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Hello! I'm Kidaoka, the marketing manager. In this article.EdTech introduction subsidyWe are pleased to introduce the following information about The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) has been working to demonstrate the introduction of IT-based educational services into schools.We have established the "EdTech Introduction Subsidy" to subsidize part of the necessary expenses for EdTech businesses.

The EdTech introduction subsidy (FY2049 supplementary advanced educational software introduction demonstration project) is a system to subsidize the cost of introducing EdTech software and IT-based educational services to "EdTech businesses" that provide them to schools.

Content

• 1. what is EdTech?
• 2. free introduction of online learning with the EdTech introduction subsidy
• 3. about the response in the learningBOX
• 4. Summary

What is EdTech?

EdTech is a coined term combining the words "Education" and "Technology", and is a general term for businesses, services, and start-up companies that bring innovation to the education field.
We are already surrounded by them."Education x Information Technology.are being used. One of the most obvious examples is a learning application that allows you to learn a language or prepare for an exam on your smartphone or tablet.

Advantages of Adopting EdTech

What are the advantages of using EdTech? Some people say, "Why don't we just use the Internet for learning? Some people say, "Why do we need to go to the trouble of learning on the Internet?
So, we thought about the benefits of introducing EdTech. Here are three of the expected benefits of implementing it.

The best learning experience for each individual.
Learner inquiry and project-based
Allow time for inquiry and project-based learning

The global EdTech market will be 11.2512 trillion yen in 2020, about twice the size of the 2015 market of 5.1924 trillion yen, and the Japanese EdTech market will be 240.3 billion yen in 2020, about 1.5 times the size of the 2015 market of 164 billion yen. Although still small compared to the global market size, the EdTech market size is expected to grow in Japan as well.

Factors that have attracted the attention of EdTech

The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) has announced a policy to distribute one tablet device to each elementary and junior high school by 2020. With a strong push from the government, textbooks and classes will be made available online, and it is hoped that the coronavirus will lead to a more analog to digital change in the education industry.
References.Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT): Directions for developing a vision of education using EdTech in Society 5.0

Introduce online learning for free with EdTech introduction subsidy

About the project outline

The purpose of this program is to subsidize a part of the project cost for EdTech business operators who implement projects to introduce EdTech software and related services (EdTech software and services) in schools, etc., in order to encourage the spread of educational innovation through cooperation between school establishers (boards of education, school corporations, etc.) and the education industry. The purpose of this program is to encourage the spread of educational innovation through cooperation between school owners (boards of education, school corporations, etc.) and the education industry.

The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) and the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) are cooperating on a project to improve the ICT environment in schools. This is a project of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) to encourage the spread of innovation in education through cooperation between school owners and the education industry.

About the project to be subsidized
The application for this project will be made by the EdTech business operator as the main applicant, but it will also be made by educational institutions such as schools that will be the site of the introduction demonstration (schools stipulated in Article 1 of the School Education Law (excluding kindergartens and universities), educational support centers (adaptive guidance classes) or free schools (*) that meet certain standards. The same shall apply hereinafter). It is mandatory to formulate a plan together with the school, etc. establisher and apply in cooperation with the school, etc. establisher.

Object
Board of Education
Elementary schools, junior high schools, high schools, schools for the blind, schools for the deaf, and schools for the disabled (both public and private)
Educational support centers (adaptation guidance classes) or free schools that meet certain standards
Schools specified in Article 1 of the School Education Law (excluding kindergartens and universities) and other schools such as free schools and adaptive guidance classes.

Definition of Free School in this project
(1) The main purpose of the program is to provide learning support, guidance, and counseling to children and students who do not attend school.
(2) The facility must be operated by a non-profit corporation (excluding school corporations) and have been in operation for at least two years.
(iii) Adequate communication systems have been established with the schools in which the children and students are enrolled.
4) Accepting children and students (elementary and junior high school students) from multiple households.

➡ Projects Eligible for EdTech Introduction Subsidy

Click here for the flow from application to introduction of this system

The EdTech provider (subsidy provider) discusses and formulates an implementation plan with the school or other institution where the EdTech service will be introduced, and then applies to the secretariat for application and grant, and completes various procedures. The subsidy provider will also provide support after the introduction of EdTech software and services to the schools.

Support in the learningBOX

We are now accepting applications from schools and local governments to introduce the learning management system "learningBOX" free of charge using the "EdTech introduction subsidy" provided by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. Please contact us from the application form. After confirming the details, we will contact you to discuss the use of the system and its implementation.

➡ Application form is here.

Summary

In this article, we introduced "EdTech Introduction Subsidy". The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) will begin accepting applications for schools and local governments to introduce the learning management system "learningBOX" free of charge using the "EdTech Introduction Subsidy".

Please contact us through the application form. After confirming the details, we will contact you to discuss the use of the system and its implementation. We hope that you will use this project as the first step to utilize EdTech with a view to continuous and long-term use, based on your own educational policy. Thank you very much for your patience with us.