government offices to be completed on LINE, improving operational efficiency and convenience for residents in more than 100 local governments nationwide. I’m doing it. “Smart Public Lab” uses LINE as a tool for administrative DX to provide resident services in many fields, including digitization of administrative procedures, public relations, childcare, daily life, disaster prevention, coronavirus response, tourism, and hometown tax payments. It is possible. It also supports coordination with various administrative services, such as L-Alert coordination in the disaster prevention field, and JPKI and LGWAN for electronic applications. We are also proceeding with the development of new functions through demonstration
experiments, etc.
We also provide business efficiency services that utilize GPT, and many of our projects have been selected for Digital Garden City Nation Initiative grants.
In recent years, the frequency and scale of natural disasters caused by abnormal weather have increased, and disaster prevention measures for local governments are becoming increasingly important. In order to ensure the safety of residents, it is important to establish a system in advance that will allow them to evacuate quickly, appropriately, and safely in the event of a disaster. In addition, when operating evacuation centers, it is important to reduce the stress of evacuees by making entry and exit seamless, while also allowing local governments to quickly confirm their safety and provide support by knowing who is where and when. . By combining the know-how of both companies, which have a track record of providing disaster prevention services to local governments, we have developed a new service that can support local governments in implementing appropriate disaster prevention measures all at once.
* ■About disaster prevention services for local governments* In order to encourage residents to evacuate early in the event of a disaster, this service supports everything from smart phone push notifications of the best evacuation shelters for each resident to guide them to evacuation centers, to entry/exit using facial recognition, and visualization of evacuees. By linking the LINE service provided by local governments with the PASS app in advance, residents can receive a series of support necessary for evacuation in the event of a disaster, from leaving their homes to living in evacuation centers. It is characterized by
*《Evacuation guide using push notifications to reduce time spent checking which evacuation center to go to》*
When a disaster occurs, disaster information and evacuation shelter guidance information will be sent to LINE on pre-registered
smartphones based on residents’ GPS information. Residents can check nearby evacuation sites and designate evacuation sites. In the first place, we will eliminate the feeling of not knowing where to evacuate.
*《Enter/exit reception using “face pass (facial recognition)” which allows you to evacuate empty-handed and reduces the time it takes to leave your home》*
By registering in the PASS app during normal times, you will be able to confirm your identity and enter and exit the evacuation center using just your face, without having to manually register at the evacuation center. This is expected to reduce reception time by more than 50% compared to handwritten reception, reducing stress and hassle for residents in the event of a disaster. Local governments will also be able to accurately assess the number of evacuees in evacuation centers, confirm their safety, and stably distribute relief supplies. Furthermore, by connecting this system to various data linkage platforms, it is also possible to issue disaster certificates.
*1 The Digital Garden City Nation Initiative is a concept that “resolves issues faced by rural areas through digital implementation and realizes a spiritually enriching life where no one is left behind and everyone can enjoy the benefits of digitalization.”
(Source: Cabinet Secretariat, Secretariat of the Council for the Realization of the Digital Garden City and Nation Concept)
https://www.cas.go.jp/jp/seisaku/digitaldenen/index.html
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The Japan Startup Award is a system that recognizes and honors entrepreneurs and startups who have created impactful new businesses that serve as role models for the next generation. The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications solicit applications from a wide audience, and the award winners are determined by a screening committee comprised of experts.
(Source: Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
https://www.meti.go.jp/press/2024/07/20240722003/20240722003.html )
* ■About “PASS”*
https://liquidinc.asia/smartcity/
“PASS” is a digital ID wallet app that allows you to centrally manage all information about yourself on your smartphone, including your name, address, date of birth, career, qualifications, payments, assets, and health information. By introducing PASS, users can not only centrally manage their personal information, but also collaborate with various services to reduce the hassle of registering information for each service and verifying identity. You can also choose whether or not to provide information to businesses at any time. For example, when purchasing a product that requires age verification, only the age information will be linked to the business, and no other information will be linked. Furthermore, our facial recognition technology, which is our strength, allows us to use our faces as IDs, creating a system that is easy to use even for people who are not familiar with smartphones.
* ■About the smart public lab *
https://www.playnext-lab.co.jp/govtech/
Smart Public Lab is an administrative DX service that supports improving the work efficiency of local government employees and improving resident satisfaction.
“Smart Public Lab for GovTech Program” and “Smart Public Lab” that easily realize next-generation DX of administrative services with LINE official account
Based on the principle of “electronic application,” it is used by more than 100 official municipal government accounts nationwide as a comprehensive digital portal for local governments that allows them to “do not go to government offices, wait at counters, or write letters.”
* ■About Liquid Co., Ltd.*
Liquid aims to create a smooth society in which all of the world’s approximately 8 billion people can easily and safely use all services as they are by utilizing biometric authentication and digitizing authentication. . In addition, the flow of online identity
verification in financial transactions (Act on Prevention of Transfer of Criminal Proceeds), mobile phone contracts (Act on Prevention of Unauthorized Use of Mobile Phones), used goods purchase (Secondhand Goods Business Act), real estate transactions, C2C transactions, etc. In line with this, we will provide a system for cross-cutting fraud detection across industries and providers, pursuing both convenience and security.
Address: 5th floor, Nihonbashi Life Science Building 3, 3-8-3 Nihonbashi Honmachi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
Representative: Takaoki Hasegawa
Established: December 2018
Website: https://liquidinc.asia
Service site:
Identity verification service “LIQUID eKYC” https://liquidinc.asia/liquid-ekyc/ Personal authentication service “LIQUID Auth”
https://liquidinc.asia/liquid-auth/
* ■About PlayNext Lab Co., Ltd.*
Founded in 2016. With the vision of “Creating the future with technology and diversity,” we are developing smartphone games and HR. In addition to providing a variety of services such as TECH services and chatbot system development, in recent years we have also focused on providing GovTech services that connect governments and citizens. Armed with the development capabilities of a global engineering team with members from 17 countries, we aim to grow our services and become a “digital transformation creation company” that supports society and clients with the latest technology.
Address: 4th floor, Sunwest Yamate Building, 3-11-6 Nishigotanda, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo
Representative: Takumi Kashiwa
Established: January 2016
Website: https://www.playnext-lab.co.jp/
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