Update 9/7/2025
MIC has selected KTV Software Inc.'s project
The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) has selected KTV Software Inc.'s project for its 2025 'Development and Demonstration Project for Countermeasures against False and Misleading Information on the Internet'(Note 1) .
This demonstration is positioned as a continuous effort following the same public offering project (Note 2) that was selected in 2024.
[Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications website] Results of the public solicitation for the 'Development and Demonstration Project for Countermeasures against False and Misleading Information on the Internet'. (Note 1) 2025 https://www.soumu.go.jp/menu_news/s-news/01ryutsu02_02000444.html (Note 2) 2024 https://www.soumu.go.jp/menu_news/s-news/01ryutsu02_02000415.html
This demonstration project combines IPDC technology for terrestrial digital broadcasting with blockchain technology to provide reliable information in environments with unstable communication.
Regarding the verification infrastructure to be established for this demonstration, third-party organisations will conduct investigations and evaluations from the perspectives of effectiveness and safety, with a view to societal implementation. This process will entail identifying potential challenges and devising countermeasures.
Furthermore, efforts will continue to promote societal understanding of, and adoption of, this technology by presenting and verifying practical use cases involving IPDC and blockchain.
About IPDC（IP DataCast）
This technology uses the terrestrial digital broadcasting system to transmit various types of digital data. As it delivers information independently of the internet, it enables stable, wide-area information distribution, even when communication infrastructure is unstable during disasters.
Although it uses terrestrial digital broadcasting, unlike standard television reception, dedicated receiving equipment is required.