Regarding the public recruitment results for cloud services eligible for Government Cloud for FY2025 new recruitment

Editor's note: This announcement is an interesting development as Sakura Internet is a Japanese domestic company offering cloud infrastructure. Up until now, "Government Cloud" eligible providers were Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform, Microsoft Azure and Oracle - all foreign companies. See e.g. https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/politics/politics-government/20231128-152414/

Released 2023/11/28

Regarding government cloud procurement in FY2023, we solicited proposals from the public between September 12, 2023 (Tuesday) and October 12, 2023 (Thursday), and reviewed the proposals from the businesses that applied. .

As a result, "Sakura Internet Co., Ltd." made a proposal that all necessary technical requirements would be met by the end of 2025, and the Digital Agency was able to confirm the validity of the proposal, including the plan. Sakura Cloud, a cloud service provided by the company, was selected as Government Cloud on the condition that all technical requirements are met by the end of the fiscal year.

Please note that the company will be able to start providing services as a government cloud only after all technical requirements are met.

Please check Government Cloud for information on initiatives.

This post is a translation of https://www.digital.go.jp/news/67d21847-46e8-4482-a6fe-97ab07590143