Notice of postponement of Kasama City's ICT monitoring demonstration experiment

Focus Systems Corporation, Ltd. (Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Mori Keiichi; hereinafter referred to as "Focus Systems") is pleased to announce that the "ICT-based Monitoring Demonstration Experiment" scheduled for Friday, October 18th with Kasama City, Ibaraki Prefecture (Mayor: Yamaguchi Nobuki; hereinafter referred to as "Kasama City") will be postponed to Friday, October 25th due to a forecast of rain.

Details of the demonstration experiment

(Before change) Available days for coverage (for media): Friday, October 18th, from 10:00 a.m. for approximately 2 hours

(After change)Available for coverage (for media): Friday, October 25th, from 10:00 onwards, approx. 1 hour

Coverage of the demonstration experiment

(Previous) Application deadline: Thursday, October 17, 2024 at noon

(After change)Application deadline: Thursday, October 24, 2024 at noon

[Inquiries regarding this matter]
Focus Systems Corporation IR/PR Office
E-MAIL: koho@focus-s.com
TEL: 03-5421-7790

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Kasama City unveils ICT-based monitoring experiment at kindergartens ~ Local government leads the way, aiming for "zero children left behind"! ~

Focus Systems Corporation(Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Mori Keiichi; hereinafter referred to as "Focus Systems") and Kasama City, Ibaraki Prefecture (Mayor: Yamaguchi Nobuki; hereinafter referred to as "Kasama City") have begun a demonstration experiment of a people monitoring service, including preventing children from being left behind, and will be publishing footage of the demonstration experiment being conducted at Sakura Kindergarten, a certified child care facility run by the Sakura Gakuen Educational Corporation.

In this field trial, we will verify the usefulness of the "cotchi cotchi™*¹" application, which prevents children from being left behind during off-site activities, and explore expanding the scope of use cases, such as keeping an eye on children who sneak out of the nursery or tend to leave their seats.

( *¹) “cotchi cotchi” product website: https://www.focus-s.com/service/cotchicotchi

■ Overview of the demonstration experiment

In this demonstration experiment, the children will be equipped with Focus Systems' IoT product BLE beacon*² (FCS1301) and the comfort and usability of the device will be verified while they are out in the park.

(*²) BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) beacon: a small transmitter that transmits wireless communication with low power consumption

[Demonstration experiment details]

■ Overview of "cotchi cotchi"

Based on the concept of "Simplicity!", "cotchi cotchi" has children wear BLE beacons (FCS1301) during outdoor activities such as walks around the nursery school. If they move away from their teacher by a certain distance, an alert notification is sent to their smartphone or smartwatch, preventing children from being left behind.

*"cotchi cotchi" is eligible for the government subsidy "Costs for the introduction of equipment that contributes to safety measures, such as child monitoring services that utilize ICT (systems that utilize GPS and Bluetooth, etc.)"*³.

(*³) Reference: " Outline of FY2024 Childcare-related Budget Request " (Children and Families Agency website) (accessed October 11, 2024)

■ Regarding coverage of the demonstration experiment

The demonstration experiment will be open to the media. Please check the following information before applying.

[Inquiries regarding this matter]

Kasama City Policy Planning Department Planning and Policy Division
E-MAIL: kikaku@city.kasama.lg.jp
TEL: 0296-77-1101 (ext. 560)

Focus Systems Corporation IR/PR Office
E-MAIL: koho@focus-s.com
TEL: 03-5421-7790

[Inquiries regarding "cotchi cotchi"]
Focus Systems Corporation IT Innovation Division 2, Secure Services Office
E-MAIL: product@focus-s.com
TEL: 03-5420-2470