Konica Minolta Japan Awarded Contract for "Toritsu AI" Generative AI Service for Tokyo Metropolitan Schools for FY2026 Renovation, Maintenance, and Operations
Konica Minolta Japan has been awarded the contract for the renovation, maintenance, and operation services of the "Toritsu AI" generative AI service for Tokyo Metropolitan schools in FY2026. This ensures the continued provision of a safe generative AI environment for approximately 170,000 students and staff across 256 metropolitan schools, supporting improved learning quality and administrative efficiency.
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Konica Minolta Japan Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Konica Minolta Japan) announces that it has been awarded the contract for renovation, maintenance, and operation services for the Tokyo Metropolitan Board of Education's "Generative AI Service for Metropolitan Schools (hereinafter referred to as Toritsu AI)."
This means that Konica Minolta Japan will continue to be responsible for the maintenance and operation of "Toritsu AI" in FY2026. They will also implement functional improvements in response to advances in generative AI technology, as well as provide training and information dissemination to further establish its use in schools. They will continue to provide a safe and secure environment for approximately 170,000 students and faculty members across all 256 metropolitan schools to use generative AI on a daily basis, supporting the improvement of learning quality and the enhancement of school administration.
【About "Toritsu AI"】
Konica Minolta Japan was awarded the contract for the construction, functional expansion, maintenance, and operation of "Toritsu AI" in April 2025. Leveraging its expertise cultivated in its education business and AI platform construction technology, the company built a dedicated generative AI platform for educational use in Tokyo Metropolitan schools. Since its launch in May of the same year, through the provision of services that flexibly adapt to diverse usage methods in educational settings, it has supported the improvement of students' learning quality and the reduction of teachers' burden through improved administrative efficiency.
【Comment from a Tokyo Metropolitan Board of Education Official】
Approximately one year after the full-scale launch of "Toritsu AI," generative AI is no longer a special tool used by only a few advanced teachers and students, but has become a "common tool" integrated into daily classes and school administration. Teachers primarily use it for organizing class themes, brainstorming, and improving the efficiency of document creation in school administration. Students use it as a tool to gain diverse perspectives before reviewing lessons or engaging in discussions. Furthermore, in collaborative learning, it has been observed that through dialogue with generative AI, students' own ideas deepened, leading them to actively exchange opinions with other students. Generative AI is expected to be key to holistically enhancing "personalized learning" and "collaborative learning."
Going forward, we aim to expand research and development initiatives, which have primarily focused on high schools and special needs schools, to elementary and junior high schools, and further accumulate case studies. While keeping pace with accelerating technological advancements, we will continue to pursue class improvements that return to the essence of education.
【Reference】
A case study on the introduction of "Toritsu AI," including comments from Tokyo Metropolitan Board of Education officials, is available on the following webpage:
URL: https://tomolinks.konicaminolta.jp/case/toritsu-ai/
【Konica Minolta Japan's Initiatives in the Education Industry】
Since 2019, Konica Minolta Japan has been developing "tomoLinks," a learning support service that utilizes generative AI and educational data. This service aims to provide learning opportunities and realize personalized learning for diverse students with varying learning styles and paces, as well as to solve social issues in educational settings such as teacher shortages and busy work environments.
Within "tomoLinks," interactive generative AI for students is provided, including "Chattomo Sync," which enhances the effectiveness of collaborative and inquiry-based learning by setting AI behavior according to class objectives, and "Learning Companion AI," where a friendly character-modeled AI supports each student's learning. Furthermore, within this fiscal year, the "Teacher x AI Assist AI Dashboard" is scheduled to be launched. This dashboard integrates and analyzes dispersed educational data across various tools and presents key areas of focus, thereby supporting teachers' insights and actions. Both services comply with the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology's "Guidelines for the Utilization of Generative AI in Elementary and Secondary Education (Ver. 2.0)," realizing an environment where teachers and all students, including those under 13, can safely use generative AI in educational settings.
"tomoLinks" Official Website: https://tomolinks.konicaminolta.jp/
"tomoLinks" and "Chattomo Sync" are trademarks or registered trademarks of Konica Minolta, Inc.
This means that Konica Minolta Japan will continue to be responsible for the maintenance and operation of "Toritsu AI" in FY2026. They will also implement functional improvements in response to advances in generative AI technology, as well as provide training and information dissemination to further establish its use in schools. They will continue to provide a safe and secure environment for approximately 170,000 students and faculty members across all 256 metropolitan schools to use generative AI on a daily basis, supporting the improvement of learning quality and the enhancement of school administration.
【About "Toritsu AI"】
Konica Minolta Japan was awarded the contract for the construction, functional expansion, maintenance, and operation of "Toritsu AI" in April 2025. Leveraging its expertise cultivated in its education business and AI platform construction technology, the company built a dedicated generative AI platform for educational use in Tokyo Metropolitan schools. Since its launch in May of the same year, through the provision of services that flexibly adapt to diverse usage methods in educational settings, it has supported the improvement of students' learning quality and the reduction of teachers' burden through improved administrative efficiency.
【Comment from a Tokyo Metropolitan Board of Education Official】
Approximately one year after the full-scale launch of "Toritsu AI," generative AI is no longer a special tool used by only a few advanced teachers and students, but has become a "common tool" integrated into daily classes and school administration. Teachers primarily use it for organizing class themes, brainstorming, and improving the efficiency of document creation in school administration. Students use it as a tool to gain diverse perspectives before reviewing lessons or engaging in discussions. Furthermore, in collaborative learning, it has been observed that through dialogue with generative AI, students' own ideas deepened, leading them to actively exchange opinions with other students. Generative AI is expected to be key to holistically enhancing "personalized learning" and "collaborative learning."
Going forward, we aim to expand research and development initiatives, which have primarily focused on high schools and special needs schools, to elementary and junior high schools, and further accumulate case studies. While keeping pace with accelerating technological advancements, we will continue to pursue class improvements that return to the essence of education.
【Reference】
A case study on the introduction of "Toritsu AI," including comments from Tokyo Metropolitan Board of Education officials, is available on the following webpage:
URL: https://tomolinks.konicaminolta.jp/case/toritsu-ai/
【Konica Minolta Japan's Initiatives in the Education Industry】
Since 2019, Konica Minolta Japan has been developing "tomoLinks," a learning support service that utilizes generative AI and educational data. This service aims to provide learning opportunities and realize personalized learning for diverse students with varying learning styles and paces, as well as to solve social issues in educational settings such as teacher shortages and busy work environments.
Within "tomoLinks," interactive generative AI for students is provided, including "Chattomo Sync," which enhances the effectiveness of collaborative and inquiry-based learning by setting AI behavior according to class objectives, and "Learning Companion AI," where a friendly character-modeled AI supports each student's learning. Furthermore, within this fiscal year, the "Teacher x AI Assist AI Dashboard" is scheduled to be launched. This dashboard integrates and analyzes dispersed educational data across various tools and presents key areas of focus, thereby supporting teachers' insights and actions. Both services comply with the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology's "Guidelines for the Utilization of Generative AI in Elementary and Secondary Education (Ver. 2.0)," realizing an environment where teachers and all students, including those under 13, can safely use generative AI in educational settings.
"tomoLinks" Official Website: https://tomolinks.konicaminolta.jp/
"tomoLinks" and "Chattomo Sync" are trademarks or registered trademarks of Konica Minolta, Inc.